REV

What is REV?

REV is a global venture capital partnership with a focus on transforming industries through data and analytics.

Headquartered at One Strand, London, WC2N 5JR, United Kingdom, the fund is specialized in equity investments, targeting sectors such as Software, IT and TMT, Media, Education, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Web Security & Privacy. With an investment range of $1 million to $10 million, REV actively participates in Seed, Startup, Early Stage, Expansion, and Later Stage funding rounds, providing companies with both financial support and strategic guidance.

Leveraging their expertise, REV aims to back talented and ambitious entrepreneurs and management teams dedicated to disrupting markets and establishing category leaders. Boasting $100 million in assets under management, they seek opportunities to lead rounds and take active board seats but are also open to later-stage investments and follower/observer roles for fitting prospects.

Their current portfolio highlights a shared drive among companies to innovatively apply data, technology, and analytics across industries, with investments in platforms like thoughtspot.com, semios.com, cornerstoneondemand.com, effectiv.ai, and gigasheet.co, among others.

REV is backed by RELX Group, and since 2000, has invested over $250 million in various technology companies, supporting the growth of firms such as Recorded Future, Palantir, and Healthline.

The REV team is composed of experienced partners, including Founder Partners Tony Askew and Kevin Brown, and Principal Daven Nijran-Talwar, boasting decades of experience in building and financing technology businesses. REV's presence spans across major western venture capital hubs, with their most prominent investments clustered in California.

What they say:

We are a corporate venture capital firm supported by RELX Group, with a financial emphasis.

What we look for: We invest in business development.