/Investor DB

Octopus Ventures

Venture capitalActively deployingoperating company · company profile

London · Pre-Seed–Growth · 37 people tracked

Also known as Octopus Titan VCT

Find your way into Octopus Ventures

Sign up to see every warm intro you have to Octopus Ventures

  • Paths you didn't know you had: your email and LinkedIn already hold routes to the Octopus Ventures team. We find them for you
  • 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: the friend-of-a-friend routes that take hours to manually find through your inbox or LinkedIn
  • Answers now, not in days: momentum is everything in a raise. Skip asking around whether someone knows someone

Days of research, done the moment you sign in, with every route ranked by how warm it is.

✨ Fox Verdict
Sign up to see your fit

Investment thesis

Octopus Ventures backs founders building businesses that generate positive impact for people, community and the environment. It organizes around seven sector-focused teams — B2B Software, Bio, Climate, Consumer, Deep Tech, Fintech and Health — staffed by specialists with first-hand domain experience. The firm invests as early as an idea on a page and supports companies at every stage, though its sweet spot is pre-seed through Series A. It emphasizes long-term founder relationships, hands-on support including in-house People + Talent specialists, and helping founders scale without compromising their values. As a B Corp, it seeks teams solving major global problems.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 2, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Growth
Check
$130K – $1.3M
HQ
London, GB
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2008
Last 12 months
15 investments
AUM
$2.3B
Net assets · FY2025
$3M
Tracked investments
351
Unicorns
2
Acquisitions
14

Team · 37 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Erin Platts· CEOin
Hitesh Sanganee· Venture Partnerin
Laura Willming· People + Talent
Samantha Ling· Director of Operations & Fund Formation
Albert Puig· B2B Softwarein
Angel Issa· Fintechin
Emma Falconer· B2B Softwarein
Kirsten Connell· Pre-seed team leadin

Leads Octopus Ventures' pre-seed team, investing at the earliest stage of a business across Europe.

Maria Callaway· B2B Softwarein
Oliver Sims· Bioin
Santiago Fernandez· Fintechin
Theo Xydas· Fintechin

8 people who came through Octopus Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 279 of 351 portfolio companies

SaaS ×118AI & Machine Learning ×116Enterprise Software ×72Healthtech ×49Fintech ×44Consumer ×40Digital Health ×37Data & Infrastructure ×31

HQs:United Kingdom×101United States×29Germany×5Australia×4Spain×2France×2

Who they back

founder profiles across 153 portfolio companies
44%
solo founders
67 of 153 mapped founding teams
35%
repeat founders
of 156 founders with career history
~5 yrs
old at investment
median across 54 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×672 founders×503 founders×254+ founders×11

Where their founders studiedfrom 149 founders with education data

University of Oxford ×23University of Cambridge ×11Imperial College London ×10UCL ×9Durham University ×5The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) ×5University of California, Berkeley ×4Imperial Business School ×3

What their founders studiedfrom 146 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×31Business & Management ×29Engineering ×27Economics ×20Physics ×17Mathematics & Statistics ×13Finance & Accounting ×11Humanities ×6

Where their founders worked beforefrom 156 founders with career history

Credit Suisse ×6Morgan Stanley ×6McKinsey & Company ×4Microsoft ×4Deutsche Bank ×3Just Eat ×3Monzo Bank ×3NHS England ×3

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Entrepreneur First ×9Techstars ×7Y Combinator ×7

24 founders hold a PhD · 8 hold an MBA (of 157 with degree data)

Investments · 351 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 122025 · 82024 · 172023 · 142022 · 362021 · 202020 · 112019 · 62018 · 82017 · 52016 · 32015 · 1142 dated

Permutivepermutive.comin𝕏Seed · Jan 2018 · $75M✓ verified

Permutive develops a privacy-first advertising platform that enables publishers to collect and activate first-party data and allows advertisers to access audiences through direct publisher relationships, replacing third-party cookie reliance.

AdTechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechLondon, GB

Joe Root(Founder)inTim Spratt(Founder)inIndia Ferard

Board seatWill Gibbs· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsEQT VenturesAvonmore DevelopmentsEntrepreneur FirstSamos InvestmentsSoftBank Vision FundY Combinator+2 more

Alturaaltura.ioin𝕏Jun 2025✓ verified

Altura provides AI-powered workflow automation for bid and proposal teams, enabling organizations to build custom workflows that automate document screening, compliance checks, and content generation while maintaining human oversight and transparency.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsFortino CapitalCuriosity VC

APLYiDaplyid.cominSeries A · Oct 2021 · $5M✓ verified

APLYiD provides an AML (Anti-Money Laundering) compliance platform for onboarding, verifying, and monitoring clients and businesses to meet regulatory requirements.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSAuckland, NZ

Claudia SmithinRussell Smithin

Co-investorsoctopus investmentsTribe Global Ventures

Collectiv Foodcollectivfood.cominJul 2021✓ verified

Collectiv Food operates an automated food supply service for professional kitchens, sourcing meat, seafood, and plant-based products directly from producers and delivering them via a sustainable, patented logistics model.

FoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainLondon, GB

JeremyJeremy Hibbert-Garibaldi(Founder)

Co-investorsColle Capital PartnersFrontline VenturesKima VenturesNorrsken VCPartech VenturesStart Capital+5 more

Cyb3r Operationscyb3roperations.cominJan 2026 · $5.4M✓ verified

Averro is a third-party risk intelligence platform that discovers the vendors and external parties connected to an organization, layers on cyber breach, dark-web, ransomware, sanctions, and geospatial signals to prioritize risk, and routes intelligence into existing security tools.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Vincent Cook(CEO & Founder)in

Co-investorsPi LabsFuel Ventures

Fortify AIwearefortify.aiin✓ verified

Fortify provides an investigation platform that enables analysts at financial institutions to interrogate data directly using natural language queries, without requiring SQL knowledge.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Karthik Tadinada(Founder)in

Handshake Solutionshandshake-solutions.cominJun 2026✓ verified

An AI-powered platform that enables retailers and suppliers to create, track, and execute commercial agreements end-to-end.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsBlockchain CoinvestorsFuture Back VenturesTriple Point Ventures

Infinitopesinfinitopes.comin✓ verified

Infinitopes develops immunotherapy treatments for cancer, focusing on immune-oncology and antigen discovery solutions aimed at improving patient outcomes and affordability in cancer care.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesOxford, GB

Jonathan Kwok(Co-Founder, President & Chief Medical Officer)inLian Ni Lee(VP Preclinical & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAmplify PartnersManta Ray VenturesEMV CapitalKindred CapitalMartlet CapitalNadav Rosenberg+1 more

Katkinkatkin.cominAug 2022✓ verified

KatKin is a London-based subscription brand making gently cooked, frozen fresh cat food from human-quality meat.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechHealthtechLondon, GB

Nikki O'Farrell(Founder)inBrett O'Farrell(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsKreos CapitalVerlinvestRedbus VenturesSlingshot VenturesV3 Ventures

Kleenekleene.aiin✓ verified

Kleene.ai builds agentic AI technology that helps teams design, run, and optimize data workflows.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Andrew Thomas(Founder)in

Co-investorsEpisode1SuperSeed

Mention memention-me.comin𝕏Series B · Jan 2022 · $25M✓ verified

Mention Me operates an AI-powered referral platform that enables businesses to harness word-of-mouth marketing and drive customer acquisition and retention.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsEight Roads Ventures

NanoSyrinx Seednanosyrinx.com✓ verified

NanoSyrinx develops a technology platform for biopharmaceutical applications, with expertise in drug discovery, cell therapy, and biologic development.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesCoventry, GB

Dr. Joe Healey(Founder)Dr. Nick Waterfield(Founder)Dr. Alexia Hapeshi(Founder)Joe(Founder and former CEO)Nick(Scientific Advisor and Co-founder)Thomas J. Farrell(CEO)

Co-investorsIQ CapitalSARAS CAPITALFuture Planet CapitalM Ventures

Semble Londonsemble.ioin✓ verified

Semble operates a clinical platform for outpatient and private healthcare providers, helping them coordinate care and manage the patient journey through a unified care-orchestration system with AI capabilities.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS

Christoph Lippuner(Founder)inMikael Landau(Founder)in

Co-investorsMercia VenturesRevaiaInHealth VenturesPartech VenturesSalica Investments

Sidekick Moneysidekickmoney.com✓ verified

Sidekick is a digital wealth management platform aimed at ambitious professionals with evolving finances, offering investment tools alongside human expertise.

FintechSaaS

Matt Ford(Founder & CEO)in

BoardStuart Newey(Chair of the Board)

Co-investorsPactTheVentureCity1818 Venture CapitalMS&AD Ventures

Slamcoreslamcore.comin𝕏✓ verified

Slamcore develops embedded software that uses multi-sensor data fusion and SLAM algorithms to enable machines and robots to understand and navigate their environment.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsLondon, GB

Andrew Davison(Co-Founder)Stefan Leutenegger(Co-Founder)inJacek Zienkiewicz(Chief Scientific Officer, Co-Founder)inOwen Nicholson(Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder)

Co-investorsToyota VenturesAmadeus Capital PartnersGlobal BrainInterwoven VenturesMMC VenturesPresidio Ventures+1 more

Switcheeswitchee.comin𝕏Jul 2024✓ verified

Switchee provides smart thermostats, connected sensors and a data platform that give social landlords real-time insight into home conditions to detect mould, reduce fuel poverty, support decarbonisation and meet compliance obligations.

EnergyIoTPropTech

Tom RobinsinLeann Hearne(Interim Chief Executive Officer)inKate Roberts(Head of Customer Success)in

Co-investorsAscensionContrarian VenturesGreen Shores CapitalAscension VenturesJoseph Rowntree FoundationMustard Seed

Volunteerovolunteero.orgin𝕏✓ verified

Volunteero provides a volunteer management platform for charitable organizations and nonprofits to recruit, onboard, deploy, and track volunteers.

HR TechImpact & Social GoodSaaSSocial

Ashley Staines(CEO & Co-founder)inKedar Kasarekar(CTO & Co-founder)in

Co-investorsAntlerHorseplay Ventures

Weareniumwearenium.comin✓ verified

Nium develops nanotechnology-based chemical reactors that synthesise clean ammonia at lower cost and lower emissions than traditional methods, aimed at decarbonising the ammonia industry across food, fuel, energy, and shipping applications.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechNew Materials

Co-investorsAgFunder

Digital Shadowsdigitalshadows.cominSeries C · Sep 2017 · $26M

San Francisco, US

Alastair Ewan Paterson(Executive Officer, Director)James Chappell(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardEileen Michael Burbidge(Director)inRyan Floyd(Director)inStuart McClure(Director)

Board seatLuke Hakes· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsPaladin Capital GroupPassion CapitalStorm VenturesTen ElevenIndustry VenturesTrinity Ventures+1 more

Ellipticelliptic.coin𝕏Feb 2016

Elliptic provides blockchain forensics and compliance investigation tools that help financial institutions trace cryptocurrency transactions across multiple networks and assets to detect illicit activity and generate regulatory reports.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechLondon

James Smith(Founder)inAdam Joyce(Founder)inTom Robinson(Founder)inSimone Mainiin

BoardEyal Rabinovich(Director)inWalter Kortschak(Director)in

Board seatRebecca Hunt· per SEC Form D

Co-investors1k(x)AlbionVCDigital Currency GroupEvolution Equity PartnersMiddlegame VenturesMouro Capital+13 more

19 Intrinsic Semiconductor Technologiesintrinsicsemi.com

Intrinsic Semiconductor Technologies develops resistive random-access memory (RRAM) technology for non-volatile memory applications, enabling faster data access and write speeds with lower power consumption.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsLondon, GB

Dr Adnan Mehonic(Founder)Professor Tony Kenyon(Founder)Zack Deiri(President & CEO)

Co-investorsAlbionVCUCL Technology Fund

Adbrainadbrain.comFeb 2016Acquired

Adbrain links customer data across mobile devices, desktops, and connected TVs to build a unified view of each individual.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechLondon, GB

Elia Videtta(Cofounder)inRashid Mansoor(Cofounder)in

Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsEntrepreneur FirstFirestartrNotion Capitaloctopus investments

Adway AI talent acquisitionadway.aiin

Adway provides social recruiting technology that connects to a company's ATS and automatically converts job posts into targeted, platform-native social media campaigns across Meta, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and LinkedIn.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechMarketing Tech

Sasha Krylov(Founder)in

Aforzaaforza.comin𝕏Series A · Aug 2021 · $22M

Aforza offers a suite of cloud and mobile applications built for the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, connecting trade planning and field sales teams to manage product distribution and customer engagement.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingConsumerSaaSSales TechAltrincham

Dominic Dinardo(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsBonfire VenturesDN CapitalSalesforce VenturesNext47

Agilerlagilerl.cominJan 2026

AgileRL develops an open-source reinforcement learning framework for training and tuning AI agents faster than existing RL libraries, along with Arena, an enterprise platform that converts raw data into production-ready agents.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareLondon, GB

Param Kumar(CEO)inNick Ustaran-Anderegg(CTO)in

Co-investorsCounterview CapitalEntrepreneur FirstFlying Fish VenturesFusion

Aireaire.io

Tula Tula Blankets manufactures hand-brushed and woven blankets using ethically sourced materials, produced in South Africa with a focus on fair labor practices and community empowerment in Southern Africa.

Circular EconomyConsumerDirect to ConsumerImpact & Social GoodSouth Africa, ZA

Co-investorsCraigie CapitalCrane Venture PartnersExperian VenturesOrange Digital VenturesSparkLabs Global VenturesSunstone Capital+1 more

Alba Healthalbahealth.co

Alba offers at-home gut microbiome testing kits that analyze stool samples via sequencing to identify bacteria, fungi, and parasites, delivering structured reports and personalized nutrition, probiotic, and lifestyle guidance.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Nora (Eleonora) Cavani(Founder)in

Co-investorsJoyance PartnersNoaberVoima Ventures

Allplantsallplants.com

Allplants makes plant-based frozen meals delivered to consumers in boxes of 4–8 dinners, and also sells a chilled range through UK supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Ocado and Whole Foods.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech

Ella Mills

Co-investorsHorseplay VenturesClass 5 GlobalFELIX CAPITALMolten VenturesSeedrs

Amplienceamplience.comin𝕏Mar 2022 · $100M

Amplience is an AI-enhanced headless CMS and digital asset management platform designed for enterprise retail brands to create, manage, and deliver personalized content across multiple channels at scale.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceSaaS

Rory Dennis(Founder)inJohn Williamsin

Co-investorsColumbia Lake PartnersSixth Street

Anansiwithanansi.comSep 2021

Anansi is an insurance-driven delivery platform for last-mile logistics that combines regulated insurance, automated invoice monitoring, and risk insights in one system.

E-commerceInsurTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Co-investorsGuinness VenturesInsurTechMundi VenturesOutrun VenturesSie VenturesUNIQA Ventures GmbH

Antidoteantidote.me

Antidote connects patients with relevant clinical trials and helps trial sponsors recruit participants through precision matching, aiming to reduce delays in medical research.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech

APHERISapheris.cominSeed · Mar 2025 · $9M

Apheris provides a platform enabling large global life sciences organizations to collaborate on sensitive, proprietary data and jointly train machine learning models on distributed datasets while maintaining privacy across teams, borders, and organizations.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureMedical Devices

Robin Röhm(Founder)inMichael Höh(Founder)in

Co-investorsanother.vcDig Ventures Management LimitedeCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSeCapital Entrepreneurial Partners AGHeal Capitalhubraum+4 more

Appearhereappearhere.co.ukin𝕏May 2017

Appear Here is a marketplace platform that connects brands, designers, and entrepreneurs with short-term retail spaces.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketplacesPropTechRetail TechLondon, GB

RossAlex Hely-Hutchinson(Founder)Ross Bailey(Founder)

Co-investorsBalderton CapitalBallpark VenturesHOWZAT PartnersMiroma VenturesMolten VenturesFifth Wall+3 more

Asterastercare.comacquired by Elation

Aster provides patient management software and agentic AI voice tools for healthcare providers.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Co-investorsCake VenturesCornerstone VCEverywhere VenturesCambrian VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Sequoia Capital+2 more

AudioTelligenceaudiotelligence.comMar 2020

Disruptive hearing/audio clarity technology start-up

Co-investorsParkwalk AdvisorsCambridge Innovation Capital

AutoGrabautograb.com.auinJan 2026

AutoGrab is an automotive intelligence platform that provides dealerships, businesses, and individuals with data-driven insights for decision-making in the used car market.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMobility & TransportationSaaSMelbourne, AU

Daniel Werzberger(Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder)Chris Gardner(Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder)in

Co-investorsEVPMovacPremier Capital PartnersTen13

Automataautomata.techJan 2026 · $45M

Automata provides lab automation and data management tools, enabling researchers and technicians to generate accurate data at scale through intuitive workflow creation.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareHealthtechLegalTechRoboticsSaaSLondon, GB

Mostafa ElSayed(CEO and Co-Founder)inSuryansh Chandra(Co-founder)Suryansh Chandra Mostafa ElSayed(Founder)

Co-investorsAir Street CapitalBlue Wire CapitalEntrepreneur FirstHCVCHummingbird VenturesIn-Q-Tel+12 more

Automataata.networkFeb 2022

Automata builds a hardware-anchored verification layer for autonomous agents, using trusted execution environments (Intel SGX/TDX, AMD SEV-SNP, AWS Nitro) to enable onchain attestation of machine identity, state, and execution.

Crypto & Web3CybersecurityDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsBitDAOHTX Ventures (ex Huobi Ventures)IOSG VenturesLongHash VenturesMantle NetworkSignum Capital+8 more

Autonomous Commercegoautonomous.ioin

Workstation is a control center platform that provides real-time visibility and operational intelligence across quote-to-cash processes, unifying transactions from multiple channels including email, EDI, e-commerce, and CRM systems.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

Co-investors42CAP

Awellawellhealth.cominSep 2023

Awell provides a platform for building, automating, and orchestrating clinical care flows, using drag-and-drop or natural language AI prompts to design, deploy, and optimize workflows.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaS

Co-investorsKAYALocalGlobeMoonfire Venturess16

Béa Fertilitybeafertility.com

Béa provides at-home fertility treatments that bridge the gap between natural conception attempts and in-vitro fertilization, offering clinic-level care with personalized support.

Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesLondon, GB

Tess Cosad(Founder)

Co-investorsAmboy Street VenturesAngel AcademeCalm/Storm VCJude GomilaMolten VenturesQVentures+2 more

BehavioSecbehaviosec.cominJan 2018acquired by LexisNexis Risk Solutions · May 2022

BehavioSec provides behavioral biometrics and analytics that silently collect device and behavioral signals to detect fraud, verify identity and produce risk scores in near real time.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechPalo Alto, US

Neil Costigan(Founder)inOlov Renberg(Founder)inKristofer Nyberg(Founder)Kristofer Nygren(Founder)Peder Nordström(Founder)

BoardJosh Pouliot(Director)

Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsForgePoint CapitalNorthzoneCambridge Innovation CapitalNightDragon

Belongbe-long.co

Belong is an investment platform aimed at young, long-term investors, offering a tax-advantaged ISA and a "Boost" leveraged-investment loan option.

ConsumerFintechCanterbury, GB

SamAvion

Big Healthbighealth.com𝕏Jan 2022 · $75M

Big Health develops digital treatments and care programs for mental health conditions, including cognitive behavioral therapy-based solutions for insomnia and other mental health issues.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health

Peter Hames(Founder)inColin Espie(Founder)

Co-investors.406 Ventures515 VenturesAlleyCorpBlue Venture FundsIndex VenturesInnovation Global Capital+9 more

Biofidelity Revolutionising genomic analysisbiofidelity.comin𝕏

Biofidelity develops decentralized biomarker testing solutions, starting with Aspyre Lung Reagents for analyzing DNA and RNA variants in lung cancer research.

BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Barnaby Balmforth, PhDJonathan Senior, MD

Co-investorsLongwall Venture Partners LLPPerscitus LLP

Bitskoutbitskout.comin𝕏Jul 2022

Bitskout provides a no-code platform for building AI plugins that extract data from documents, images, and emails—such as invoices, purchase orders, CVs, and bank statements—using templates or custom examples.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS

Alexey Zelenkin(Founder)in

Co-investorsShilling VCSMOK Ventures

BKwaibkwai.comin𝕏

BKwai is a software platform that combines InSAR satellite and sensor monitoring data with data science and machine learning to provide structural health insights, movement mapping, and predictive forecasting.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningConstruction TechDeep TechLondon, GB

Sakthy Selvakumaran(CEO)inNiv Magen(Founding CTO)in

Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstUniversity of Cambridge Enterprise

Blackfinchblackfinch.comin𝕏Sep 2026 · $5M

Blackfinch is a group of investment companies offering tax-efficient wealth management solutions and venture capital to financial advisers and investors.

CleantechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareFintechImpact & Social GoodUK, GB

Richard Cook(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlackfinch Spring VCTAENUBlackfinch VenturesLove Ventures

Bloomusebloom.comin

Bloom is a coaching platform that delivers personalized, short-form advice drawn from experienced business leaders, available on demand without scheduled meetings or video calls.

EdTechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS

Co-investorsInnovation Global CapitalMMC VenturesRuntime VenturesGlilot Capital PartnersOkta Ventures

Bloom Moneybloommoney.coin

Fintech company based in the United Kingdom

Co-investorsHoaQPactJanuary VenturesPact VC

Bondevalbondaval.comSeed · Oct 2021 · $7M

Bondaval provides technology-enabled trade credit insurance and non-payment guarantees, offering non-cancellable coverage against buyer insolvency and payment default alongside a risk-monitoring platform.

FintechInsurTechSaaSLondon, GB

Tom Powell(Founder)inSam Damoussi(Founder)

Co-investorsDawn CapitalExpaFJ LabsInsurtech Gateway FundOutrun VenturesTrueSight Ventures+1 more

Bondiobondio.co

Bondio provides decentralized telco infrastructure that enables apps, devices, and telcos to access and deliver mobile data across 200+ countries through a single API.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsIoTSaaS

Robinson Nouveau(Founder)in

Co-investorsKima VenturesMotier Ventures

Borderlessgetborderless.co.ukin

Borderless offers a UK immigration platform combining software with in-house immigration experts to help businesses manage visa processes, sponsor licence applications, Certificate of Sponsorship requests, and Home Office compliance.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechLegalTechSaaSLondon, GB

Matthew Bond(CEO)inJonathan Raphael(CTO)in

Co-investorsBackedEntrepreneur First

BricksAItrybricks.aiin𝕏Defunct

White Circle provides real-time monitoring, safety controls, and policy enforcement for AI systems across the entire lifecycle.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Spike Lu(Founder)inDonovan So(Founder)inDenis Shilov(Founder)

BoardOlivier Pomel(Cofounder & CEO)David Cramer(Cofounder & CPO)Francois Chollet(Cofounder)

Co-investorsY CombinatorPrimo Ventures

Bsportbsport.ioinDec 2024

bsport operates a booking and class scheduling platform for fitness businesses and wellness studios to manage group classes, workshops, appointments, and memberships in a single system with member-facing booking features.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaSSports TechWellness & FitnessBarcelona, ES

Co-investorsSeventure PartnersSonorcapBase10 PartnersSeed4SoftStanford University

By Milesbymiles.co.ukin𝕏Feb 2019

By Miles offers pay-by-mile car insurance for UK drivers who cover under about 7,000 miles a year, charging a fixed upfront fee for parked cover plus a per-mile rate based on actual miles driven.

FintechInsurTechMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsCommerzVenturesInMotion VenturesInsurtech Gateway Fund

C B4cb4.comin

CB4 offers Spotlight, a patented AI software that runs machine learning on brick-and-mortar retailers' POS data to detect in-store physical issues holding back sales.

AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaSNew York City, US

Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalLeadX Capital PartnersPereg VenturesSonae IMOurCrowd

Calastonecalastone.com

Calastone operates a network that automates order routing and communication for the global investment fund industry, covering mutual funds, ETFs, and money markets.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS

Co-investorsAccel

Cambricambri.ioin𝕏

Cambri is a product research and concept testing platform that helps brands and product teams run iterative consumer insights studies to validate product and service concepts before launch.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSHelsinki and Stockholm, FI

Oskar Korkman(Co-founder)Dr Heli Holttinen(Founder)Dani Kamras(Co-founder)inDr Outi Somervuori(Co-founder)

Co-investorsGorilla CapitalOpenOceanS4S VenturesThe 98Spintop VenturesTrind Ventures

CauliBoxwearecauli.comin𝕏

CauliBox provides a reusable food and drink packaging service for workplaces and events, designed to replace single-use disposables in the foodservice industry.

Circular EconomyClimate TechFoodTechImpact & Social GoodLondon, GB

Josephine Liang(Co-founder & CEO)inMing Zhao(Co-founder & CCO)

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Altitude AngelAngloeuropeanAvalioBeamsBlueDolphinCare & IndependenceCommaCompensaiteConnectedCorrectoDavid Mitchell XYZ founderDream AIEviFiscalFiscal TechnologiesGo AutonomousHaiperImophoronInsurance company (pet-focused)iSIZE TechnologiesKwanjiLifeScoreLvndrLVNDR HealthMagic Pony TechnologyMaxHouse International ServicesMetrasens

Browse all 351 investments with full details →

▶151 more tracked companies

movable voiceMultiplyNatterboxNeatNewton's TreeNossooctopus investmentsOctopus RealestateolioOlioOlioOmetriaOnibiOninOpenhealthtechnologiesOpenrOpensignalOrbexOrbex SpaceORCA ComputingOriOriOri BiotechOrigamiOsspreyOtoOtoOto HealthOurCalOutfitteryOUTFITTERYOverture LifePaddington RoboticsPapercupPartlyPatch PlantsPaua technologiesPeacePeak AiPeakdataPear BioPelagoPencilPencil Biosciences - companyPendulaPerci HealthPerfect WardPhasorPhluxPhoelexPivotalPlanhopperPlum GuidePngmePoindexter LabsPOPPrimamentePuraffinityQomodoQuantum MotionQuit GeniusRaylorekordRemofirstResolutiionRest LessSalesAPESeatfrogSecfixSecret EscapesSeedataSendtrumpetSentrahealthShadowsSidekickSidekickSimply CookSkin + MeSleepioSmartKemSmilerSnappilySofar SoundsSova AssessmentSpeek HealthSprout.aiStackinStemaStockrxStreetbeesSurrey NanoSystemsSwiiprSynchtankTailsTasterTATUM Blockchain AcceleratorTax ScoutsTendableTestudoThe Access Group UKThe Safeguarding CompanyThreatMark companyTitanmlTokenTouchLabTrafiTrogloTrouvaTurtlTuuneTympa HealthUbisecureUfoniaUniplacesUnisonUnlikelyAIUnmadeUnnamed augmented reality construction companyUnnamed insurance companyValueBlue Agile enterprise architectureVaultspeedVeeqoVelarisVelarisVeriduVernavHiveVinterViraVira HealthVisibleVision DirectVitesseVyntelligenceVypercore companyWalkingonearthWassistWaveopticsWaveOpticsWazokuWe Got PopWeFarmWhirliWonderingWorkflowXYZ RealityZaiZapnitoZaroZendoZoopla

Exits · 14

14 acquisitions · showing 4

Asteracq. by ElationBehavioSecacq. by LexisNexis Risk SolutionsFullCirclacq. by nCinoisizeacq. by Sony Interactive Entertainment

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Principals & officers · per Companies House

what is this? ⓘ
James Wood

Director · British · since 2022

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Octopus Ventures made?
Octopus Ventures has 351 tracked investments, 14 of which have exited, including 22 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Octopus Ventures invest at?
Octopus Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What is Octopus Ventures's typical check size?
Octopus Ventures typically writes checks of $130K – $1.3M.
What sectors does Octopus Ventures focus on?
Octopus Ventures focuses on Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Consumer, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, SaaS.
Where is Octopus Ventures located?
Octopus Ventures is headquartered in London, GB.
Does Octopus Ventures lead rounds?
Octopus Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Octopus Ventures co-invest with?
Octopus Ventures most often shares deals with LocalGlobe, Entrepreneur First, JamJar Investments, among 467 tracked co-investors.

From the blog

visit blog ↗

Octopus Ventures has been exploring how founder stories and early decisions define company culture and growth, alongside examining leadership practices and the books that inform their support of portfolio founders. AI summary

Images

Octopus Ventures photoOctopus Ventures photoOctopus Ventures photoOctopus Ventures photoOctopus Ventures photoOctopus Ventures photo

Co-investors · 68

LocalGlobe

LocalGlobe is part of a multi-generational Phoenix Court platform that backs companies from pre-seed through public markets, founded by the Klein family who are considered founders of European seed investing with multi-decade relationships across the European tech ecosystem. The fund operates from a physical founder village at Phoenix Court in London and focuses on backing unconventional entrepreneurs in specific geographic neighbourhoods, having been among the earliest institutional backers of European outliers like Wise, Zoopla, and Citymapper.

Entrepreneur First

Entrepreneur First (EF) is a talent investor that helps individuals build and launch startups, providing support such as US visa guidance, office space, fundraising preparation, and investor introductions culminating in a San Francisco Demo Day.

$1M – $7M
Speedinvest

Speedinvest is an early-stage venture capital firm that supports its portfolio of 400+ startups across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and beyond through a dedicated Portfolio Success team offering networking, hiring, learning and operational support.

$5M – $30M
Episode1

Episode 1 is a UK venture firm that invests in Pre-Seed and Seed B2B software companies, aiming to help them reach a successful Series A.

$317.5K – $2.5M
Balderton Capital

Balderton Capital is a European venture capital firm that backs technology startups.

$5M – $50M
Notion Capital

Notion Capital is a London-based venture capital firm focused on B2B SaaS and cloud technology companies, backing founders on the journey to scale.

Both backed · 6
$1M – $100M
Amadeus Capital Partners

Amadeus Capital Partners is a UK-based deep tech venture capital firm founded in 1997 that invests in technology companies from seed to growth stage. Since inception it has backed over 200 companies and raised more than $1.3 billion.

$50K – $12.7M
MMC Ventures

MMC is a European venture capital firm that has partnered with over 100 early-stage founders over more than two decades to help grow their startups.

$635K – $13M
Kindred Capital

Kindred Capital is an early-stage venture firm that backs mission-driven founders across technology sectors, launching its first fund in 2016.

Index Ventures

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders across industries and geographies, emphasizing the people behind ideas as much as the businesses themselves.

$540K – $10.8M
Atomico

Atomico is an international venture capital firm that invests in growth-stage technology companies across multiple geographies. The firm focuses on scaling disruptive technology businesses globally.

Passion Capital

Passion Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs European founders building technology companies, with a focus on AI, FinTech and Risk.

▶56 more co-investors

Cambridge Innovation CapitalPartech VenturesHeartcore CapitalFrontline VenturesFuel VenturesAlumni VenturesDig Ventures Management LimitedDawn Capital42CAPCornerstone VCTrinity VenturesRidge VenturesDN CapitalHV Capital83NorthFELIX CAPITALEvolution Equity PartnersMangrove Capital PartnersC4 VenturesNewionKreos CapitalAndreessen HorowitzFJ LabsCreandumHighland Capital PartnersAnthemis VentureStorm VenturesHOF CapitalPhoenix CourtPossible VenturesTen ElevenL CattertonNauta Capital3VCBusiness Growth Fund6 Dimensions CapitaleCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSTarget PartnersOTB VenturesDraper B1Wayra UKExplorerTrue VenturesEniac VenturesCausalExpansive VenturesHTGFPIPELINE CAPITAL PARTNERSHashedAllen Institute for Artificial Intelligence Incubator (AI2)Hyperplane Venture CapitalSixThirty VenturesAlchemy PartnersRaliCap VenturesInterlagosThe Riverside Company

Firms observed investing alongside Octopus Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Octopus Ventures's recorded portfolio.

Similar investors

Featured in lists