Octopus Ventures — 2024 Investments

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-investorsSESeventure PartnersSOSonorcapBABase10 PartnersSESeed4SoftSTStanford University

Definely is an AI-powered legal technology platform that helps legal teams create, draft, and review contracts.

AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS

NENnamdi Emelifeonwu(Founder)inFMFeargus MacDaeid(Founder)inNnamdi Emelifeonwu Feargus MacDaeid(Founder)

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesCOCornerstone VCCRCRE Venture CapitalM1M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)RARaineBEBeacon Capital

Desia offers an AI engine that searches across a firm's private and public data to answer complex questions, surface insights, and generate documents such as investment memos, presentations, and financial models.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Co-investorsDIDig Ventures Management Limited212100 VenturesEXExor Ventures

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)KTKärt Tomberg(CEO; Co-founder; Director)inProf. Allan Bradley(Co-founder; Non-Executive Director)

Co-investorsBLBlueYard CapitalHAHAWKTAILACAcequia Capital (AceCap)AMAmino CollectiveREredalpineWIWilbe Capital

Finni matches families and children with autism spectrum disorder with ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) therapy providers in their local area.

HealthtechMarketplacesMental HealthWellness & FitnessToronto, CA

BKBucky Khan(Founder)inYCYilun Chen(Founder)inBKBukhtar Khan(Founder)inGideon Tee(Founding Staff Software Developer)Charlene Fernandez(Operations)Nicola Brummer(Provider Success Manager)

Co-investorsENEntrepreneur FirstFIFirst Generation CapitalFOForum VenturesGEGeneral CatalystGRGreyMatterWAWayfinder Ventures+2 more

Harbiz is a management app for fitness and wellness professionals that centralizes training plans, client scheduling, communication, and billing.

Future of WorkSaaSWellness & Fitness

MMMario Morante(Founder)in

Co-investorsATAthos CapitalENEnzo VenturesJMJME Ventures

Harbiz is an all-in-one app for fitness and wellness professionals to manage their business, offering client planning, scheduling and bookings, communication, automated payments, business metrics, a branded white-label app, and built-in AI for generating training and nutrition plans.

SaaSSports TechWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsATAthos CapitalENEnzo VenturesJMJME Ventures

Intron provides speech-to-text and text-to-speech APIs designed for African accents and local languages, powering voice applications such as clinical ambient listening, medical dictation, judicial transcription, voice bots, and call center automation.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech

Olakunle Asekun(Founder)Tobi Olatunji(Founder)

Co-investorsJAJaza Rift VenturesMIMicrotractionPIPi CampusPLPlug and Play Ventures

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

BSBen Silvertown(Founder)inDan Silvertown(Founder)inDan Silvertown Ben Silvertown(Founder)

BoardJAJacob Andreou(Board Member (Greylock General Partner))in

Co-investorsGRGreylock PartnersGVGV (Google Ventures)SPSpeedinvest

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

NJNatasha Jones(CEO)inWWWilliam Whatley(Founding CTO)in

Co-investorsAEAENUENEntrepreneur FirstPTPT1BLBlackfinch Ventures

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

VFVolodymyr Fedoriv(Founder)NSNurasyl Serik(Founder)inNurasyl Serik Volodymyr Fedoriv(Founder)Volod Fedoriv(Founder)

Co-investorsCOCounterpart VenturesGRGrand VenturesMOMouro CapitalPIPID Fund I, a series of DV Collective, LPQEQED InvestorsBEBeacon Capital

Sidekick sells the AxisBoard, a physical training and rehabilitation device used to improve foot stability, control, and address issues such as Achilles tendon problems and stiffness.

ConsumerHardwareHealthtech

HLHin Lai(Founder)in

Co-investorsEDEdmonton UnlimitedCOColumbia Lake PartnersDEDevelopment Bank of WalesMSMS&AD VenturesPAPact VCSESemantic Ventures+1 more

Shipsidekick provides a logistics platform combining warehouse management, order management, transportation management, and ERP functions, with an AI assistant, for shippers and third-party logistics providers (3PLs).

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Co-investorsMUMute VenturesCOColumbia Lake PartnersDEDevelopment Bank of WalesMSMS&AD VenturesPAPact VCSESemantic Ventures+1 more

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

TSTara Spielhagen(Founder)in

Co-investorsTXTX Ventures

Vyntelligence provides a platform that uses conversational AI and video/mobile technology to simplify work processes and improve communication for field teams in utilities, telecoms, and field service industries.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS

Co-investorsBOBoundary HoldingEDEDP VenturesBLBlume EquityENENGIE New VenturesMOMorgan Stanley