Frequently asked questions
AI Seed is open to institutional investors, family offices, and corporate venture investors classified as professional or institutional clients. It is not available to retail investors, and nothing on this site is an offer or invitation to invest.
What is AI Seed?
AI Seed is a specialist AI venture capital fund founded in 2017 investing in AI companies at Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A. AI Seed has Europe’s most experienced AI investment team and its best-performing portfolio of pure-play, vertical AI investments.
Where does AI Seed operate?
AI Seed is headquartered in London, UK and invests across Europe, the US, and Asia. Built up over nearly a decade, AI Seed’s specialist AI investment knowledge and global AI network allow it to provide transformative value creation to its investments.
What does AI Seed invest in?
AI Seed invests exclusively in pure-play, vertical AI software companies. Its team evaluates 1000+ AI software companies across diverse industries every year through its global network of AI technical talent, accelerators, universities, and research institutions.
What is AI Seed Fund II?
AI Seed Fund II is AI Seed’s second AI venture capital fund. The $50M fund will invest in 40 AI startups across diverse industries and diverse geographies over the next four years at Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A.
Who can invest in AI Seed Fund II?
Fund II is open to institutional investors, family offices, and corporate venture investors classified as professional or institutional clients. It is not available to retail investors, and nothing on this site is an offer or invitation to invest.
How do I register for Fund II?
If you are an institutional investor, family office, or corporate venture investor, use the “Register for details” button to open the Fund II registration form. Tell us a little about yourself and your firm, and our team will follow up with fund materials and next steps.
What is AI Seed's track record?
AI Seed Fund I has invested in 50+ AI companies and delivered one AI unicorn, five successful exits, and an investment return of 6x+, with more AI unicorns, more exits, and higher returns expected soon. Fund I portfolio companies include AI unicorn 9fin, and notable exits include Odin Vision and Observe Technologies.
What are AI Seed's notable investments and exits?
Fund I portfolio companies include AI unicorn 9fin, valued at $1bn+. Fund I exits include Odin Vision (acquired by Olympus Corporation), Observe Technologies (acquired by AKVA Group), Rahko (acquired by Odyssey Therapeutics), Facesoft (acquired by Huawei), and EYN (acquired by Entrust). Other notable portfolio companies include Limbic, Aibuild, causaLens, ThinkSono, Sapios, NoMaze, VisaDoc, and many others.
What awards has AI Seed won?
AI Seed has won “Exit of the Year” at the UKBAA Angel Investment Awards twice—once in 2023 for the exit of its AI for medical imaging investment Odin Vision and again in 2025 for the exit of its AI for agritech investment Observe Technologies.
Who manages AI Seed?
AI Seed’s Managing Partners are the successfully exited technology founders Michael Axelgaard (Founder and Managing Partner), Jacques de Cock, and Steve Weis. They are supported by General Partners who provide operational support and Principals who provide administrative support.
How is AI Seed different from other venture capital funds?
AI Seed has been investing exclusively in pure-play, vertical AI companies since 2017, longer than any other AI investment team. Its partners are successfully exited technology founders who have built and sold their own startups. Its specialist AI investment knowledge and global AI network built up over nearly a decade allow it to provide hands-on, transformative support to its portfolio companies.
How does AI Seed support portfolio companies?
AI Seed offers access to its global network of leading AI entrepreneurs, help acquiring AI talent and expanding internationally, introductions to AI commercial partners and customers, technical and operational scaling support, and preparation for future acquisition or IPO.
How is AI Seed regulated?
AI Seed is an alternative investment fund managed by iFund, a firm authorized by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 1007334). As with all investing, your capital is at risk, and the value of investments can go down as well as up. AI Seed is only open to investors classified as professional or institutional clients.