# Sure Valley Ventures

> Sure Valley Ventures is a VC fund backing Software. See 60 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 60
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 45%
- Fund size: $35M
- Last fund: Feb 2023
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sure-valley-ventures/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/surevalley
- Website: https://surevalleyventures.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SureValleyVentures

Sure Valley Ventures is an entrepreneur-led Venture Capital Fund that invests in early-stage software companies. Working in partnership with Shard Capital, a specialist broker and asset manager based in the City of London, Sure Valley Ventures specializes in investing in Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR), Financial Technology(FinTech), and the Internet of Things (IoT) Sectors.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $823k–$5.9M |
| Pre-Seed | $1.5M–$6.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 14 | 23% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 13 | 22% |
| Information Technology | 7 | 12% |
| Virtual Reality | 6 | 10% |
| Cyber Security | 4 | 7% |

61 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 24 | 40% |
| Funding Round | 6 | 10% |
| Pre-Seed | 5 | 8% |
| Series A | 5 | 8% |
| Series B | 3 | 5% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 17 | 28% |
| Ireland | 13 | 22% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Barry Downes | Managing Partner | 19 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barry-downes-2 |
| Brian Kinane | Co-Founder & Partner | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-k-135f |
| Brian K. | Co-Founder & Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-kinane-2773 |
| Brian Kinane | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-kinane |
| Cian Hughes | Partner and Head of Platform | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cian-hughes |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BeCertain | BeCertain develops medical imaging software that applies artificial intelligence to support dental diagnosis. The company focuses on cloud-based clinical decision support tools that help dentists interpret 2D radiographs and 3D cone beam computed tomography scans. Its platform uses machine learning, statistical models, and image segmentation todetect dental pathologies, highlight critical anatomical structures, and assign confidence metrics to findings. The software is delivered through a browser-based, zero-installation interface designed to integrate with existing dental imaging workflows. BeCertain collaborates with oral health researchers and clinical practitioners to iteratively validate its algorithms and ensure defensible diagnostic outputs. The company targets dental practices, radiology services, and academic or hospital-based dental units seeking to standardize image assessment and reduce diagnostic variability. | $2.3M | Pre-Seed | Jul 16, 2026 |  |
| Xylo | Xylo offers higher quality processes with full officer oversight, reducing planning uncertainty and boosting UK housing delivery. | $3.7M | Pre-Seed | Jul 01, 2026 |  |
| CameraMatics | CameraMatics is a cutting-edge software platform that enables companies to manage fleet and driver risk by improving safety, reducing collisions and operating a safe, compliant fleet. | $56.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 10, 2026 |  |
| ManaMind | ManaMind is an AI-powered platform that automates video game quality assurance (QA) testing using autonomous bots to help developers identify bugs faster and cheaper. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Apr 30, 2026 |  |
| Audrey AI | Audrey AI is an AI‑powered audit‑specific assistant that learns how an audit firm works, automates data‑collection and review tasks, and helps auditors focus on judgment rather than manual work. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Apr 16, 2026 |  |
| Ralio |  | $2.5M | Pre-Seed | Apr 14, 2026 |  |
| Captur | Captur is an AI image data platform. The company provides image quality detection, instant decisions, no manual intervention, template workflows, and asset and workflow specific detection solutions. | $6M | Seed | Mar 10, 2026 |  |
| Overpath | Overpath is a B2B team's AI-powered sales execution platform. To generate steady, predictable revenue, it examines actual sales behavior, finds execution gaps, and encourages the appropriate activities at the appropriate times. | $1.9M | Seed | Jan 29, 2026 |  |
| Mirror Security | Mirror Security provides technology that allows AI systems to process encrypted data without exposing it in plain form. The VectaX encryption engine is designed for AI workloads and is available as an SDK for integration with existing systems. The service includes encrypted AI memory, enabling storage of prompts, history, and vector databases whilekeeping them encrypted. It also offers encrypted AI models where inputs, outputs, and layers remain encrypted end to end. The Discover tool scans AI platforms for threats such as prompt injection, model leaks, and other risks. AgentIQ monitors AI agents in real time, detects unusual behavior, and keeps detailed logs for auditing and compliance. Mirror Security also supports compliance with data protection regulations through cryptographic guarantees. | $2.5M | Pre-Seed | Dec 02, 2025 |  |
| Astut | Astut revolutionizes AI for high stakes unseen decisions. | $2.1M | Seed | Oct 23, 2025 |  |

10 of 60 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Haatch](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haatch) — VC Fund, 16 deals together
- [Enterprise Ireland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enterprise-ireland) — VC Fund, 14 deals together
- [Act Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/act-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Speedinvest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/speedinvest) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Atlantic Bridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlantic-bridge) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Force Over Mass Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/force-over-mass-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Sure Valley Ventures invest in?

Sure Valley Ventures invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 60 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Sure Valley Ventures's check size?

Sure Valley Ventures typically joins rounds of $823k–$5.9M at Seed and $1.5M–$6.2M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Sure Valley Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Sure Valley Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Sure Valley Ventures?

The team at Sure Valley Ventures includes Barry Downes (Managing Partner), Brian Kinane (Co-Founder & Partner) and Brian K. (Co-Founder & Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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