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Action Potential Venture Capital Ltd. · Healthcare · United States

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

83/100

Risk levelLow

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Action Potential Venture Capital Ltd. (APVC) is a specialized venture capital firm founded in 2013 by GSK, focusing on investments in bioelectronic medicine and enabling medical technologies. The company supports innovators and entrepreneurs pioneering bioelectronic therapies, taking an active role in governance and strategic development of portfolio companies. Their market position is that of a leading niche investor in the healthcare technology sector, leveraging GSK's expertise and resources. Technically, the APVC website is built using modern JavaScript frameworks including Vue.js and Gridsome, indicating a static site generation approach optimized for performance and SEO. The site is hosted on infrastructure likely provided by Akamai, with good mobile optimization and a professional design. The use of Google reCAPTCHA v3 on the contact form enhances spam protection. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and no explicit security headers were detected, suggesting room for improvement in security hardening. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS with a strong SSL configuration and employs reCAPTCHA for form security. There are no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. Privacy compliance is supported by the presence of privacy and cookie policies, though no explicit security or incident response policies are published. The WHOIS data is consistent with the business profile, showing a domain age appropriate for the company's founding date and no privacy protection, which supports legitimacy. Overall, APVC presents a trustworthy and professional online presence with a solid technical foundation and good business credibility. Strategic recommendations include enabling DNSSEC, implementing security headers, publishing a security policy, and providing incident response contact details to further enhance trust and security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

2 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  2. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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  • Security score drift

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
77
Security headers
85
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
83

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

APVC operates as a focused venture capital firm investing in bioelectronic medicine startups worldwide. Their competitive advantage lies in their founding by GSK, providing industry expertise and credibility. The business model centers on active investment and board participation, supporting innovation in a niche but growing healthcare technology sector. Revenue streams are primarily from investment returns. The target customers are early-stage companies in bioelectronic medicine and related enabling technologies. Growth indicators include recent portfolio company milestones such as FDA approvals and clinical study initiations. The partnership ecosystem includes portfolio companies like Neuspera and Presidio Medical, indicating a strong network in the bioelectronic space. The company emphasizes diversity and equity, aligning with modern investment and social governance trends.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and use of Google reCAPTCHA v3 to protect contact forms from spam and abuse. The domain is secured with registrar locks (clientDeleteProhibited, clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited), reducing risk of unauthorized domain changes. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options represents a gap in defense-in-depth. No incident response or security policy information is publicly available, which could hinder transparency and preparedness. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved by implementing additional security controls and publishing security governance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve DNS security.
  2. Implement standard security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance browser security.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and preparedness.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to ensure no vulnerable libraries are used.
  5. Enhance cookie consent mechanism to include explicit user consent and tracking control for GDPR compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Action Potential Venture Capital Ltd.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Action Potential Venture Capital Ltd.
Description
APVC is a leading medical technology venture capital firm founded by GSK in 2013. They invest globally in startups advancing bioelectronic medicines and enabling technologies. They emphasize diversity and equity in healthcare investment and entrepreneurship.
Key services
Venture capital investment, Board advisory and governance, Support for bioelectronic medicine startups
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Vue.js, Gridsome
Frameworks
Vue.js, Gridsome
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA v3 on contact form

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google reCAPTCHA
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and content-rich.
  2. Focuses on bioelectronic medicine venture capital.
  3. Clear contact information with physical address and phone number.
  4. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  5. Use of modern JavaScript frameworks and static site generator (Gridsome).
  6. No explicit privacy or security policy beyond basic privacy and cookie policies.
  7. No visible security headers detected in provided data.
  8. Google reCAPTCHA v3 implemented for spam protection on contact form.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Vue.js and Gridsome, a modern static site generator, which supports fast loading times and good SEO. The use of asynchronous JavaScript loading and preloading of CSS and JS assets indicates performance optimization efforts. Hosting appears to be via Akamai or a similar CDN provider, enhancing global delivery and availability. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design elements. However, accessibility features are basic and could be improved to meet higher standards. No CMS is detected, reducing attack surface but also limiting dynamic content management. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and well-implemented with opportunities for security and accessibility enhancements.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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