Our Thesis · By Sector
We back pre-seed and seed founders with 500K to €1.5M initial checks, using DNA-level diligence to build predictable, durable businesses, not power-law bets.
A curated network of founders, operators, incubators, partners and investors committed to building real, resilient companies through shared knowledge and peer support.
Hands-on strategic, technical, and operational guidance that strengthens ventures long before investment and reduces early-stage risk.
A structured pathway turning early concepts and scale-ups into investor-ready Minimal Viable Businesses engineered for long-term, repeatable success.
At MVB Ventures, we don’t just invest in startups, we architect durable, high impact businesses from day zero, proving that a new venture model is not only possible but inevitable. This allows us to create and help nurture companies engineered from inception for predictable, durable value creation rather than reliance on outlier outcomes.
Martin Duffy
How we operate
Nine deliberate phases—from first contact to exit—engineered for predictable, durable value creation rather than reliance on outlier outcomes.
Companies come through the top of funnel and must satisfy 90 key data and programme points before they can proceed to the next phase.
In-depth due diligence on the foundations of the business.
In-depth assessment of selected opportunities leveraging our codified AI Opportunity matrix DD tool.
Compilation of findings and recommendations for the Investment Committee.
Presentation and discussion of investment proposals.
Negotiation & execution of investment agreements.
Active monitoring of P&L, product roadmap, GTM & sales driven by automated access and dashboard. Also providing active engagement and support for portfolio companies.
An annual review of every portfolio company against plan, with fresh diligence to reset the path forward.
Strategically manage exits and maximise returns for investors.
Our operational focus spans key regions, primarily concentrating on Ireland, UK, Europe and GCC.
With a strategic focus on the UK & Ireland innovation ecosystems, we have established a strong presence and built strong, strategic and expansive relationships.
This phased expansion strategy reflects our deliberate and strategic approach to geographical growth, in line with our mission of fostering innovation and sustainable minimal viable growth.
For founders & LPs
Fund I · Targets
Alpha first. Fees second. Ego never.
A €150M seed-first strategy, 60 initial investments averaging €1M each, deployed in milestone-based tranches.
For qualified investors
Share ticket size, timeline, and jurisdiction. We reply within 48 hours with the current deck, PPM, and a discovery-call invite with Martin.
Fund I · At a glance
Indicative. Not an offer to sell securities.
The Team · Fund I
Institutional discipline meets early-stage conviction — the underwriting layer that takes capital from “interested” to “deployed on milestones.”
General Partner · Founder
Martin has supported the management of funds exceeding €3 Trillion in assets, bringing a discipline to venture capital that is more commonly found in institutional fund management than in early-stage investing.
His focus at MVB is on strategic partnerships, investor relations, and leading DNA-level due diligence on every founder team — the layer of underwriting that takes capital from “interested” to “deployed on milestones.”
Additional team members to be announced.