Flavia Richardson
About Flavia Richardson
Flavia Richardson is the Founder and CEO of Acclivity Ventures, which Crunchbase dates from May 2023. She also founded Fundametrika, a platform that helps founders identify, prepare for and access grants, tenders and strategic capital. Fundametrika is described on LinkedIn as an AI-powered tool that turns pitch decks, financials and technical documents into submission-ready funding applications.
Her earlier roles were in venture finance in London. She was Portfolio Manager at the London Co-Investment Fund through Funding London, and worked at P&O's investment arm. She was then Vice President of Early Stage Practice at Silicon Valley Bank from 2019 to 2021, supporting technology and life sciences companies with debt and growth financing. Later she was Chief Commercial Officer at Velocity Capital | Juice, leading commercial strategy and partnerships for a new lending platform.
On the public funding side, she has worked as an Expert Evaluator, Jury Member and Coach in the European innovation system. That includes the EIC Accelerator. She says she has reviewed more than £1.5 billion of European innovation projects across 56 expert contracts over eight years. Her profile also appears on the European Institute of Innovation and Technology website with a 2025 to 2029 term of office.
Crunchbase lists 2 investments, 0 lead investments and 0 exits. It does not name the companies or give dates for her personal angel investments. Her own descriptions of her work focus on advising founders and on institutional investing at other organisations, not on a personal angel portfolio. Her wider career includes involvement in more than £180 million of equity and debt transactions.
We found no public record of Flavia Richardson making named angel investments in AI companies. Her AI exposure is through Fundametrika, which she founded, and through advising and evaluating AI companies. Acclivity Ventures lists AI among the sectors it supports.
Acclivity Ventures works with companies in deep tech, AI, health, climate and advanced industrial sectors. It supports both non-dilutive financing (grants and tenders) and dilutive financing (equity). Acclivity says it has helped clients secure more than £30 million in grants and more than £20 million in equity. Her background is in early-stage technology and venture debt, and she is based in London. She has not published a personal check size or stage mandate, so none is given here.
Investing activity
Flavia Richardson has made 2 investments according to Crunchbase across 2 portfolio companies, and has founded 2 companies.
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Frequently asked questions about Flavia Richardson
Is Flavia Richardson an angel investor?
Crunchbase lists 2 investments for her, but the companies and dates are not public. She is better known as a founder, adviser and funding evaluator than as an angel.
What does Flavia Richardson's company Acclivity Ventures do?
Acclivity Ventures advises founders on grants, tenders and equity fundraising. It says it has helped clients secure over £30 million in grants and over £20 million in equity.
What is Fundametrika?
Fundametrika is a platform founded by Flavia Richardson to help founders find, prepare and apply for grants, tenders and strategic capital. It uses language models to draft funding applications from a company's own documents.
What is Flavia Richardson's check size?
No check size is public, so we have not listed one.
Does Flavia Richardson back AI startups?
She works with AI companies as an adviser and evaluator, and built the AI-powered Fundametrika. We found no public list of AI companies she has invested in personally.
How can founders contact Flavia Richardson?
Her public channels are LinkedIn, the Acclivity Ventures website and an X account. Founders can also reach her through Fundametrika.
Where is Flavia Richardson based?
Flavia Richardson is based in London, England, United Kingdom.
How can founders reach Flavia Richardson?
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