London · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 75 people tracked
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 Aug 11, 2026.
Team · 75 people
from the firm's website & public directories
Founder mafia
The Octopus Ventures mafia →6 people who came through Octopus Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 191 of 236 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×87SaaS ×82Enterprise Software ×46Healthtech ×32Digital Health ×27Fintech ×27Deep Tech ×23Data & Infrastructure ×20
HQs:United Kingdom×59United States×13Germany×5France×2Australia×1Belgium×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 82 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×412 founders×323 founders×64+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 74 founders with education data
University of Oxford ×11Imperial College London ×6UCL ×6University of Cambridge ×5Imperial Business School ×3King's College London ×2Saïd Business School, University of Oxford ×2Stanford University ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 80 founders with career history
Morgan Stanley ×4Just Eat ×3Monzo Bank ×3Unreasonable ×3ABC Fitness ×2Barts Cancer Institute (Queen Mary University of London) ×2Credit Suisse ×2Imperial College London ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
10 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 74 with degree data)
Investments · 236 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 82025 · 22024 · 32022 · 12021 · 12018 · 12017 · 12016 · 219 dated
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)in
Board seatWill Gibbs· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsEQT VenturesAvonmore DevelopmentsEntrepreneur FirstSamos InvestmentsSoftBank Vision FundY Combinator+1 more
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
Jeremy
Co-investorsColle Capital PartnersFrontline VenturesKima VenturesNorrsken VCPartech VenturesStart Capital+1 more
An AI-powered platform that enables retailers and suppliers to create, track, and execute commercial agreements end-to-end.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsTriple Point Ventures
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 Capital
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)Stuart Newey(Chair of the Board)
Co-investorsPactTheVentureCity1818 Venture CapitalMS&AD Ventures
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(Professor)Stefan Leutenegger(Dr)Jacek Zienkiewicz(Dr)Owen Nicholson
Co-investorsToyota VenturesAmadeus Capital PartnersGlobal BrainMMC VenturesPresidio Ventures
Switchee provides smart thermostats, IoT sensors, and a data platform that gives social landlords real-time insight into home conditions to detect mould, reduce fuel poverty, and meet compliance obligations such as Awaab's Law.
EnergyIoTPropTech
Tom Robinsin
Co-investorsContrarian Ventures
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)Kate Roberts(Head of Customer Success)
Co-investorsGreen Shores Capital
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(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas Robinson(Director)Adam Joyce(Executive Officer)Tom Robinson(Founder)inSimone Mainiin
BoardEyal Rabinovich(Director)
Board seatRebecca Hunt· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAlbionVCDigital Currency GroupEvolution Equity PartnersMiddlegame VenturesMouro CapitalPaladin Capital Group+11 more
Intrinsic Semiconductor develops silicon oxide-based RRAM, a non-volatile memory technology that can be integrated directly onto processor chips.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Co-investorsAlbionVCUCL Technology Fund
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 FirstNotion Capitaloctopus investments
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
AgileRL offers Arena, a platform that unifies training, tuning, and deployment of reinforcement learning models, with built-in evolutionary hyperparameter optimization and distributed multi-GPU training for single- and multi-agent tasks.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareLondon, GB
Param Kumar(CEO)inNick Ustaran-Anderegg(CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstFlying Fish VenturesFusionCounterview Capital
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
Altura is an AI platform that automates the lifecycle of complex, multi-stakeholder tenders, extracting requirements from tender documents, assessing risks, drafting responses from prior wins, and tracking compliance.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
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 Partners
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 VenturesInsurTechOutrun VenturesSie Ventures
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(Co-Founder & CEO)inMichael Höh(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsanother.vcDig Ventures Management LimitedeCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSeCapital Entrepreneurial Partners AGHeal Capitalhubraum+3 more
APLYiD provides a cloud-based AML compliance platform that handles client onboarding, biometric identity verification (KYC/KYB), risk management, and ongoing monitoring.
CybersecurityFintechSaaS
Aster provides patient management software and agentic AI voice tools for healthcare providers.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsCake VenturesCornerstone VCCambrian VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Sequoia CapitalSterling Road+1 more
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)
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalBlue Wire CapitalEntrepreneur FirstHCVCHummingbird VenturesIn-Q-Tel+6 more
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-investorsBitDAOIOSG VenturesLongHash VenturesMantle NetworkSignum CapitalDIMENSION+2 more
Go Autonomous offers an AI-powered "Autonomous Execution Fabric" that unifies B2B transaction channels—EDI, email, agentic, and eCommerce—into a single engine that executes orders across ERP and CRM systems.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSales Tech
Co-investors42CAP
Awell provides a platform and CareOps methodology to help healthcare organizations design and manage clinical care workflows, aiming to reduce operational inefficiencies for care teams.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsKAYAMoonfire Ventures
Béa provides an at-home fertility treatment and care service designed to help people conceive without relying on timed intercourse, offering expert support from the start of the conception journey.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech
Co-investorsAmboy Street VenturesAngel AcademeCalm/Storm VCMolten VenturesQVentures7percent Ventures
Co-investorsAuxxo
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(Co-founder)Colin Espie(Co-founder)
Co-investors.406 VenturesAlleyCorpIndex VenturesInnovation Global CapitalKaiser Permanente VenturesMolten Ventures+5 more
Biofidelity develops genomic biomarker testing technologies—its Aspyre and Enspyre products—for cancer detection, treatment selection, and minimal residual disease monitoring.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsLongwall Venture Partners LLPPerscitus LLP
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 First
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 VenturesGlilot Capital PartnersOkta VenturesRuntime Ventures
Tom Powell(Founder)in
Co-investorsDawn CapitalExpaInsurtech Gateway FundTalis Capital
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 Ventures
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)in
BoardOlivier Pomel(Cofounder & CEO)David Cramer(Cofounder & CPO)Francois Chollet(Cofounder)Thomas Wolf(Cofounder & CSO)
Co-investorsY Combinator
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)Dr Outi Somervuori(Co-founder)
Co-investorsGorilla CapitalOpenOceanThe 98Spintop VenturesTrind Ventures
CellVoyant is an AI-first company that develops predictive analytics and optimization tools for cell-based therapeutic development, helping researchers accelerate process development and reduce costs through label-free imaging analysis and data-driven process optimization.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Rafael Carazo Salas(CEO & Founder)in
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalCompoundHorizons VenturesVerve Ventures
Check&Rent operates an online marketplace for comparing and renting commercial vehicles such as trucks, vans, trailers, and tractor units across Germany.
Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Cherrypick is a consumer app that recommends recipes based on dietary preferences, plans weekly meals, and automatically builds a supermarket grocery basket for delivery or in-store collection.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTech
Co-investorsAnterra Capital
MeetCiao is a members-only platform where travelers share their homes with vetted locals while away, connecting hosts and guests for short-term stays.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality
B2B food delivery marketplace for corporate catering; acquired by Just Eat.
Cobee by Pluxee is an all-in-one employee benefits platform for companies that offers a wide range of benefits including meal vouchers, transportation, childcare, training, health insurance, fitness, discounts, and equipment.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Borja Aranguren(Founder)inIgnacio Travesí(Founder)in
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalBStartupDila CapitalKinled HoldingNotion CapitalSeedRocket+1 more
Codasip develops RISC-V processor IP and processor design tools for chip and embedded systems designers.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsHardwareSemiconductorsBrno, CZ
Karel MasaříkKarel Masarik(Founder)inRon Black(Chief Executive Officer)inZdeněk Přikryl(Chief Technology Officer)inVladimír Koutný(Chief Financial Officer)inKateřina Smrčková(Chief People Officer)in
Co-investorsCredo VenturesIndaco Venture PartnersMatterwave VenturesSquareOneVentech
Codio Impact is an ESG software provider focused on industrial sectors such as construction, energy, waste management, and circular economy, offering AI-supported, sector-specific compliance recommendations for mid-sized companies since 2022.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechSaaSMünchen, DE
Tilman Kemper(Co-founder & Managing Director)Sonja Radovic Paul(Co-founder)
Co-investorsHeartfelt Capital
Cogna builds AI-native software applications for physical industries such as utilities, field services, and infrastructure, helping organizations automate manual workflows and capture expert knowledge to improve operational performance.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software
Lars Mennen(Founder)in
Co-investorsHoxton VenturesNotion Capital
Comind is developing non-invasive neurotechnology that measures a range of neurophysiological brain signals in a single bedside measurement.
Deep TechHealthtechMedical Devices
James Dacombe(Founder)in
Co-investorsAngelini VenturesBackedCrane Venture Partners
Contingent operates a supplier insight and third-party risk management platform that aggregates data from thousands of sources into one system for real-time supplier monitoring, due diligence, and regulatory compliance.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsWorking Capital Fund
Co-investorsFuel Ventures
Countrywide Limited is a UK-registered company.
Leighton Buzzard, GB
CRED is a predictive intelligence platform that unifies first-party and third-party signals across Revenue, Talent, Product, Operations, and Finance into a single organizational memory layer.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
A third-party risk platform that discovers an organisation's full vendor ecosystem beyond procurement records and layers on real-time intelligence such as cyber breach data, dark-web exposure, sanctions, and geographic threat proximity.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureSaaS
Co-investorsPi LabsFuel Ventures
Definely is an AI-powered legal technology platform that helps legal teams create, draft, and review contracts.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS
Nnamdi Emelifeonwu(Co-Founder and CEO)inFeargus MacDaeid(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsCornerstone VCCRE Venture CapitalM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Delio provides an AI-powered, low-code operating system and advisor/client experience layer for structuring, distributing and reporting on investments across a range of investor types, products and asset classes.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsMaven Capital Partners
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalBallpark VenturesCreandumHoltzbrinck VenturesHV CapitalTempoCap
Desia builds AI-driven software to automate routine tasks and support decision-making for financial services professionals and institutions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsDig Ventures Management Limited2100 VenturesExor Ventures
deskbird is a B2B workplace management platform for hybrid teams, combining desk booking, room management, workforce scheduling, and visitor management in one tool.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkPropTechSaaSPfäffikon, CH
Ivan Cossu(CEO & Co-Founder)Jonas Hess(CPO & Co-Founder)
Co-investorsAlstin CapitalNeva Sgr.PortfoLion Capital PartnersSICTICAtlantic Vantage Point
DRIFT builds high-performance sailing vessels equipped with underwater turbines, onboard energy storage, and AI routing to harvest wind and ocean energy at sea and deliver renewable power to ports.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyBath, GB
Ben Medland(Founder & CEO)
DUDE CHEM develops computational chemistry and digitalization tools for sustainable chemical manufacturing, using green chemistry principles to reduce waste and hazardous substances in the production of chemicals, starting materials, and pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).
AI & Machine LearningBiotechCleantechDeep TechBerlin, DE
Sonja Jost(CEO)in
Co-investorsAuxxoFrontline VenturesPUSH VenturesVorwerk Ventures
DyeRecycle uses a proprietary single-step solvent process to decontaminate post-consumer and pre-consumer textile waste, removing dyes, blends, coatings, and finishes to recover clean polyester and cotton fibres.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials
Edge10 Group builds ARMS, an Athlete Records Management System that centralises health, performance, and physical testing data into one platform with visual dashboards for elite sports teams and leagues.
HealthtechSaaSSports Tech
Co-investorsGuinness VenturesSaaS Capital
Edgify provides edge-first computer vision software that runs directly on retail devices to detect shrinkage and improve customer and employee experiences, without relying on cloud infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechLondon, GB
Nadav Israel(Founder)
Co-investorsMangrove Capital PartnersMouro Capital
Elvie develops app-connected, hospital-grade wearable breast pumps and a smart bouncer that converts into a bassinet, sold direct to consumers and via insurance.
ConsumerFemTechHardware
Tania Boler(Founder)in
Co-investorsNiya PartnersNucleus Adventure CapitalWesterly WindsImpact Engine
Mattress-in-a-box company that debuted on London's AIM via IPO.
Co-investorsChannel 4 VenturesDN Capital
ExpressionEdits builds a computational platform, the Genetic Syntax Engine, that uses AI and intron-based transgene design to improve protein expression for therapeutic applications.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Dr. Liliana Antunes(Group Leader, RNA Technologies; Co-founder)Kärt Tomberg(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlueYard CapitalHAWKTAILredalpine
Fable Data provides pan-European consumer transaction data intended for AI-powered analytics systems.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintech
Dan Pollard(Founder)in
Five develops instant identity recognition technology that authenticates users for everyday interactions.
CybersecurityFintechHardwareRetail TechSaaSLondon, GB
Maria Marti(Co-founder)Thibaut Genevrier(Co-founder)
Co-investorsBlue Wire CapitalCircle & Co.Form VenturesMPG Fund
Flock provides insurance products for commercial vehicle fleets across multiple categories including courier, haulage, taxi, rental, and own-goods operations.
InsurTechLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsCommerzVenturesDig Ventures Management LimitedPortfolio VenturesR/GA Ventures
Flux Computing (OLIX) is building specialized datacenter infrastructure for AI inference, designed as a "production line" of purpose-built chips with fast interconnects to increase token throughput at lower cost.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductors
Co-investorsFounder Collective
Foodsteps operates a food sustainability platform that measures, reduces, and reports the environmental impact of food products, generating automated Product Carbon Footprints and Scope 3 assessments across the supply chain from farming to transport.
Climate TechFoodTechSaaS
Anya Doherty(Founder)in
Co-investorsConduit Connect
CybersecurityFintechSaaS
Andrew Yates(Founder)in
Co-investorsAugmentum FintechNotion CapitalVenture FoundersVolution Ventures
geoSurge develops infrastructure and tools for generative AI visibility, helping brands measure and manage how AI systems represent and recall their content.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareMarketing Tech
Francisco Vigo(CEO & Co-Founder)inJons Mostovojs(CTO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsAlbionVCBoost Capital Partners
Gibran is developing a general-purpose discovery engine that uses AI modeled on evolutionary biology and collective, population-based intelligence to generate its own data and solve problems where information is sparse or causally opaque.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechLondon, GB
EdgarGovindSrikantSuzanneEdgar Duéñez-Guzmán(Founder)
Co-investorsGMG VenturesMercuri.vcTogether Fund
Glofox provides an all-in-one management platform for gyms and fitness studios, handling scheduling, memberships, billing, payments, staff management, and reporting from a single dashboard.
SaaSSports TechWellness & Fitness
Conor O'Loughlin(Founder)inFinn Hegarty(Founder)in
Co-investorsNotion Capital
Gradient AI provides a fleet of agents that research, build, and deliver digital content and applications—including apps, websites, documents, and video—using the customer's data, tools, and style.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Eric Yang(Founder)in
Co-investorsAnsa CapitalWingCommerzVenturesExceptional CapitalRedpoint Ventures
Gradient Labs builds AI agents that automate customer support and operations for financial services institutions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLondon, GB
Dimitri Masin(Co Founder & CEO)inDanai Antoniou(Co Founder & Chief Scientist)inNeal Lathia(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsLocalGlobeCommerzVenturesExceptional CapitalRedpoint Ventures
Gravel AI is an AI-powered beauty market intelligence platform that tracks ingredient trends, analyzes formulations, and benchmarks competitors across millions of beauty products.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSLondon, GB
To Hong Chan(Founder)in
Co-investorsJoyance PartnersKicker VenturesTechstarsSupernode Ventures
Graze produces healthier snacks made with simple, wholesome ingredients, sold via subscription snack boxes and in retail stores across the UK.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechLondon, GB
Greenpixie provides emissions measurement and cloud sustainability services to engineering teams, helping them reduce waste and improve efficiency in cloud operations.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechCloud Computing
John Ridd(Founder)in
Co-investorsAscension
HallTech develops advanced plasma physics-based deposition tools for semiconductor manufacturing that overcome limitations of traditional PVD, CVD, ALD, and PECVD processes.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechSemiconductors
Handshake is a three-sided job marketplace connecting 25 million knowledge workers, 1,600+ educational institutions, and 1 million employers.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEdTechFuture of WorkHR TechMarketplacesRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Garrett Lord(CEO)inBen Christensen(Founder)inScott Ringwelski(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoatue ManagementGSV VenturesKleiner PerkinsLightspeed Venture PartnersNotable CapitalSozo Ventures+8 more
Harbiz is a management app for fitness and wellness professionals that centralizes training plans, client scheduling, communication, and billing.
Future of WorkSaaSWellness & Fitness
Mario Morante(Founder)in
Co-investorsAthos CapitalEnzo Ventures
Flexzo operates an AI-driven workforce management and staffing platform for healthcare providers, connecting hospitals, GP practices, and NHS Trusts to a nationwide bank of pre-vetted clinicians for temporary and permanent shifts.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechHR Tech
Jack H.(Founder)in
Co-investorsFuel Ventures
HelloSelf creates a platform that connects therapists and members to facilitate mental healthcare relationships.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthSaaS
Charlie Wells(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsManta Ray VenturesOMERS VenturesOxford
HomeSearch offers a suite of four tools for estate agents covering visibility, pipeline management, conversations, and conversion, aimed at helping them win more property instructions.
PropTechSaaSSales Tech
Giles Ellwood(Founder)in
Hurree is an AI-powered analytics platform that consolidates data from multiple sources (social media, CRM, and marketing tools) into a single dashboard for visualization and analysis.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBelfast, GB
AARON GIBSON(Executive Officer, Director)STUART NEIBERG(Executive Officer)
BoardDAVID HULSHOF(Director)MAIURAN CHANDRAKUMARAN(Director)in
Co-investorsPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)Techstars
Hyperpilot offers a platform of three AI engines that take a controls-engineering project from high-level requirements through executable test suites to production-grade control software.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper Tools
Alexey(Co-founder)inElie(Co-founder)
Co-investorsJoin CapitalTiny Supercomputer Investment Company
Inflow is an app-based program providing personalized coaching, strategies, and tools to help people with ADHD manage their condition.
BiotechConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechMental HealthSaaSLondon, GB
Levi Epstein(Founder)inSeb Isaacs(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorRoute 66 Ventures
Integrated Finance provides financial technology infrastructure and tooling aimed at fintech founders, banking partners, and financial technology providers.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Alistair Cotton(Founder)in
Co-investors500 Emerging Europe500 GlobalSuperSeed
Intigriti operates a bug bounty platform that connects security researchers with organizations to identify and remediate vulnerabilities.
CybersecuritySaaSBelgium, BE
Stijn Jans(Founder)in
Co-investorsEnBW New Ventures GmbHETF Partners
Intron builds Sahara-v2, a speech recognition and voice AI model trained on African languages, accents, and code-switching (including Swahili-English), offering transcription, voice bots, and speech-to-data tools.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech
Co-investorsMicrotractionPi Campus
Intropic provides index rebalance forecasts and other financial information products used by financial institutions to manage risk and handle index rebalance flows.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechLondon, GB
Ravinder Bhadhal(CEO)inSam Shannon(CPO)in
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Entrepreneur FirstSamos InvestmentsTranspose Platform ManagementConnect Ventures
ConsumerGamingMedia & Entertainment
Sergio Grce(Founder)in
Kita provides document processing and credit assessment software for lenders to evaluate borrowers in underserved markets.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSan Francisco, US
Carmel Limcaoco(Founder)inRhea Malhotra(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Kita is a specialist provider of carbon insurance products and technology-enabled risk advisory services covering risks such as delivery, project failure, political and buffer depletion for carbon and natural capital asset classes.
Climate TechFintechInsurTech
LabGenius develops EVA, an automated discovery engine for identifying and co-optimizing complex therapeutic antibodies such as multispecifics across multiple properties.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechLondon
Harrison Rickerby(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJames Field(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Air Street CapitalBackedBeast VenturesChampion Hill VenturesGigafund+8 more
Lapse is an iOS app that turns an iPhone into a disposable camera with a film aesthetic, connected to a friends-only photo journal.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSocialLondon, GB
Ben Silvertown(Co-Founder)Dan Silvertown(Co-Founder)
BoardJacob Andreou(Board Member (Greylock General Partner))
Co-investorsGreylock PartnersGV (Google Ventures)Speedinvest
Lean Medical operates a network of independent behavioral health clinicians organized into small, multidisciplinary practices offering therapy, psychiatry, and developmental care in California.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthCalifornia, US
Speek offers a digital, DBT-informed recovery programme for families of young people who self-harm, providing chat and group sessions with UK clinicians, guided content, and a peer support community.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health
Dr. Olivia Collier(Chief Clinical Officer)
Liftango offers a single platform combining fixed-route transport, demand-responsive transport, and carpooling, with live vehicle tracking, journey planning, and route optimisation.
Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS
Trystan Eeles(Founder)in
Co-investorsMaven Capital Partners
Little Journey offers Trial Flow, a configurable patient support platform for clinical trials that delivers protocol-aligned, behavioural-science-based support to improve patient adherence and retention.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsCalm/Storm VCConduit Connect
Living Optics builds a handheld snapshot hyperspectral imaging camera and accompanying software that capture and analyze hyperspectral data at video rate.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareOxford, GB
Co-investorsOxford Science Enterprises
Lodgify provides all-in-one vacation rental management software for independent short-term rental hosts and property managers, offering channel management with live calendar syncing across platforms like Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com, a no-code direct booking website builder, payment processing, and automated guest communications.
PropTechSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsNauta Capital
Lyrebird is a web-based clinical AI platform that records patient consultations and generates customisable clinical notes, letters, and documents that integrate with clinicians' existing EMR systems.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Kai Van Lieshout(Founder)in
Co-investorsHorizon
MagicOrange is a technology economics platform that unifies cost and usage data across cloud, infrastructure, SaaS, on-prem and AI workloads into an economic model for cost control, chargeback, allocation and forecasting.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLondon, GB
Greg Guye(Founder)
Manual is a UK-based men's health platform offering prescription treatments, custom formulations, ongoing medical support, digital progress tracking, and at-home diagnostic blood tests.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsLiquidity CapitalVorwerk VenturesAcurio VenturesSingular
ManyPets provides pet insurance to UK consumers with coverage for pre-existing conditions and claims handling via AI and automation technology.
ConsumerInsurTech
Co-investorsCommerzVenturesPortfolio VenturesMunich Re Venturesoctopus investments
Medfin is an AI-powered business intelligence platform for dental practices that connects practice management software, accounting tools, and plan providers to standardise data into a single source of truth.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthSaaS
Matthew Manin
Co-investorsHaatchAxilor VenturesBlume VenturesHealthXCapital
Medisafe is a medication engagement platform that helps pharmaceutical companies connect with patients beyond the prescription and improve treatment adherence.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesBoston, US
Rotem Shor(Founder)
Co-investors7wire VenturesALIVE Israel HealthTech FundCorewell Health VenturesLool VenturesQualcomm VenturesSanofi Ventures+2 more
Memrise is a language learning app that uses native-speaker videos, spaced repetition, and AI tools to help users learn practical, real-life language across 149 languages.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechLondon, GB
Ed Cooke(Executive Officer, Director)Ben Whately(Executive Officer, Director)Greg DetreSteven Toyin
BoardRichard Levandov(Director)Mark Evans(Director)
Co-investorsAvalon Ventures Management, LlcBalderton CapitalKorelya CapitalTechstarsLerer Hippeau
Mention Me operates a referral marketing platform that helps ecommerce brands capture, measure, and scale customer word-of-mouth, including offline and untracked "dark social" referrals via its NameShare feature.
E-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
Metris is an AI-native operating system for renewable energy owners and operators, integrating asset data and automating workflows such as billing (FiT, PPA, CfD), O&M, and document management.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB
Natasha Jones(CEO)inWilliam Whatley(Founding CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstPT1AENU
Minimum provides software for carbon and environmental data management for large enterprises, enabling inventory mapping, automated data ingestion, and compliance reporting across complex organizational structures.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLondon, GB
Freddie Evans(Founder)inChris Winchurch(Founder)inFreddie Green(Founder)in
Co-investorsDFF VenturesY Combinator
Monq builds an AI-powered intelligence tool for procurement teams, identifying negotiation leverage, monitoring supply risks, and providing market intelligence to help negotiate deals faster and at better terms.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB
Yasin B.(Founder)inYasin B(Founder)
Co-investorsCornerstone VCRevo Capital
New York, US
Michael Nutt(Executive Officer, Director)Vivek Sharma(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardThilo Semmelbauer(Director)Matthew Gorin(Director)
Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersIntel CapitalMetamorphic Ventures
Workfone is a voice-based app that captures and structures frontline work records by converting spoken observations and reports into searchable, time-stamped data.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Co-investorsPi Labs
Natterbox provides an AI-powered contact center platform built natively for Salesforce, using agentic AI voice and digital agents to route, handle, and resolve customer conversations across voice, SMS, and WhatsApp.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Neil Hammerton(Founder)in
Neat designs and operates embedded insurance solutions customized for different sectors, distributed through major European brands.
InsurTechSaaSParis, FR
James Conroy(Executive Officer)Michael Crincoli(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGary Golding(Director)Michael Aronson(Director)Michael Kopelman(Director)
Co-investorsAmerican Family VenturesMundi VenturesEdison PartnersFounders Future
Newton's Tree is an AI orchestration and deployment platform for hospitals that helps health systems select, test, deploy, and monitor AI products as managed infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Haris Shuaib(Founder)in
Co-investorsCalm/Storm VC
Octopus Investments is a UK-based financial services firm providing tax-efficient investment products and solutions, including Venture Capital Trusts, Enterprise Investment Schemes, and inheritance tax planning services.
FintechLondon, GB
Co-investorsoctopus investments
Octopus Real Estate provides property lending and real estate investment funds aimed at UK and European professional and institutional investors.
FintechPropTech
Co-investorsVNV Global
Ometria is a customer data and experience platform (CDXP) built for retail and DTC brands, combining customer data with AI-powered marketing across channels including email, SMS, on-site, in-store, social, and app push.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail TechSaaS
James Dunford Wood(Founder)inIvan Mazour(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAdjuvoBright Pixel CapitalChamaeleonCraigie CapitalInfraVia Capital PartnersSamos Investments+5 more
Onibi is a game studio founded in 2023 building a user-generated-content online open world focused on exploration and creativity.
GamingBordeaux, FR
Open Health Technologies offers an API-based platform that harmonizes fragmented laboratory data into a standardized structure of biomarkers and enriches it with medical context.
Data & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsScottish National Investment Bank
ORCA Computing develops full-stack photonic quantum computers, including its rack-mounted, air-cooled PT Series systems that use fibre-interconnected telecom and optical components for quantum-accelerated generative AI and optimisation.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechQuantum ComputingLondon, GB
Ian Walmsley(Co-founder)Richard Murray(Co-founder, CEO)Josh Nunn(Co-founder, Chief Science Officer)
Co-investorsInnovating CapitalOxford Science EnterprisesPerscitus LLPQuantonationVerve Ventures
Origami is an AI-powered platform that helps sales teams identify and enrich prospective customers through intelligent prospecting and signal-based lead generation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Finn Mallery(Founder)inKenson Chung(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorCambridge Innovation Capital
Oto is a tinnitus management program combining professional audiologist care with a mobile app delivering cognitive behavioral therapy exercises, soundscapes, and mindfulness techniques.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessLondon, GB
Edmund Farrar(Founder)inGeorge Leidig(Founder)in
Co-investorsKickstart InnovationRedbus VenturesY Combinator
OurCal is a shared calendar app organized around chat, where each event has its own thread for photos, notes, and messages, and changes post automatically to keep groups coordinated.
ConsumerSaaSSocial
Outfittery is a personal styling service that curates clothing selections from over 150 brands and delivers them to customers who only pay for items they choose to keep.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesBerlin, DE
Julia Bösch(Founder)in
Co-investorsHighland EuropeHV CapitalMangrove Capital PartnersNorthzonePrivilège Ventures10x Group+3 more
Solving the real-world data problem for embodied AI in human spaces, starting with supermarkets
Co-investors7percent Ventures
Peak builds agentic AI solutions that optimize inventory and pricing decisions for retail and manufacturing businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaS
David Leitch(Founder)in
Co-investorsSoftBank GroupMMC VenturesOxxRiverside Acceleration CapitalSoftBank Vision Fund
Pear Bio delivers precision medicine tests and therapeutics for patients with hard-to-treat cancers by creating personalized treatment predictions from tumor biopsies and developing novel targeted therapies.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices
Duleek Ranatunga(Founder)in
Co-investorsCompoundEarlymarketFly VenturesHoxton VenturesSoftBank Investment Advisers’ Emerge ProgramWavemaker Three-Sixty Health
Pelago is a virtual clinic that partners with employers and health plans to provide substance use disorder treatment and management services.
Digital HealthHealthtechNew York City, US
Yusuf Sherwani(Founder/CEO)inSarim Siddiqui(Founder/Chief Medical Officer)inMaroof Ahmed(Founder)in
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Cade VenturesGreyMatterKinnevikSemperVirens Venture CapitalVillage Global+1 more
Pencil Biosciences develops a fully synthetic, modular, non-CRISPR gene editing platform that edits DNA without causing a break or nick.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Co-investorsEMV CapitalFuture Planet CapitalMartlet CapitalNorthern GritstoneUK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
Pendula is a customer engagement platform that lets marketing and CX teams build automated, two-way customer journeys across channels such as SMS, email, WhatsApp and push notifications using a drag-and-drop workflow builder, AI agents and real-time decisioning.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Perci Health runs a virtual clinic connecting people affected by cancer to over 15 types of cancer specialists, including specialist nurses, psychologists, dietitians and physiotherapists, offering support from risk reduction through recovery.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsConduit Connect
Phlux Technology develops Noiseless InGaAs avalanche photodiode (APD) infrared sensors operating at 1550 nm that serve as drop-in replacements for traditional APDs.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Ben White(CEO)
Co-investorsNorthern Gritstone
Pivotal provides digital monitoring and analysis of biodiversity and ecological conditions at individual sites and across supply chains using AI-powered data processing.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechImpact & Social GoodCambridge, GB
Cameron Frayling(Founder)inZoe Balmforth(Founder)
Planhopper is a construction ERP that centralizes budgeting, project planning, cost control, supplier management, and electronic invoicing for small and medium construction, renovation, engineering, and installation companies.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Pngme is a data infrastructure platform that aggregates financial data from institutions across emerging markets and transforms it into machine learning-ready features for credit scoring, risk assessment, and customer segmentation.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investorsBeresford VenturesCapria VenturesConsenSys MeshLateral CapitalRaptor GroupRising Tide Africa (RTA)+3 more
Poindexter Labs develops syncronus, a collaborative workflow platform for training frontier AI models through high-quality data annotation and evaluation.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Jocelyn D'arcy
Puraffinity develops adsorbent media engineered for the removal of PFAS from water, offered as bulk media, pre-filled vessels, or full treatment services.
CleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsLondon, GB
Co-investorsExtantia CapitalHG VenturesKindred CapitalUniversal Materials IncubatorVerve Ventures
Quantum Motion develops utility-scale quantum computers using silicon spin-qubit architecture compatible with standard semiconductor manufacturing processes and existing foundry supply chains.
Deep TechQuantum ComputingSemiconductors
Co-investorsBosch VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Oxford Science EnterprisesRobert Bosch Venture CapitalSony Ventures CorporationBritish Business Bank+1 more
Pelago provides virtual-first substance use treatment for tobacco, alcohol, opioids, cannabis, and stimulants, combining digital tools, live counseling, and medication-assisted treatment for employers and organizations.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Burda Principal InvestmentsAtomicoY Combinator
Rekord is an AI-native platform that automates underwriting and onboarding decision workflows for credit and risk teams at banks and fintechs.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSDublin, IE
Mark Noone(Founder)
Co-investorsPoint Nine
RemoFirst provides Employer of Record (EOR) and international contractor management services, handling onboarding, payroll, local compliance, and benefits administration for companies hiring global talent.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Volodymyr Fedoriv(Cofounder)Nurasyl Serik(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsCounterpart VenturesGrand VenturesMouro CapitalQED Investors
Resolutiion is an AI platform for commercial and workforce risk management that detects early friction across customer, supplier, and workforce relationships and provides resolution pathways for complaints, conflict, disputes, and claims.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsAuxxo
SalesAPE provides AI sales agents that engage inbound leads across email, SMS, chat, WhatsApp, and Messenger to qualify prospects and book appointments.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsBY Venture PartnersMolten VenturesNorthzoneAda Ventures
Seatfrog offers a mobile app that lets rail passengers buy tickets, change train times, and bid to upgrade to First Class, serving over 1 million travelers.
ConsumerMarketplacesMobility & TransportationTravel & Hospitality
Iain Griffin(Founder)in
Co-investorsPembroke VCTHOWZAT Partners
Secfix is a security compliance platform that helps companies achieve and maintain certifications such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, TISAX, GDPR, DORA, and NIS2 through automated checks, employee onboarding, vendor, risk, and policy management.
CybersecurityGovTechSaaSMunich, DE
Fabiola Munguia(Founder)
Co-investorsBright Pixel Capital
Secret Escapes is a members-only travel deals platform offering discounted rates on luxury hotels and holidays.
E-commerceMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsEmblemIndex Ventures
Semble is a care orchestration and practice management platform for private healthcare, combining an EHR, scheduling, billing, and workflow automation in one system.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Christoph Lippuner(Founder)inMikael Landau(Founder)in
Co-investorsInHealth VenturesSalica Investments
Co-investorsCambridge Angels groupCambridge Innovation Capital
Trumpet is a digital sales room platform that provides AI-powered shared workspaces where sales teams and buyers collaborate, manage content, track buyer engagement signals, and automate deal workflows from pre-sales through onboarding and renewal.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsAlbionVCLightbird Ventures AG
Sentra is an AI-powered platform for post-acute care providers that automates clinical workflows such as referral processing to reduce administrative work and optimize financial outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
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New York, US
Co-investorsCompoundTrinity VenturesWorld Innovation Lab
SimplyCook offers meal kit boxes with pre-portioned ingredients and recipes designed for quick (20-minute) home cooking, targeting busy UK consumers who want to expand their cooking repertoire without expensive or time-consuming meal preparation.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechLondon, GB
Oli Ashness(Founder)
Co-investors500 GlobalEpisode1Maxfield Capital
Sofar Sounds organizes intimate live music concerts in unconventional venues such as lofts, cafes, and private spaces, connecting audiences with emerging and local artists.
ConsumerMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSomerville, US
Raphael Eleazar Offer(Director)James Lucchese(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardScott Russell Tobin(Director)Malcom Ferguson(Director)
Co-investorsBattery VenturesPillar VCRaptor GroupThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Union Square Ventures (USV)
Sova Assessment provides a talent assessment platform using science-based tools to match candidate skills and values with organizational needs.
HR TechSaaS
Sprout.ai provides AI-powered software to insurance companies for intelligent decision-making, helping them reduce costs, improve customer experience, and support growth.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechInsurTechSaaSLondon, GB
Roi Amir(CEO)
Co-investorsEvolution VenturesForefront VenturePortfolio VenturesTechstarsAmadeus Capital PartnersKickstart Ventures+2 more
Stema operates a community and platform for engineers in Italy, with a network of over 100,000 members, connecting them with job opportunities and career guidance.
B2B MarketplacesFuture of WorkHR TechSocialItaly, IT
Davide Bodini(Founder)inMatteo Gambera(Founder)in
Co-investorsUnited Ventures
Surrey Nanosystems develops and manufactures Vantablack, an advanced nanomaterial coating that absorbs up to 99.965% of light, used to eliminate stray light and reflections.
Deep TechHardwareNew Materials
Co-investorsNew Wave Ventures
Swiipr provides a payment platform built for airlines, letting staff issue physical or virtual cards instantly for passenger disruption (IROPs) payments and other needs.
FintechSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Tara Spielhagen(Founder)in
Co-investorsTX Ventures
Synchtank provides a music asset management and rights management platform that combines catalog management, sync licensing, royalty management, and rights administration.
Enterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsJuno Capital Partners
Tatum is a blockchain development platform providing RPC gateways, APIs, and webhook notifications for accessing 100+ networks.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsMiami, US
Co-investorsDEPO VenturesEvolution Equity PartnersPurple Ventures3VCAlignment Growth
TaxScouts (now rebranded as Taxfix) is an online tax return service that pairs UK-accredited accountants with software to prepare and file Self Assessment returns, including Making Tax Digital software for landlords and sole traders.
FintechSaaS
Co-investorsBeyond CapitalClocktower VenturesElevate Innovation PartnersFinch CapitalPICUS CAPITALSpeedinvest
Testudo provides standalone generative AI liability insurance for US companies, underwritten by Lloyd's of London.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSan Francisco, US
George Lewin-Smith(CEO | Co-Founder)inMark Titmarsh(Head of Insurance | Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsLocalGlobeA100X Ventures
The Access Group provides business software solutions across multiple industries including healthcare, education, hospitality, manufacturing, professional services and not-for-profit organizations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLoughborough, GB
Co-investorsEpisode1Frontline Ventures
ThreatMark offers a behavioral intelligence platform for fraud prevention that combines transaction risk analysis, threat detection, and user behavior profiling to detect scams, phishing, account takeover, and money mule activity.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech
Michal Tresner(Founder)inKryštof Hilar(Founder)in
Co-investorsRiverside Acceleration CapitalRockaway Ventures
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- How many investments has Octopus Ventures made?
- Octopus Ventures has 211 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 8 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, Late Stage 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 Entrepreneur First, Y Combinator, Episode1, among 267 tracked co-investors.
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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.
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.
Notion Capital is a European early-stage venture investor focused on business software companies, run by a team of former entrepreneurs and operators.
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.
Amadeus Capital Partners is a technology investment firm that backs founders building complex, science-led and deep tech businesses, supporting them over the long term as they scale internationally.
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.
Balderton Capital is a European venture capital firm that backs technology startups.
Dig Ventures is a European venture capital firm that invests in early-stage B2B software founders, focusing on pre-seed and seed stage companies.
Frontline is a venture firm that backs B2B technology companies across the US and Europe, helping them expand and win in the transatlantic market through two dedicated funds.
Kindred Capital is a London-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage founders, emphasizing a team-oriented, partnership approach to supporting companies over the long term.
Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC) is a UK-based venture capital firm backing entrepreneurs in life sciences and deep tech, leveraging its position in the Cambridge science and technology ecosystem.
Fuel Ventures is an investor founded by entrepreneur Mark Pearson that backs fast-growing technology companies, drawing on its team's operational and founding experience to support portfolio companies. It also runs a VCT listed on the London Stock Exchange.
▶56 more co-investors
Cornerstone VCIndex VenturesAtomicoSpeedinvestHV CapitalEvolution Equity PartnersMangrove Capital Partners42CAPTrue VenturesPartech VenturesTrinity VenturesDN CapitalCreandum83NorthHighland Capital PartnersFELIX CAPITALDawn CapitalPossible VenturesNauta Capital3VCeCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSC4 VenturesOTB VenturesNewionAndreessen HorowitzAlumni VenturesFJ LabsEniac VenturesRidge VenturesCausalPassion CapitalHeartcore CapitalAnthemis VentureStorm VenturesExpansive VenturesHOF CapitalPhoenix CourtTen ElevenL CattertonHTGFPIPELINE CAPITAL PARTNERSHashedAllen Institute for Artificial Intelligence Incubator (AI2)Business Growth FundHyperplane Venture CapitalSixThirty Ventures6 Dimensions CapitalTarget PartnersAlchemy PartnersRaliCap VenturesInterlagosDraper B1Kreos CapitalThe Riverside CompanyWayra UKExplorer
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