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Octopus Ventures — 2019 Investments

6 investments dated 2019 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

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

Conversocialconversocial.comMar 2019

Verint provides a customer engagement platform that unifies private messaging and social media channels (WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, Apple Messages, Twitter DM, email, and chat) into a single agent desktop.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon

Joshua March Cowan(Director)Stuart Malcom Chapman(Director)Michael Carey Hedger(Director)Alliot David Cole(Director)Daniel Stephen Lester(Company Secretary)Dan Lester(Founder)

Co-investorsDawn CapitalMolten Venturesoctopus investments

Stackinstackin.cominMar 2019

Stackin' runs a free side-hustle job board and personal-finance content site, plus a text-message-based money guidance service.

FintechVenice, US

Kyle Arbaugh(Executive Officer, Director)Scott Grimes(Executive Officer, Director)Lionel Tapiero(Executive Officer)Kristin Manoogian(Executive Officer)Thomas Brammar(Executive Officer)

BoardRoss Mason(Director)

Co-investorsTechstarsSocial Leverage

Trouvatrouva.comNov 2019 · $22M

Trouva is an online marketplace that connects shoppers with independent boutiques, offering a curated range of design-led fashion, homeware, gifts, and lifestyle products.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces

Alex Loizou(Cofounder and CTO)

Co-investorsLocalGlobeC4 VenturesIndex Venturesoctopus investments

Unmadeunmade.cominJul 2019Acquired

Unmade provides digital infrastructure and automation software for apparel and sportswear brands to manage customization, small-batch production, and demand-driven manufacturing.

Advanced ManufacturingDeveloper ToolsE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB

Hal Watts(Founder)inBen Alun-Jones(Founder)Kirsty Emery(Founder)

Co-investorsBackedBallpark VenturesFELIX CAPITALLocalGlobeMaersk GrowthTechstars+3 more

Other

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

Fiscal Technologies

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.