Participated · Seed · Jul 2026

Founded in 2025 and based in London, geoSurge builds a Corpus Engineering platform aimed at shaping how generative AI models process and represent brand entities. The company positions its product as an auditable, data-science-driven alternative to traditional SEO for managing brand representation in LLMs. GeoSurge sells software that helps businesses influence how models learn, retain and represent their brands. Following a $12M Seed raise, the company plans to expand its research and engineering teams and accelerate development of its proprietary platform. The financing includes both institutional seed capital and strategic angel participation from AI practitioners. The article did not disclose revenue, user metrics, or prior funding rounds.

Participated · Series A · Apr 2026

PvX Partners operates an operating system for gaming and consumer app growth that combines user acquisition, product development, and capital allocation. Its flagship service, PvX Capital, offers Cohort Financing that enables companies to fund user acquisition at scale, while PvX Lambda is a proprietary machine-learning platform used to analyze trends, benchmark performance, and forecast UA outcomes. The company reported surpassing $250M in committed UA financing by October 2025 and then adding another $500M in the following two quarters, and it aims to quadruple deal volume in 2026. PvX was founded in 2024 and is led by CEO Joe Wadakethalakal. Recent senior hires include Head of Legal Rohan Dang and CTO Mahesh Jadhav, signaling investment in legal and technical capacity to support growth.

Led · Seed · Apr 2026

Uplane offers a platform that lets brands launch and test ads and landing pages across channels such as Meta, Google, TikTok, and LinkedIn, and automatically steers ad spend to top-performing variants. Clients can upload creative or use Uplane’s AI to generate visuals and run text and video ads; the company focuses on measurable campaign outcomes rather than broader brand strategy. Uplane targets advertisers that spend $100,000 or more per month and charges an annual fee. Early customers include Aonic, Wagetap, and Deutsche Bahn, and the company reports clients have seen roughly a 30% improvement in return on ad spend in about six weeks, with Aonic seeing a 60% uplift. The company has a 15-person team and plans to hire engineers and expand integrations; its pitch deck sets a goal of reaching $200,000 in monthly recurring revenue. Uplane currently does not offer audio ads and emphasizes operational efficiency and measurable performance gains as its competitive angle.

Led · Seed · Mar 2026

Vuelo offers an AI-native platform that replaces traditional search with a proprietary engine that combines discovery, booking, personalised financing, and in-trip support. The platform embeds personalised, interest-free instalment plans (three to twelve months) into trip recommendations, with a risk engine pre-authorising payment options before customers view offers. Vuelo plans an in-trip AI assistant to make personalised dining and activity recommendations and to feed preferences back into its personalisation and risk systems. The company reports onboarding thousands of new travellers each month and cites a large addressable BNPL market opportunity. Founded in 2025 and based in London, Vuelo intends to use the recent funding to accelerate growth and scale its product across the UK and US.

Led · Seed · Mar 2026

StoReel produces and distributes short-episode micro dramas generated with AI and operates a creator platform that enables filmmakers to build series using AI characters and voices. The company focuses on genres such as LGBTQ+, sci-fi, and fantasy and offers interactive features that let audiences engage with characters. StoReel has posted 59 series to date and reports that most of its revenue comes from the U.S. market. It charges viewers subscription fees—$29.99 per week or $239.99 per year—and plans to expand into advertising in the future. Creators are compensated via a minimum guarantee or roughly a 50% revenue share, and StoReel often owns the IP when it originates or fully funds productions. The company invests its capital into creative development, AI tooling, computing, and user acquisition, and intends to transition toward a model where creators independently produce content using its tools while granting platform exclusivity for defined periods.