Find your path to Oliver
1,521 people in our graph share verified history with Oliver — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Georgia StevensonunlockedOliver: together at Cambridge Judge Business School
×6Oliver: together at Imperial College London
×2Oliver: together at Cambridge Judge Business School
Oliver: together at Ori Biotech
Experience
- Octopus VenturesPrincipalcurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Octopus VenturesInvestment Manager - Biotech and Life Sciences2023 — 2025Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyAdvisor - Engineering Biologycurrent2024 — presentLondon
- LabGeniusNon Executive Directorcurrent2024 — present
- ExpressionEditsNon Executive Directorcurrent2024 — present
- InfinitopesNon Executive Directorcurrent2024 — present
- BiofidelityBoard Observer and Investorcurrent2024 — present
- Ori BiotechBoard Observer and Investorcurrent2024 — present
- CellVoyantNon Executive Directorcurrent2024 — present
- NanoSyrinxNon Executive Directorcurrent2024 — present
- Pencil Biosciences LimitedNon Executive Directorcurrent2023 — present
- Pear BioNon Executive Director2024 — 2025
- Imophoron LtdNon Executive Director2023 — 2024City Of Bristol, England, United Kingdom
- MELTWIND ADVISORY LLPVenture Capitalist2020 — 2023Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
- Owlstone MedicalBusiness Development Executive2018 — 2020Greater Cambridge Area
- Equilibrium AICo-Founder2019 — 2020Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
- Horizon DiscoveryCorporate Development Associate2018Greater Cambridge Area
- F-star Biotechnology LtdBusiness Development, Legal and Finance Associate2017 — 2018Greater Cambridge Area
Skills & more
Equity Capital MarketsVenture CapitalFundraisingQuantitative FinanceStorytellingR&D OperationsInterpersonal SkillsCritical ThinkingBusiness Strategy1Financial AnalysisLeadership15Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
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EntrepreneurshipData AnalysisCompetitive IntelligenceCompetitive AnalysisMarket ResearchAccount ManagementCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Agile MethodologiesLanguages English
- Science and Technology Venture Capitalist Fellowship — Royal Academy of Engineering
- CFA Program Level I — CFA Institute
From Oliver'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
Chris Oliver
People + Talent at Octopus Ventures
Constanza Diaz
B2B Software / Climate at Octopus Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Oliver Sims?
- Bio at Octopus Ventures
- Where does Oliver Sims work?
- Oliver Sims is Bio at Octopus Ventures.
- Where did Oliver Sims go to school?
- Oliver Sims studied at Imperial College London (Fellow, Science and Technology Venture Capital); Cambridge Judge Business School (Accelerator, Entrepreneurship); The University of British Columbia (MicroMasters, Introduction to Accounting, Business Foundations).
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Also attended Cambridge Judge Business School81
Georgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesGuy Ward ThomasInvestor at DN CapitalAniol BrosaGeneral Partner at Inveready Technology Investment GroupMike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado VenturesStephanie RichPartner, Platform at Bread And Butter Ventures, LlcFares ZahirDirector & Chief Executive Officer at Xeraya Capital
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Also attended The University of British Columbia445
Joan MirallesHead of Administration & Valuation at Inveready Technology Investment GroupZack GrimmerInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Rares CrisanInvestor at Notable CapitalMarianne WuVenture Partner at Congruent VenturesBrendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpAli KashaniVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, Llc
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Also attended Royal Holloway, University of London68
Warda DiyarInvestor at 13books CapitalJohn TayDirector of Partnerships and Strategy at Tin Men CapitalKalie McCollaughDirector of Finance at Five Elms CapitalNathalie KönigOperating Partner at CapnamicKenneth LamExecutive Director, Fund Operations at The Spartan GroupJussi NunesFinance at SC Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology22
Tom PageHead of Investor Relations at Cambridge Innovation CapitalIlana WisbyEntrepreneur in Residence at Cambridge Innovation CapitalJames WisePartner at Balderton CapitalGemma SiddallInvestment Associate (Sustainability) at University of Cambridge EnterpriseLouise VilladsenManager at The Footprint FirmTony RavenChair of Board and Consultation Committee at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
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