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Octopus Ventures

https://www.octopusventures.com
Last activity: 31.03.2025
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Invests in categories: FinTechPlatformDataServiceFoodTechITHealthTechTechnologyE-commerceManagement
At Octopus Ventures we invest in the people, the ideas and the industries that will help change the world. Our investment team is built to specialise in the five areas where we see the most potential for growth and innovation: health, fintech, deep tech, consumer and B2B software. Since 2008 we have backed over 130 teams, including Zoopla Property Group, Secret Escapes, Depop and Cazoo.

With £1.7 billion under management and investing over £200 million a year, Octopus Ventures is one of the largest and most active venture investors in Europe. We tend to invest from £1 million for Seed to £10 million for Series B with the ability to fund the companies backed right through to IPO.
News
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Portfolio
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Persons
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Mentions
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Location: United Kingdom, England, London
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2007
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Seed; Series A; Series B; Series C

Portfolio 165

DateNameWebsiteTotal RaisedLocation
28.05.2024Swiipr Tec...swiipr.com$7.66M-
27.04.2023Tympa Heal...tympahealth.com$31.08MUnited Kin...
27.04.2023Oninonin.co$3.45M-
17.04.2023Perci Heal...percihealth.com$6.32MUnited Kin...
15.03.2023HelloSelfhelloself.com$28.21MUnited Kin...
22.02.2023Kitakita.earth$5.27M-
25.01.2023Elo Healthelo.health$15MUnited Sta...
23.11.2022Visiblemakevisible.com$1MUnited Kin...
12.10.2022Ribbonribbonapp.com$2.98MUnited Kin...
29.07.2022Baselimebaselime.io$1.81MUnited Kin...
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Persons 2

DateFirst NameLast NameTitleLinkedInLocation
-CassieHiltonExecutive ...linkedin.c...-
-NICHOLASAYLWINCONSULTANTlinkedin.c...-

News 198

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31.01.2023Inflation and compensation FAQAgainst a backdrop of rising inflation, Laura WiIming, Head of Portfolio Talent at Octopus Ventures, answers the pressing compensation questions. No. While this is a consideration, it is not the only factor that goes into determining an em...
24.01.2023‘Why you don’t want me on your board’Working in VC isn’t just a privilege – it’s my dream job. Over the last decade I’ve spent as an investor, Board meetings have become a key part of my monthly cadence. Participation in more than 200 Board meetings over the years has given me...
12.01.2023Our investment in InflowCo-founders Seb Issacs and Levi Epstein met whilst completing their Masters in Computer Science at Imperial University. With shared, direct and indirect experience of ADHD, they were inspired to solve for the challenges sufferers face on a ...
12.01.2023Trend spotter: Natasha’s fintech predictions for 2023New Year, new predictions. The ripples of the macroeconomic climate are being felt across the board, from a deepening cost-of-living crisis in the UK, to redundancies at some of the world’s biggest tech companies. But this represents an opp...
19.12.2022It’s time to rethink growth investingThe period between 2019 and 2021 saw an impressive broadening in investor enthusiasm towards exciting, tech-enabled businesses as Covid accelerated the utilization of remote technologies, much to the benefit of companies already harnessing ...
14.12.2022Should founders beware of venture debt?As one of the most active VCs in Europe, our main business at Octopus Ventures is making equity investments and backing founders through their growth journey – so it might be surprising to read a blog about taking on debt. But after coming ...
12.12.2022Managing growth, redundancies and planning for the uncertainty of 2022/23This time last year we were in the swirl of the ‘war for talent’ at the tail end of ‘the great resignation’. Today, Elon Musk owns Twitter and we’ve seen an unprecedented number of companies conduct large rounds of layoffs. Some of the worl...
07.12.2022Our investment in PhluxCo-founders Ben White, Jo Shien Ng and Chee Hing Tan bring outstanding levels of expertise to the company, with a shared academic background at the University of Sheffield. Ben White, Phlux’s CEO, completed his PhD in 2016, researching nov...
28.11.2022Unlocking deep tech’s revolutionary potentialOver the last two years, it has become ever clearer that what we call deep tech will have an outsized role to play in overcoming some of the global challenges we face. But if the world-changing potential of deep tech is going to be unlocked...
22.11.2022Our investment in CobeeCo-founders Borja Aranguren and Ignacio Travesi bring years of collective experience in scaling businesses to bear on Cobee. A former consultant at McKinsey & Company, Cobee CEO Borja worked as Head of Sales and Head of Strategy at Ontr...
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Mentions in press and media 284

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01.04.2025Phlux Technology: Igniting the Future of Infrared SensingIn the heart of Sheffield, a technological revolution is brewing. Phlux Technology, an infrared sensor startup, has just secured €10.7 million in a Series A funding round. This infusion of capital is not just a financial boost; it’s a catal...
31.03.2025Phlux Technology bags over €10 million for their infrared sensor technologyPhlux Technology, a Sheffield-based infrared sensor startup, has raised €10.7 million in a Series A funding round to enable the next generation of fibre broadband connectivity and expand into the optical communications and sensing markets. ...
29.01.2025Scots Rocket Firm Orbex Gets £20M Funding From UK GovernmentOrbex, the Highlands-based orbital launch services company, has secured £20 million in funding from the UK Government as part of its ongoing Series D fundraising round. UK tech secretary Peter Kyle confirmed the investment today at Brussels...
25.01.2025Amplience's £32M Boost: A Leap into the Future of E-Commerce Content ManagementIn the fast-paced world of e-commerce, content is king. Amplience, a London-based headless content management platform, has just secured a significant £32 million investment from AshGrove Capital. This funding is not just a financial boost;...
24.01.2025Amplience secures €37.9 million to enhance e-commerce content solutionsAmplience, a London-based provider of headless content management solutions, has raised €37.9 million in funding in order to enhance its platform capabilities, and invest further in its product roadmap to deliver greater value to its enterp...
24.01.2025Amplience secures £32M from AshGrove Capital to enhance e-commerce content managementUK headless content management platform Amplience has raised £32 million from AshGrove Capital, bringing its funding to over £210 million. Amplience enables e-commerce brands and retailers across EMEA and North America to create, manage, an...
13.01.2025ThreatMark: $23 Million Raised To Fight Online FraudThreatMark, a leading innovator in behavior-based fraud prevention, announced it has closed a $23 million funding round. The funding round includes $15 million from Octopus Ventures and Riverside Acceleration Capital (RAC), a US-based growt...
05.01.2025Apheris: Unlocking the Future of Life Sciences with Federated ComputingIn the world of healthcare, data is gold. Yet, much of it remains buried, locked away by privacy concerns and regulatory barriers. Apheris, a Berlin-based startup, is on a mission to change that. Founded in 2019, Apheris is pioneering feder...
04.01.2025Apheris: федеративные вычисления для преобразования медицины и фармацевтики через AIИскусственный интеллект критически зависит от данных, однако большая часть медицинской информации остается неиспользованной из-за таких факторов, как защита конфиденциальности пациентов, нормативные ограничения и охрана интеллектуальной соб...
03.01.2025Apheris: Series A Funding Raised For Powering Life Sciences Data NetworksApheris, a leading federated computing company powering data networks for the life sciences sector, announced the completion of a Series A funding round, bringing total funding to $20.8 million. The funding round was led by leading European...
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