Ventures
Companies we've built,
co-founded and backed.
Our primary story is venture creation. Each company below is labelled with the relationship GCV Labs has to it - because building a company and investing in one are not the same thing.
Every company we've created, co-founded or backed
Filter by the relationship GCV Labs has to each venture.
Intelligence Fusion
SaaS · Threat intelligence & geopolitical risk
Co-founded with Michael McCabe and built through the full GCV Labs venture build process - from idea and proof of concept to launch and scale. Funded first by the GCV Invest network, then institutional investors as the business proved product-market fit and its revenue model. Acquired by Sigma7 and now operating as S7 One.
What GCV Labs did - Idea and validation, founding team, brand and product, technology build, go-to-market and successive funding rounds through to exit.
n-gage.io
SaaS · Attractions management
An attractions management platform with a powerful, highly customisable visitor-facing app, co-founded with Bryan Hoare. Now in its growth phase, with clients including Longleat Safari Park, Knowsley Safari Park and Jimmy's Farm.
What GCV Labs did - Proposition and validation, brand and product design, platform development, and commercial support through launch and growth.
Business Finance Market
Fintech · Commercial finance
A GCV Labs portfolio company with two brands: Finance Nation, the FCA-authorised commercial finance brokerage, and Xova, the commercial broker SaaS platform - piloted and used by Finance Nation, and built to be licensed to other commercial brokers, initially in the UK and then globally.
What GCV Labs did - Opportunity identification, business model design, brand and product for both Finance Nation and Xova, and the technology build behind the platform.
Valius Global
Marketplace · SME M&A
Valius is a modern digital marketplace connecting business owners with serious, verified buyers. The platform showcases over 1,000 UK businesses across a wide range of sectors. Smart matching helps buyers discover opportunities. End-to-end tools and support streamline the journey from discovery through to completion.
What GCV Labs did - Market opportunity work, proposition and brand, marketplace product and technology, and go-to-market through launch.
Quva
SaaS · Alternative investment
A GCV Labs brand spun out into a separate brand operating as a division of Growth Capital Ventures Limited. Founded by Craig Peterson and Norman Peterson, Quva is a highly customisable, highly configurable SaaS platform for the alternative investment market - powering GCV Invest and licensed to other private investor networks, venture capital firms, private equity firms and property investment firms.
What GCV Labs did - Created inside GCV Labs: product strategy, platform architecture, brand and the technology build, then established as its own brand and licensing model.
Founded by Craig Peterson and Norman Peterson.