Surge Accelerator

Surge Accelerator, which presents itself as Surge Ventures, is a venture studio for regulatory, compliance and privacy technology. Rather than only funding existing companies, it helps create software startups from the beginning.

What Surge Accelerator offers

• Startup co-creation — builds data governance, privacy and compliance management companies together with founders.
• Operational support — helps from planning and execution through to validation with its industry advisory network.
• Milestone-based capital — commits money against agreed metrics and milestones.
• The Surge Method — its own approach, designed to reduce investment risk and point teams at products the industry needs.

Who it works with

Founders building software for regulated sectors, including financial services and wealth management. The studio was started by an entrepreneur with hands-on experience in that field.

Key facts

• Focus: RegTech, ComplyTech and PrivacyTech
• Model: venture studio using a proprietary method