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Aviva Ventures
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Aviva Ventures is the corporate venture capital fund for Aviva plc, focused on financial and strategic returns through direct and indirect investments that bring new opportunities, ideas and emerging technology and customer trends. The fund invests in early-stage businesses that have the potential to be transformative to the existing insurance business model, accelerate Aviva's strategy, and provide insights into how Aviva will need to adapt to the changing landscape. Investment themes include customer wellbeing, mobility, sustainability, and opportunities created by new technology developments like Artificial Intelligence. The team targets four key sectors: FinTech and InsurTech, HealthTech, Science and Technology (including AI/ML and quantum computing), and Climate and Sustainability.
Notable quotes
“Innovation is central to Aviva's strategy and our ambition to deliver great outcomes for our customers. The £150m commitment to Aviva Ventures will be used to make early stage investments in promising young digital and tech firms that also provide us with insight on emerging technology and consumer trends.”
“Our investment in Scan.com is a statement of our intent – they are growing rapidly, have a unique customer proposition and are already leading the way on medical imaging services in the UK. We are really excited to support Scan.com's development and growth.”
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indico Data | Series C-II | — | 2025-10-28 |
| Meshed | Pre-Seed | $1m | 2025-08-18 |
| Owlstone Medical | Series E | $27m | 2025-01-15 |
| HealthKey | Seed | $1m | 2024-04-17 |
| Scan.com | Series A | $12m | 2023-04-16 |
| Biofourmis | Series D | $300m | 2022-04-26 |
| Outdoorsy | Series C | $120m | 2021-06-24 |
| Biofourmis | Series C | $100m | 2020-09-03 |
| Shepper | Series A | $5m | 2018-09-17 |
| Tembo Money | Series A | $16m | 2026-02-01 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Horizons Ventures | 2 |
| Gates Foundation | 1 |
| Ventura Capital | 1 |
| Haatch | 1 |
| Gresham House | 1 |
| Goodwater Capital | 1 |
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