Octopus Ventures — 2022 Investments

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-investorsEIEight Roads Ventures

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)inJWJohn Williamsin

Co-investorsCOColumbia Lake PartnersSISixth Street

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-investorsBIBitDAOHTHTX Ventures (ex Huobi Ventures)IOIOSG VenturesLOLongHash VenturesMAMantle NetworkSISignum Capital+9 more

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

PHPeter Hames(Co-founder)inCEColin Espie(Co-founder & Chief Scientist)in

Co-investors.4.406 Ventures51515 VenturesALAlleyCorpBLBlue Venture FundsINIndex VenturesINInnovation Global Capital+9 more

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-investorsSHShilling VCSMSMOK Ventures

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

BABorja Aranguren(Founder)inITIgnacio Travesí(Founder)inDaniel Olea(Founder)Nacho Travesí(Founder)

Co-investorsBABalderton CapitalBSBStartupDIDila CapitalKIKinled HoldingNONotion CapitalSESeedRocket+4 more

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-investorsWOWorking Capital FundASAscensionCOConcentric

Delio is an infrastructure provider offering a white-label, AI-powered operating system for financial firms to deliver digital private markets platforms.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

GLGareth Lewis(Co-founder & Co-Chief Executive)inGMGareth Morgan(Co-Chief Executive)in

Co-investorsMAMaven Capital PartnersDEDevelopment Bank of Wales

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

ADAnya Doherty(Founder)in

Co-investorsASAscensionCOConduit ConnectMEMetaplanet

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

GEGiles Ellwood(Founder)in

Intigriti operates a bug bounty platform that connects security researchers with organizations to identify and remediate vulnerabilities.

CybersecuritySaaSBelgium, BE

SJStijn Jans(Founder)in

Co-investorsENEnBW New Ventures GmbHETETF Partners

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

Dennis Klett(Founder)Marco De Gregorio(Founder)

Co-investorsBOBonsai Partners SGEIC, SAHOHOWZAT PartnersNANauta CapitalALAldea Ventures

Cherrypick is a free consumer app that recommends recipes, plans weekly meals around dietary preferences, and automatically builds a supermarket grocery basket for home delivery or in-store collection.

ConsumerE-commerceFoodTech

Timotei Centea(Founder)in

Co-investorsPLPlug and Play VenturesANAnterra CapitalMAMaki.vcSPSpeedinvest

Mention is a social listening platform acquired by Agorapulse that enables marketers and social media professionals to monitor brand mentions, track competitors, and uncover trends across social networks in real time.

Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Co-investorsPOPoint NineEIEight Roads Ventures

Movable Ink provides AI-driven content curation and real-time creative generation to deliver personalized marketing content for retail and e-commerce brands, using each brand's own data.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail TechSaaSNew York City, US

Michael Nutt(Founder)inVSVivek Sharma(Founder)in

BoardThilo Semmelbauer(Director)Matthew Gorin(Director)

Co-investorsADAdams Street PartnersCOContour Venture PartnersFFFf Venture CapitalKIKima VenturesMIMistral Venture PartnersSTStg+4 more

Ori develops expandable-unit technology for multifamily real estate, enabling hotel-to-housing conversions and ground-up developments that increase unit density while maintaining livability.

Construction TechHardwareImpact & Social GoodPropTech

Hasier Larrea(Founder)

Co-investorsINIngka InvestmentsPRPresidio VenturesTHThe E14 FundAMAmadeus Capital PartnersDEDelin VenturesEPEpisode1+4 more

ORI provides an integrated business planning platform for supply chain professionals, combining demand planning, S&OP, S&OE, data analytics, and long-term planning in one tool.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

BSBrant Slade(Founder)in

Co-investorsKIKickstartAMAmadeus Capital PartnersDEDelin VenturesKHKhosla VenturesNONorthpond VenturesNONovalis LifeSciences+2 more

Ori Biotech develops manufacturing automation platforms for cell and gene therapies, addressing scalability and cost barriers that limit patient access to these treatments.

Advanced ManufacturingBiotechDeep TechHardwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsAMAmadeus Capital PartnersKIKindred CapitalNONovalis LifeSciencesDEDelin VenturesNONorthpond VenturesPUPuhua 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

EFEdmund Farrar(Founder)inGLGeorge Leidig(Founder)inDEDr Edmund Farrar(Founder)inJameel Muzaffar(Founder)Lili Miller(Head of Content)Cameron Ziafat(Product Manager)

Co-investorsGAGaingelsKIKickstart InnovationRERedbus VenturesY Y CombinatorACAcequia Capital (AceCap)BEBethnal Green Ventures+9 more

Online marketplace for buying and selling new and used vehicles in Indonesia, offering listings across multiple cities and vehicle types.

MarketplacesMobility & TransportationJakarta, ID

Co-investorsNANavis Capital PartnersWEWe Founder Circle Global Angels FundY Y Combinator

Wilmington, US

George Leidig(Director)Jameel Muzaffar(Director)Edmund William Farrar(Executive Officer, Director)

London-based AI dubbing company whose synthetic-speech technology translated video into other languages; IP acquired by RWS in 2025.

JSJesse Shemen(Founder)in

Co-investorsGMGMG VenturesMEMercuri.vcBDBDMIENEntrepreneur FirstLOLocalGlobeSASands Capital Ventures

Sova Assessment provides a talent assessment platform using science-based tools to match candidate skills and values with organizational needs.

HR TechSaaSLondon, GB

LFLuke Fisher(Chief Executive Officer)inDJDarren Jaffrey(Chief Executive Officer)in

Tatum is a blockchain development platform providing RPC gateways, APIs, and webhook notifications for accessing 100+ networks.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsMiami, US

Co-investors3V3VCDEDEPO VenturesEVEvolution Equity PartnersPUPurple VenturesTETensor VenturesALAlignment Growth+2 more

UnlikelyAI builds AI technology designed to support real-world decision-making through interpretable and trustworthy models.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software

Co-investorsAMAmadeus Capital PartnersCACambridge Angels groupCACambridge Innovation CapitalMEMetaplanetMSMS&AD Ventures

Velaris is a customer success platform for mid-market and enterprise B2B SaaS companies that combines AI capabilities with a proprietary context graph to track customer data, usage, and engagement signals.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

Co-investors4242CAPZAZAKA VC

Velaris provides laboratory automation systems, consumables, and services—including robots and integrated analysis devices—for testing laboratories and industrial clients.

CleantechHardwareRobotics

Co-investorsBABattery VenturesZAZAKA VC

Verna addresses climate and nature crises through technology solutions, blending expertise in nature, software, and start-ups.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechImpact & Social GoodSaaS

Co-investorsCOConcrete Venture CapitalLOLove VenturesNANAPÜBÜbermorgen Ventures

vHive offers an enterprise platform that digitizes physical assets using autonomous data capture (including drone-based) and AI analytics, helping organizations automate processes, cut costs, and plan across the asset life cycle.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

YGYariv Geller(Founder)in

Co-investorsSTStageOne VenturesDTDTCPTITIP

Co-investorsD4D4 Ventures

Vira builds recruiting and hiring infrastructure for the AI era.

AI & Machine LearningHR Tech

Co-investorsINInnovestor VenturesLOLocalGlobe

Vira Health provides digital clinical care and support services for women's and men's health across all life stages, partnering with healthcare systems and employers.

Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechHR TechWellness & Fitness

Andrea Berchowitz(Founder)in

Co-investorsLOLocalGlobeMMMMC VenturesNINina CapitalNONovaCapitalOPOptum VenturesSPSpeedinvest

A company focused on improving understanding of energy-limiting, often invisible chronic conditions such as Long Covid and ME, which it states affect over 100 million people.

Digital HealthHardwareHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Harry Leeming(Founder)inLuke Martin-Fuller(Founder)in

Co-investorsCACalm/Storm VCCICircle & Co.FLFlexcap VenturesBABank of AmericaGOGoldman SachsHUHustle Fund+6 more

Wazoku is a London-based innovation management company combining an AI platform with the Innocentive open-innovation solver marketplace.

London, GB

SHSimon Hill(CEO)inRDRosemarie Diegnan(Co-founder, Chief Product & Customer Officer)in

Co-investorsCACalculus Capital Ltd.CACambridge Angels groupSASaaS Capital