Aviva Ventures

Aviva Ventures is part of Aviva, the UK's leading diversified insurer, whose businesses span insurance, wealth, and retirement, with major operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Canada. Innovation sits within the group's stated purpose and priorities, alongside a stated aim of "being with you today, for a better tomorrow".

The parent group serves approximately 25.2 million customers and traces its heritage to 1696, giving it more than 325 years of continuous history in financial services. Its product base comprises protection products such as home insurance, wealth management and financial planning services, and retirement and pension products. Vertical interest across the group covers insurance, wealth management, retirement and pensions, and financial services more broadly.

Operating context matters for anyone working within the venture function: a corporate venture arm of this scale sits adjacent to regulated insurance and long-term savings businesses in three markets, and the group describes its culture as people-focused and collaborative, with an emphasis on simplicity in a complicated industry and on commitments to customers, communities, and colleagues.