AI Search Content Visibility Report | Venture Capital
Analysis of citations across major AI engines examining which VC firms, domains, and content formats are cited most when answering queries about the venture capital ecosystem.
Top Cited Domains in UK Venture Capital
Citation share is closely distributed across specialist UK ecosystem resources. openvc.app carries the highest position 1 rate in this set AI leads with it more than it simply includes it. sifted.eu and shizune.co also show elevated position 1 rates, reflecting their authority for UK-specific VC queries. The British Business Bank appears despite being a government body, underscoring how AI draws on institutional sources alongside commercial ones.
- visible.vc2.69%8%
- sifted.eu2.64%12%
- seedlegals.com2.48%4%
- medium.com2.15%5%
- shizune.co2.10%13%
- vestbee.com1.99%8%
- openvc.app1.83%18%
- british-business-bank.co.uk1.78%15%
- quora.com1.51%7%
- beauhurst.com1.18%14%
Content Formats AI Cites Most
Editorial and blog content accounts for over four in five citations higher even than global VC, reflecting the depth of long-form UK ecosystem content. News and media outlets rank second, driven by UK-specific publications like Sifted. Listicles and comparisons are equal in share to news at 6.2%, showing strong demand for structured funding guides. Brand websites do not appear in the top formats, confirming AI bypasses direct firm pages almost entirely in this space.
- Editorial / Blog81.1%
- News / Media6.4%
- Listicle / Comparison6.2%
- Social / Community3.7%
- Research / PDF1.6%
- Wikipedia1.0%
Brand Share of Voice
Seedcamp leads share of voice at 36.7%, appearing in more than a third of all AI responses about UK venture capital. Balderton Capital, Octopus Ventures, LocalGlobe, and Index Ventures form a tight second cluster between 22% and 27% an unusually competitive field compared to global VC, where the top firm holds a larger lead. The gap between the top five and the rest is steep, with firms outside that group commanding less than half the visibility of leaders.
Measured as the percentage of all AI responses in which a firm appeared at least once.
- Seedcamp36.7%
- Balderton Capital26.7%
- Octopus Ventures26.0%
- LocalGlobe24.0%
- Index Ventures22.0%
- MMC Ventures17.3%
- Atomico15.3%
- Notion Capital15.3%
- Entrepreneur First8.7%
- Episode 18.7%
Brand Visibility by Intent
Intent ownership in UK VC is highly fragmented no single firm dominates across categories. Seedcamp leads social proof at 46.8% and recommendation at 21.7%, suggesting it has the strongest practitioner reputation in the market. Index Ventures and LocalGlobe together own nearly 70% of brand-specific queries, reflecting high search interest in those individual firms. Accel has an exceptional grip on use-case and problem-solving queries, capturing 80% and 54.5% respectively — well above its overall share of voice.
| Intent | Seedcamp | Index Ventures | LocalGlobe | Accel | Balderton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Proof | 46.8% | 31.6% | 3.8% | — | — |
| Brand Query | — | 38.6% | 31.8% | 4.5% | 18.2% |
| Comparison | 16.8% | 16.4% | 12.3% | 12.3% | — |
| Recommendation | 21.7% | — | 14.7% | — | 8.5% |
| Discovery | 9.9% | — | — | 10.4% | 8.9% |
| Problem Solving | 13.6% | — | — | 54.5% | — |
| Use Case | — | — | — | 80% | — |
| Transactional | — | — | — | — | 10% |
How Lantern collects this data
Lantern collects millions of prompt responses, citations, and click data from the actual user interfaces of major AI platforms. This gives us one of the largest and most authentic datasets on how AI search engines cite sources and surface brands.
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