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Alli OttarssonunlockedChris: together at Riot Games (2017–2019)
Chris: together at Riot Games
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About
Chris Oliver works in Portfolio People & Talent at Octopus Ventures, where he currently supports the Titan fund and its growth-stage portfolio businesses. His work covers the full talent and people life-cycle, including recruitment across engineering, SRE, infrastructure, art, design, and commercial roles, as well as the development of talent professionals and the delivery of training on leadership, inclusivity, and bias. He is a Talent100 awardee.
Experience
- Octopus VenturesPortfolio People & Talentcurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Touchlab LimitedFractional CPOcurrent2026 — presentUnited Kingdom
- Windranger LabsHead of People & Talent2024 — 2025United Kingdom
- Telperion VenturesFounder2024 — 2025United Kingdom
- ImprobableGlobal Head of Talent2020 — 2024London, England, United Kingdom
- Riot GamesHead of Talent for Central Europe2017 — 2020Berlin Area, Germany
- TalentfulPrincipal2017 — 2020London, United Kingdom
- Technology RecruitmentTechnical Recruiter / Account manager etc2011 — 2016EMEA
Skills & more
Recruiting47Contract Recruitment45Temporary Placement24New Business Development15Sales14Networking13IT Recruitment12Big Data8Permanent Placement5Search6Candidate Generation4Interviews4
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HadoopHeadhuntProject ManagementIT Business ManagementExecutive SearchBenefits NegotiationScreening ResumesRecruitment AdvertisingTeam LeadershipTeam ManagementManagementLeadershipLanguages English · German
From Chris's professional profile.
Colleagues at Octopus Ventures
Adam Said
Principal at Octopus Ventures
Albert Puig
B2B Software at Octopus Ventures
Andrew Wigfall
Executive in Residence at Balderton Capital
Angel Issa
Fintech at Octopus Ventures
Annabel Guthe
Investor Relations Associate at Balderton Capital
Chloe Allan
B2B Software at Octopus Ventures
Constanza Diaz
B2B Software / Climate at Octopus Ventures
Edward Keelan
B2B Software at Octopus Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Oliver?
- Chris Oliver works in Portfolio People & Talent at Octopus Ventures, where he currently supports the Titan fund and its growth-stage portfolio businesses. His work covers the full talent and people life-cycle, including recruitment across engineering, SRE, infrastructure, art, design, and commercial roles, as well as the development of talent professionals and the delivery of training on leadership, inclusivity, and bias. He is a Talent100 awardee.
- Where does Chris Oliver work?
- Chris Oliver is People + Talent at Octopus Ventures.
- Where did Chris Oliver go to school?
- Chris Oliver studied at Barstable; Seevic.
Shared employers
Also worked at Improbable20
Javier VillamizarAdvisor at AvilaRoger SunManaging Director at MPCi (formerly Matrix Partners China)Mark ShepherdChief Legal Officer at ImprobableAndreas Valentin PedersenAdvisor at Cointelligence FundLucas VeraartAnalyst at NPM Capital N.V.Ben NewsomeVP, Talent and People at Cherry Ventures
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Also worked at Riot Games57
Alli OttarssonInvestment at Makers FundNathaniel WattenmakerInvestor at Makers FundEva FreyInvestor at Extantia CapitalThomas VuHead of Franchise/Creative @ Riot Games at Moon HoldingsJesse HoustonVenture Partner at Griffin Gaming PartnersJiake LiuAdvisor at Lair East Labs
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