Fundraising Fox

Jo Oliver

Investor

Partner at Octopus Ventures

London

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

Experience

  1. PermutiveNon Executive Board Member2024
  2. TOKEN.IO LTDNon Executive Board Member2018 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  3. IOVOXNon Executive Board Member2012 — 2024
  4. AmplienceNon Executive Board Member2011 — 2024
  5. Octopus VenturesPartner2009 — 2024London, United Kingdom
  6. CurrencyFair.comNon Executive Director2016 — 2023
  7. TrouvaNon Executive Director2019 — 2021London
  8. Property PartnerNon Executive Director2014 — 2021London, United Kingdom
  9. CalastoneNED2019 — 2020London, United Kingdom
  10. Rest Less UKNED2018 — 2020London, UK
  11. SwiftKeyNon-Executive Director2010 — 2016
  12. Vega-Chi LimitedNon-Exexcutive Director2011 — 2014
  13. Oliver Woodworth LimitedManaging Director2005 — 2009
  14. Lehman BrothersExecutive Director1999 — 2002

Education

  1. Durham UniversityBSc (Hons), Natural Sciences1988 — 1991
  2. Tonbridge School1983 — 1987

Skills & more

Venture Capital48Entrepreneurship41Entrepreneur1Networking11Start-ups26Analytics1Angel Investing1Business Development1Business Strategy8Digital Media3Due Diligence5E-commerce7
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From Jo's professional profile.

Colleagues at Octopus Ventures

Adam Said
Principal at Octopus Ventures
Alan Wallace
Investor at Octopus Ventures
Albert Puig
B2B Software at Octopus Ventures
Angel Issa
Fintech at Octopus Ventures
Brandon Mhangami
Investor at Octopus Ventures
Chloe Allan
B2B Software at Octopus Ventures
Chris Oliver
People + Talent at Octopus Ventures
Constanza Diaz
B2B Software / Climate at Octopus Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jo Oliver?
Partner at Octopus Ventures
Where does Jo Oliver work?
Jo Oliver is Partner at Octopus Ventures.
What check size does Jo Oliver write?
Jo Oliver typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Jo Oliver go to school?
Jo Oliver studied at Durham University (BSc (Hons), Natural Sciences); Tonbridge School.

Same school

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Also attended Tonbridge School14

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Shared employers

Also worked at Octopus Ventures61

Simon MurdochGeneral Partner, PhD at Episode1Fred EllisPartner at Next47Conor ScanlanAssociate Partner at Nauta CapitalDafydd ProlePrincipal at Presidio VenturesAkriti DokaniaVenture Partner at Ridge VenturesGeorge WhiteheadPartner at ACF Investors

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Also worked at Rest Less UK3

Tosin AgbabiakaInvestor at Octopus VenturesPaolo PioCo-Founder and General Partner at Exceptional VenturesMatt CooperCo-Founder and Executive Chairman at Exceptional Ventures

Also worked at SwiftKey5

Rich WongPartner at AccelPhilipp FreisePartner at Kohlberg Kravis RobertsTony SaighPartner at Lool VenturesGabriel Spencer-HarperFounder at MeticulousLotanna EzeikeCEO, Co-founder at Grade

Also worked at Lehman Brothers245

John ZimmerCo-founder of LyftNikolay StoronskyCo-founder & CEO of RevolutScott MaxwellInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersDana SettleCo-Founder & Managing Partner at GreycroftHemal PatelManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersYusuf ÖzdalgaPartner, Head of U.K. & Europe at QED Investors

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