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About GCV

GCV, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2015, is based in Durham, United Kingdom. With a presence in 1 country, it has supported around 12 startups in sectors like Enterprise Applications, FinTech. As of Oct 2026, GCV has witnessed 2 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in its portfolio include Atom bank, Intelligence Fusion and Finexos. The program is backed by a team of 8 people who primarily support Seed startups based in United Kingdom. Its latest investment was a $873K Seed round in Finexos on Dec 05, 2023 along with Syndicate Room.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2015
Location
Portfolio Companies
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Seed & Series A
Locations of Investment

GCV's List of Top Investments

GCV has a portfolio of 12 companies. Their most notable investments are in Business Finance Market and N-gage.io.Their portfolio spans across and United Kingdom. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Real Estate and Construction Tech and 5 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by GCV:
Provider of digital savings accounts mortgages and commercial business loans. This financial institution offers various interest-bearing savings products including cash individual savings accounts and fixed rate options. It provides residential mortgage products for home buyers and remortgaging needs. Additionally, the entity facilitates commercial lending for business growth through fixed and variable rate loan products. All services are managed through a mobile application interface.

Key facts about Atom bank

Intelligence Fusion offers data and insights on incidents and threats. It monitors, collects, and processes all the incidents covering conflicts, terrorism, hazards, diseases, demonstrations, maritime issues, threats to aviation. The company claims to have data of more than 115000 historical incidents and collects more than 8000 incidents per month. Offers subscription-based pricing model for enterprises.

Key facts about Intelligence Fusion

  • Founded Year: 2015
  • Location: Durham (United Kingdom)
  • Annual Revenue: £1M - £10M as on Dec 31, 2024
  • Stage: Acquired
  • Total Funding till date: $2.64M
  • Employee Count: 34 as on Sep 30, 2026
  • Investors: Future Fund, Cartilagecapital and 3 Others
  • Latest Funding Round: Seed, Feb 15, 2021, $*****
  • Highlight: Acquired
Provider of AI-powered cash flow-based credit-decisioning. It uses AI, behavioral analytics, and real-time data to unlock, de-risk, and automate credit. Its AI-powered engine combines multi-source Open Banking and Finance data with advanced behavioral analytics.

Key facts about Finexos

  • Founded Year: 2017
  • Location: Bromsgrove (United Kingdom)
  • Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2025
  • Valuation: $*****
  • Stage: Seed
  • Total Funding till date: $4.61M
  • Employee Count: 11 as on Sep 30, 2026
  • Investors: Future Fund, Future Fund and 17 Others
  • Latest Funding Round: Seed, Dec 05, 2023, $*****
  • Highlight: Editors' Pick
QikServe is a platform offering ordering solutions for restaurant businesses. The company offers a touchless ordering and payment solutions for businesses. It offers a self-kiosk solution for food ordering. It also offers QR-based ordering where the customers can scan the QR code with the phone's camera to order from the digital menu. The platform helps businesses to increase the order size, reduce waiting times and achieve operational efficiencies. The company offers ordering and payment for existing apps using the software development kit(SDK).

Key facts about QikServe

5. Hive

Hive offers solutions for measuring employee engagement through anonymous surveys.Organizations can create and administer micro-surveys to continuously gauge and monitor employee engagement levels. Surveys are administered on a monthly, bi-weekly or weekly basis. Surveys can be shared via email or SMS and can be responded to via web and mobile devices. Results and trends can be monitored on a dashboard, and analyzed by filtering results across locations and departments. It also offers an anonymous 2-way engagement platform for employees. Subscription plans range from £1.75 to £1.65 per month, depending on the number of users.

Key facts about Hive

GCV's Investments by Stage

GCV has made 5 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $949K and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $5.2M.
Here are GCV's investments by stage:
Stage of entry
No. of Investments
Seed
5
Series A
1
Breakdown of GCV's investments by stage of entrySeed (5)Series A (1)
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

GCV's Investments by Sector

GCV has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Conglomerates, Financial Services and Food and Agriculture Tech. Notably, it has invested in 11 Tech companies, 9 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 6 Software companies and at least 4 companies focusing on Saas.
Here are GCV's investments by sector:
Sector
No. of Investments
Enterprise Applications
4
FinTech
2
Conglomerates
1
Financial Services
1
Food and Agriculture Tech
1
Breakdown of GCV's investments by sectorsEnterprise Applic... (4)FinTech (2)
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

GCV's Investments by Geography

GCV has made most investments in United Kingdom (6).

GCV's recent investments

GCV has not made any investment in 2026 so far.
Here are the most recent investments by GCV:
Date
Company
Location
Round Details
Round Amount
Co-Investors
Dec 05, 2023
United Kingdom
Seed
8753
Jun 17, 2022
United Kingdom
Seed
3180
Feb 01, 2022
United Kingdom
Seed
6350
-
Jan 24, 2022
United Kingdom
Seed
2123
-
Mar 30, 2018
United Kingdom
Series A
3734

Acquired companies in GCV's Portfolio

2 companies from GCV's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was QikServe in Sep 2024 by The Access Group for $*****.
Here are GCV's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company
Acquisition Date
First Invested on
First Round of Investment
Round Size
Sep 25, 2024
Mar 30, 2018
Series A
9524
Aug 26, 2022
Mar 03, 2018
Seed
6679

Team profile of GCV

GCV has a team of 8 members including 2 Partners and 3 Principals located in United Kingdom. GCV's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.
Here is a list of all team members in GCV:
Name
Designation
Location
Board Memberships
Contact Details
Partner
Glasgow
-
Partner
-
-
-
Principal
Newcastle Upon Tyne
-
-
Principal
Newcastle Upon Tyne
-
Principal
United Kingdom
-

Co-investors of GCV

Over the past 10 years, 9 investors have co-invested in GCV's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

  • Invested before GCV: Par Equity, Equity Gap and 2 others have invested in rounds before GCV. There is 1 company where Par Equity has invested before GCV and 1 company where Equity Gap has invested before GCV.
  • Top Co-investors of GCV: 2 investors entered a company along with GCV. These include investors like GrowthFunders (1 company).
  • Invested after GCV: A total of 3 investors have invested in GCV's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Maven Capital Partners (1 company) and Future Fund (1 company).

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