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AV8 Ventures

AV8 Ventures

Venture Capital

AV8 Ventures is an early stage focused venture fund that invests in intelligent enterprise, healthcare and fintech start-ups. The fund was launched with backing from Allianz SE and is based in Palo Alto, California.

Portfolio

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Portfolio companies

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Bluezone

Bluezone develops technology to improve insurance access for individuals with chronic health conditions.

Soter Analytics

Soter Analytics

Soter Analytics builds ergonomic wearables and artificial intelligence technology to improve worker safety and prevent workplace injuries.

M:QUBE

M:QUBE

A fintech mortgage lender using data and technology to deliver mortgages in minutes.


Team

Miles Kirby

Miles Kirby

Managing Director

Miles brings venture capital investment experience from roles at Oxford Capital and AV8 Ventures.

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Baris Aksoy

General Partner

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Amir Kabir

Partner


Recent investments

Seed
£1.5M

The seed round was co-led by Insurtech Gateway and AV8 Ventures to support the launch of new insurance products for chronic conditions.

"Insurtech Gateway and AV8 Ventures are the ideal partners for Bluezone Insurance; their deep industry expertise, insurance network and track record of de-risking early-stage insurtech businesses from regulatory approvals and insurance capacity clearly differentiates them from other seed stage funds. Collaborating with them will accelerate our process of launching a product into the market and achieving the milestones required for the next investment round. During our fundraising journey, they provided us with ample support, progressed quickly and made introductions to impactful angels and excellent co-investors."
— Karan Mehta, Co-Founder & CEO
Series A
£9.2M

The investment was led by AV8 Ventures with participation from several European funds to advance workplace safety technology.

"Today marks an important milestone for Soter Analytics and our mission to empower organisations to make their workplace safer. Our bespoke technology provides an end-to-end safety solution through AI and machine learning, and this fundraise shows that our investors and partners have recognised the strength of our product. This fresh capital will allow us to invest in research and development and work alongside organisations to help them improve workplace safety, decrease employee turnover, and enable injured workers return to work faster"
— Matthew Hart, Founder and CEO
Series A
£5.0M

The oversubscribed funding round was led by AV8 Ventures to support the company's market launch.

"The UK mortgage market is one of the very few sectors in which consumers are yet to seriously benefit from advances in technology. We have built a technology platform that will lead to better outcomes across the eco-system, in particular for borrowers and mortgage intermediaries. M:QUBE has the power to transform this largely un-innovated market for the benefit of all key stakeholders and improve returns for banks, building societies and institutional investors in the process."
— Stuart Cheetham, Co-founder and CEO