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🌟 Our next spotlight shines a light on Mark Brosnan from Getvisibility, who alongside his Co-Founder Ronan Murphy has grown GV into a leading AI data security company helping to protect hundreds of enterprises globally. ❕ Mark gives an inside look into Getvisibility's growth journey, sharing the biggest challenges he has faced whilst building the business and what’s in store for GV in the next 6 months with a whole range of new products & partnerships. 🚀 2024 has been a big year for GV - launching a new Generative AI security product with Forcepoint, partnering with companies like OpenAI & continuing to grow their customer base across the globe - putting them in a very strong position in the market to help companies integrate AI securely. We have backed Getvisibility since 2020 alongside Alpha Intelligence Capital, Fortino Capital, Mindflair & others - and can't wait to see what 2025 has in store. Learn more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eAautDUF

And that was pretty awesome! 😀 Thank you so much to everyone across the globe that joined NVIDIA and Sure Valley Ventures for our first AI Masterclass for Startups, Researchers and VCs. We talked about what it takes to 'Turn Great AI Technology into a Great AI Business' and the many unique factors that startups are experiencing in terms of selling AI into large global enterprises. The feedback has been incredible, a whole bunch of new Linkedin buddies from all across the globe overnight, already reaching out to talk about the amazing ways that entrepreneurs from all over the world are building the next generation of technologies that are going to transform our businesses and societies. Huge thanks to Troy Estes, Shelly Lipkin and the whole team at NVIDIA for the opportunity.

Less than a week to go until our webinar with NVIDIA - Don't miss out as DC Cahalane shares his top tips for commercialising AI technology, building scalable business models & attracting investment 🚀 DC has a huge amount of expertise in this area, having founded 4 companies and led sales, growth & marketing for high profile startups/ scaleups like Trustev, Teamwork.com & Dogpatch Labs. Now a Venture Partner at Sure Valley Ventures, he supports our AI companies in many of these areas, helping them to grow and scale to the next level. 🗓️ Wednesday 6 November - 4pm (UK) ❗Register: https://bit.ly/NVIDIASVV

I'm impressed with IDC's recognition of DSPM's critical role in today's data security landscape. The IDC market note on Getvisibility highlights the platform’s standout features including: - Proprietary AI models (speed & accuracy) - Comprehensive data discovery (cloud, network, and endpoints), - Data lineage - Real time Streaming - Comprehensive risk management A must-read for anyone considering data security solutions.

👀 SVV Managing Partner Barry Downes has been shortlisted for AI Leader of the Year by the Business Post 🙌 Joining great names from Expleo Group, biologit, WILLIAM FRY LLP & Chirp. We have been investing in early-stage AI innovation since 2017 & have been fortunate to back some fantastic Irish AI companies like Getvisibility, Nova Leah, CameraMatics, Smarttech247, EVERYANGLE & many more. Looking forward to the awards ceremony on 7 Nov in Dublin 🚀 https://lnkd.in/etyndPfD

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SaaStock week is here❗Our team are attending all week & are keen to connect with founders & investors. We are also hosting some great sessions 👇 DC Cahalane, SVV Partner, will be delivering a masterclass on 'Turning Great Technologies into Great Businesses' - with practical tips on how to take your business to the next level (Wed 16 October, 2:30-3:15pm) https://lnkd.in/ewb46fFN George Mensah, who heads up our North of England office, will be in Dublin all week judging the startup competition. And don't miss SVV CTO John Frizelle & Principal Saurabh Kumar. Sure Valley Ventures invests in Irish & UK software companies that use foundational core AI technologies to solve real-world industry problems. We are actively deploying - get in touch!

🌟 We are very excited to be partnering with NVIDIA to deliver a virtual masterclass on 6 November with DC Cahalane, a former founder turned Partner at SVV, sharing top tips on commercialising AI technology. Register now to learn about strategies for building a commercially viable AI enterprise, identifying market needs, building scalable business models, attracting customers and investments, and much more in this exclusive global webinar with DC from Sure Valley Ventures & Troy Estes from NVIDIA. DC is a four-time founder who has led growth, sales & marketing for several high-profile startups and scale-ups, including Teamwork.com and Trustev. With a track record of supporting over 1,000 startups globally in launching, fundraising, and gaining traction, this is not one to be missed! ❗ Register: https://bit.ly/NVIDIASVV

📣 Big news for our latest Irish investment inspeq ai who has been selected as 1 of 10 Irish companies in Europe's 100 Hottest Startup list by WIRED 🎉 A huge achievement for Apoorva Kumar & Ramanujam MV who left jobs at Microsoft & Meta to set up inspeq ai via Founders Talent Accelerator at Dogpatch Labs. Sure Valley Ventures led an investment round in inspeq ai in May this year & have seen the team continue to go from strength to strength - recently being profiled in Silicon Valley after winning the Startup World Cup Regional Finals at Dublin Tech Summit and announcing a major partnership with HCLTech. At SVV, we are actively deploying & would love to hear from early-stage Irish founders building ground-breaking innovations in the AI space. Get in touch - surevalleyventures.com 🤝 And have a read of the 10 Irish companies profiled in WIRED's prestigious list in the Business Post ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ezvASQjg

This week only gets better and better! We're thrilled to announce that we've made it to Focal's W24 Demo Day! 🤩 We're one of only 22 founders selected to pitch, and we can’t wait to share what we've been working on. 17th October is pitch day – register here: https://buff.ly/4dtYE9n Let’s do this! #FocalDemoDay #W24 #AI-Powered #Insights #Implementation #Platform Vortex IQ | Techstars '24