REV Venture Partners (Reed Elsevier Ventures)

General contacts
Investor type

CVC / VC

Founded

2000

AUM

$100 M

Location

London, England, United Kingdom

Investment Ticket

$5-10 m

Investment Stage

Late Stage (Series C+) Seed Series A Series B

Region of investment

Australia and others Asia Africa Middle East Europe South America North America
Investor profile last updated: 26 September, 2026

Profile

Reed Elsevier Ventures (REV) is a venture capital firm based in London, established in 2000. It is backed by RELX Group, a leading content, technology, and analytics company. REV focuses on investing in companies that leverage artificial intelligence, data, and analytics to transform their markets. The firm is active in major venture capital hubs including San Francisco, New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Seattle, London, Berlin, and Tel Aviv, with a significant portfolio presence in California.

REV typically invests in early to mid-stage companies, leading rounds and taking active board seats, but also considers later-stage investments. The firm makes initial investments ranging from $1 million to $10 million. REV's portfolio includes companies across various sectors such as AI, cybersecurity, and agriculture, with notable investments in Palantir, Recorded Future, and Harvey.

Notable portfolio companies include Palantir - data-driven decision software, Recorded Future - cyber threat intelligence, Harvey - AI for law firms, Bitsight - cyber risk management, and Semios - precision agriculture services. These companies exemplify REV's focus on data, technology, and analytics to drive market disruption.

Industry

AgriTech HealthTech Security Internet of Things (IoT) Data infra Machine Learning (ML) Cybersecurity Technology AI Software Internet and Web Services E-commerce/Marketplace Edtech Education Digital Consumer Services (B2C) SaaS Media and Entertainment Marketing and Advertising Healthcare Services Fintech Financial Services Food and Beverage Foodtech

REV Venture Partners (Reed Elsevier Ventures) Funds

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Industry
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Stage
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Region 		Size AUM Launch date
REV Venture Partners Fund I
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
Fintech
Food and Beverage
Foodtech
Marketing and Advertising
Media and Entertainment
SaaS
Security
Software
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
Europe
$5-10 m
$100 M
January 2000

Contacts

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Social Networks
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Tony Askew Founder & Partner
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Kevin Brown Founder & Partner
Founder & Partner
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FAQs about REV Venture Partners (Reed Elsevier Ventures)

REV Venture Partners (Reed Elsevier Ventures) is a venture capital firm that also operates as a corporate VC (CVC). It backs companies at Late Stage (Series C+), Seed, Series A and Series B, writing tickets of $5-10 m.
REV Venture Partners (Reed Elsevier Ventures) is located in London, England, United Kingdom.
REV Venture Partners (Reed Elsevier Ventures) was founded in 2000.
REV Venture Partners (Reed Elsevier Ventures) invests in companies and startups in AgriTech, HealthTech, Security, Internet of Things (IoT), Data infra, Machine Learning (ML), Cybersecurity, Technology, AI, Software, Internet and Web Services, E-commerce/Marketplace, Edtech, Education, Digital, Consumer Services (B2C), SaaS, Media and Entertainment, Marketing and Advertising, Healthcare Services, Fintech, Financial Services, Food and Beverage, Foodtech.
REV Venture Partners (Reed Elsevier Ventures) invests in companies and startups in Australia and others, Asia, Africa, Middle East, Europe, South America, North America.
REV Venture Partners (Reed Elsevier Ventures) invests in companies and startups at Late Stage (Series C+), Seed, Series A, Series B.
REV Venture Partners (Reed Elsevier Ventures) usually invests $5-10 m on average.
REV Venture Partners (Reed Elsevier Ventures) has around $100m assets under management.
REV Venture Partners (Reed Elsevier Ventures) last fund was created/launched in 2000-01-31
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