Reed Elsevier Ventures

Reed Elsevier Ventures, known as REV, is a venture capital partnership funded by the RELX Group. It has been investing since 2000 in companies that apply data, technology and analytics to change their markets.

Services

• Early and mid-stage investment: the firm usually leads rounds and takes an active seat on the board.
• Later-stage investment: it will also come in later as a follower or board observer when the opportunity suits.
• Board involvement: partners sit as directors or observers on portfolio companies.

Clients

REV backs ambitious entrepreneurs and management teams in big data, digital health, internet and enterprise technology. It is active in the main western venture centres, from San Francisco and New York to London, Berlin and Tel Aviv. Its largest cluster of holdings is in California.

Key facts

• Founded: 2000
• Backed by: RELX Group
• Focus sectors: big data, digital health, internet and enterprise technology
• Past investments: include Recorded Future, Palantir, Healthline and Babbel