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
Education
- Imperial College LondonFellow, Science and Technology Venture Capital
- Cambridge Judge Business SchoolAccelerator, Entrepreneurship
- The University of British ColumbiaMicroMasters, Introduction to Accounting
- Royal Holloway, University of LondonBachelor’s Degree, Biomedical Science
Skills & more
Interpersonal SkillsCritical ThinkingLeadership15Communication13Team Motivation15Teamwork10Public Speaking7Emotional IntelligenceCreative Problem SolvingDecision-MakingNegotiationProblem Solving
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ManagementTeam LeadershipEquity Capital MarketsVenture CapitalFundraisingQuantitative FinanceStorytellingR&D OperationsBusiness StrategyFinancial AnalysisMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)EntrepreneurshipLanguages 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
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
- Where does Oliver Sims work?
- Oliver Sims is Bio at Octopus Ventures.
Same school
Also attended Imperial College London484
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Also attended The University of British Columbia242
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Also attended Royal Holloway, University of London44
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Shared employers
Also worked at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology15
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