- CEO
- Albert E. Sisto
- Full Time Employees
- 6
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Investment managers
- Address
- 19 Eastbourne London GL United Kingdom W2 6LG
- IPO Date
- Mar 8, 2006
- Business
- Tern Plc (TERN.L) is a United Kingdom-based investment company specializing in early-stage and growth capital investments in high-growth, disruptive technology firms, particularly those developing software for Internet of Things (IoT) security, enablement, and analytics solutions targeting healthcare and industrial sectors where safety and regulatory compliance are paramount. The company invests in quoted and unquoted technology businesses with proven technology, revenue, and intellectual property, often taking active board positions to support global expansion, especially into the United States; its portfolio includes investments in Device Authority, which provides IoT identity and access management platforms, Talking Medicines for real-world patient insights, FundamentalVR for virtual reality surgical training, Wyld Networks for satellite IoT connectivity, and Sure Valley Ventures funds focusing on AI, immersive technologies, cybersecurity, and IoT. Tern Plc, founded in 2004 and headquartered at 27/28 Eastcastle Street, London, W1W 8DH, United Kingdom, operates primarily in the financial services industry under activities of venture and development capital companies, with a geographic focus on UK-origin companies pursuing international markets. Recent developments include a January 2025 strategic investment of £0.175 million in Sure Ventures plc, acquiring a 2.7% stake to gain exposure to complementary high-growth portfolios in AI, augmented reality, virtual reality, and IoT at a discount to net asset value, alongside further commitments to Sure Valley Ventures 2 (SVV2) totaling £0.5 million during 2024 to fund additional portfolio companies such as Inephany, Capably.AI, Literal Labs, Captur, Purple Transform, and Elelem; Device Authority advanced partnerships, notably with CyberArk in Q4 2024 following CyberArk's $1.54 billion acquisition of Venafi (a prior Device Authority stakeholder), and received a second $3.3 million tranche from Ten Eleven Ventures to expand North American operations and enhance IoT identity solutions.