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AI Seed

GBUSSESGAI/MLHealthtechFintechB2B SaaSDeep TechCybersecurityEnterprise

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Investment thesis

AI Seed is Europe's #1 specialist AI venture capital fund, investing exclusively in pure-play artificial intelligence and machine learning companies since 2017. The fund targets early-stage (pre-seed and seed) AI startups, deploying typically £100k per company in exchange for 5–10% equity, and often leads the seed round. AI Seed is run by a team of successfully exited founders who understand the unique needs of AI companies and provide specialist post-investment support — including access to world-class AI entrepreneurs, talent acquisition, introductions to commercial partners, and technical and operational scaling support. The fund is active in both the European and Silicon Valley AI startup ecosystems, offering unique international support to European AI startups seeking to expand into the US market.

Notable quotes

We've been investing exclusively in AI since 2017, and we have the largest and best-performing portfolio of early-stage AI companies in Europe.

Michael Axelgaard · The AI Summit London – Speaker Profile

We understand the unique needs of AI companies, and we provide specialist support to help founders achieve their vision.

Michael Axelgaard · aiseedfund.com

Team

Michael Axelgaard

Founder and Managing Partner

AI/MLHealthtechDeep Tech

Jacques de Cock

Operations and Managing Partner

AI/MLFintechEnterprise

Steve Weis

Technical Analysis and Managing Partner

AI/MLCybersecurityDeep Tech

Recent investments

CompanyRoundSizeDate
9finSeed2019-07-28
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RahkoSeed$2m2019-10-11
AstroscreenSeed$1m2019-04-18
Logical Clocks (Hopsworks)Seed$1m2018-11-20
causaLensSeed2019-04-01
AibuildSeed$395k2019-03-05
Purple DotSeed2020-11-06
PREDINASeed

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