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BlackRock AI Ventures

VC
London, UK

BlackRock AI Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in London, UK investing in Other, SaaS, Enterprise. The firm typically writes $700K–$2.5M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$700K–$2.5M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
10 listed
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Other, SaaS, Enterprise, AI / ML, Developer Tools
HQ
London, UK
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-24

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$700K – $2.5M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in breakthrough AI and B2B SaaS technologies tackling defense and critical infrastructure challenges.

How BlackRock AI Ventures invests

BlackRock AI Ventures is a vc firm based in London, UK. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, SaaS, Enterprise, AI / ML, Developer Tools. It does not invest in HealthTech.

BlackRock AI Ventures typically writes checks of $700K–$2.5M per investment.

BlackRock AI Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including DefenseIQ, Risklytics.

Partners & Team

CI

Cem Inal

Managing Director

EH

Eszter Hauber

Vice President of Product Strategy

HJ

Himanshu Jawa

Vice President

DD

Donald Dale

Director of Equity Derivatives

PG

Pravin Goel

Managing Director

KC

Kelsey Cirillo

Vice President of Executive Search

AF

Aaron Fitterman

Executive Chef

KW

Kartik Wankhade

Vice President

SM

Sabrina Meyers

Vice President of Marketing

ML

Michael Liu

Managing Partner

Defense
AI/ML

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
Enterprise
AI / ML
Developer Tools

Does Not Invest In

HealthTech

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

DE

DefenseIQ

Defense
RI

Risklytics

Risk Intelligence
How to pitch BlackRock AI Ventures
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $700K – $2.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Cem Inal, Managing Director.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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