MD One Ventures

Great to see MD One portfolio company Hefring Marine at DSEI and introduce them to some more contacts. William McManners Kelvin Au George Askew Victoria Lebegue #AI #marine #venture

Founder Spotlight: Simon Randall Following their recent $5m funding round led by Amadeus, Kelvin Au spoke with PIMLOC CEO Simon Randall. Their AI product Secure Redact provides world-leading, automated audio and video redaction software, with advanced multimodal capabilities for review, discovery, chain of custody and analytics. "Pimloc’s magic comes from the deep coupling of our underlying automation solutions with our powerful user application tools and workflows.... We are building the privacy and intelligence layer for audio and video. In 5 years, Secure Redact will be the go-to platform across the market." Link in Comments. William McManners, Edward Ebbern, Kelvin Au, Victoria Lebegue, George Askew, PIMLOC, #VC #venturecapital #security #intelligence #AI

Founder Spotlight: Following MD One Ventures' recent investment, William McManners spoke with FORG3D CEO and Founder 🚀Richard Mincher - who is delivering genuine UK sovereign manufacturing innovation. "I grew up with manufacturing, with a family business that our parents built from the ground up so I got to see how awesome manufacturing can be. Being exposed to Energy, Aerospace and even Space projects made it even easier to dive into. This is probably why I was so determined to set up FORG3D" Do reach out to Richard and the Forg3d team to learn more! Edward Ebbern, Kelvin Au, Victoria Lebegue, FORG3D, MD One Ventures https://lnkd.in/dEdFKbzb

"Success isn’t measured by how quickly a company can scale at all costs, but by how sustainably it can deliver mission-critical capabilities without compromising quality, security, or oversight" Edward Ebbern, Anmol Manohar - CEng, MRAeS and William McManners from MD One Ventures and Greenjets spoke with Andrew Woodman at PitchBook recently, sharing perspectives on unique market characteristics. #VC #defence #nationalsecurity #investment #natsec https://lnkd.in/dkX6FYD8

Following the UK's 2025 Strategic Defence Review, it is great to see the market responding in anticipation of future opportunity. As Grace Cassy rightly points out however- 'great recommendations, let's see if its actually implemented'. A pleasure as always to speak to Anne Sraders and the Sifted team covering this key space. MD One Ventures, CyLon, Anduril Industries, Helsing, STARK, TEKEVER, Quantum Systems https://lnkd.in/disup_pG

New Investment: We are delighted to be joining PIMLOC, in their $5m round led by Amadeus Capital Partners, with huge congratulations Simon Randall and Team. Pimloc, the leading #AI video privacy and analytics company, and is accelerating its global expansion across the United States, Europe, and beyond as demand surges for privacy-first video and data intelligence. Pimloc’s multimedia AI redaction, privacy and intelligence platform unlocks commercial and societal value from large-scale video, audio and text - all while protecting people's freedoms. Simon Randall - "“We’re scaling rapidly into new sectors, regions, and multimodal workflows, and this investment is a strong endorsement of the platform we’ve built and the category we’re defining. Each investor brings strategic insight – whether in AI, industry specific domains, or international expansion – that goes well beyond capital." PIMLOC has secured $5 million in strategic investment led by Amadeus Capital Partners with Zetta Venture Partners, Edge Investments and Symvan Capital. Full article in Comments. #VC #nationalsecurity #AI #sovereignty #privacy #security William McManners, Edward Ebbern, Kelvin Au, Victoria Lebegue

New Investment: We are delighted to be joining FORG3D with a new strategic investment. 🚀Richard Mincher and the whole team at FORG3D have deep heritage in metals manufacturing and fabrication. They are reimagining how critical metal components are formed and delivered, offering a faster, more flexible, and digitally driven alternative to traditional forgings and castings. This is core National Security Work. We’re excited to support their journey from the ground up as they join the mission to reindustrialise Europe and build sovereign and secure supply chains for critical sectors. #VC #nationalsecurity #manufacturing #sovereignty William McManners, Edward Ebbern, Kelvin Au, Victoria Lebegue, Paul Vingoe

Huge congratulations to Labrys on the announcement of their $20m Series A round led by Plural, with AlbionVC participating in this hugely exciting round. As first external investors in 2023, it has been a pleasure to work with August L., Luke Wattam and the whole team as they have brought their hugely capable vision to life. Kelvin Au, William McManners, Edward Ebbern, Victoria Lebegue, George Askew