Isabelle O'Keeffe

Early‑stage investor with a technical/AI and immersive‑tech focus — Isabelle has built her investing career at entrepreneur‑led, early‑stage funds where she sourced and led deals in immersive tech, esports, enterprise AI, IoT and related software categories. At Sure Valley she led origination and led investments into companies such as Landvault and Virtex, and she now serves as a Venture Partner at Mercuri while advising other firms. nordsloane+2

Operator background in corporate development and M&A — before VC Isabelle worked across M&A and corporate development roles at large media and telco organisations (Telefonica, Schibsted Media Group, NBCUniversal), giving her hands‑on experience with deals, partnerships and strategic growth that she applies when supporting founders and fundraising. nordsloane+1

Board and governance practitioner — she has held board director and observer roles across portfolio companies and completed the Institute of Directors Chartered Director pathway; she combines portfolio support and governance best practice with active fundraising and investor relations work. gov+1

Multilingual and finance‑qualified — Isabelle holds a B.Com (with Spanish), an MSc in Management (strategy), and a CIMA management accounting qualification, which underpin her comfort with both commercial and financial diligence in early‑stage investing. startupgrind+1

Community‑facing investor and mentor — beyond formal investing roles she is active in the ecosystem as an ambassador and mentor (Huckletree ambassador, Techstars mentor/Investor in Residence, public speaker at events such as Cambridge Tech Week), reflecting a focus on founder support and community building. startupgrind+1