About
Paul Davidson is a Partner at Octopus Ventures, a European venture capital firm managing approximately £2.0 billion in assets. He focuses on B2B software and AI investments as part of the firm's specialized investment practice across health, fintech, deep tech, consumer, and B2B software sectors. Octopus Ventures has backed over 130 companies since 2008, typically investing from £1 million at seed stage through £15 million at Series B.
Experience
- Octopus VenturesPartnercurrent2023 — present
- Octopus VenturesPrincipal2020 — 2023London, England, United Kingdom
- Octopus VenturesInvestment Manager2017 — 2020London, United Kingdom
- ThreatMarkNon-Executive Directorcurrent2025 — presentBrno, Czechia
- VaultSpeedNon-Executive Directorcurrent2023 — presentLeuven, Flemish Region, Belgium
- Fable DataNon-Executive Directorcurrent2023 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- IntigritiNon-Executive Directorcurrent2022 — presentAntwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium
- BlueDolphinSupervisory Board Directorcurrent2022 — presentUtrecht, Netherlands
- ZapnitoNon-Executive Directorcurrent2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- SovaNon-Executive Directorcurrent2020 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- UbisecureNon-Executive Directorcurrent2018 — presentHelsinki Area, Finland
- RyteAdvisory Board Director2021 — 2024Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- AdwayBoard Advisor2022 — 2023Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden
- Healthcare and Services Technology LtdNon-Executive Director2017 — 2021Birmingham, United Kingdom
- VeeqoNon-Executive Director2019 — 2020Swansea, United Kingdom
- TRI - The RBQM CompanyBoard Observer2018 — 2020Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
- RBSDirector2015 — 2017London, United Kingdom
- RBSAssociate Director2014 — 2015London, United Kingdom
- RBSAssistant Director2013London, United Kingdom
- RBSManager2012 — 2013London, United Kingdom
Education
- Bayes Business SchoolMaster of Science (MSc), Banking & International Finance2009 — 2010
- The University of ManchesterBachelor of Arts (BA), Economics & Finance2006 — 2009
Skills & more
NegotiationFinancial Analysis2Corporate Finance2Financial Modeling2Financial ReportingBusiness AnalysisAccountingBankingBusiness Relationship ManagementCoachingFinancial ServicesInvestments
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Private EquityLeveraged FinanceLegal Contract ReviewDue DiligenceLBOStructured FinanceMergers & AcquisitionsManagement BuyoutsGrowth CapitalMicrosoft OfficeVenture Capital- Diploma in Lending Skills — The Chartered Banker Institute
- CFA Charterholder — CFA Institute
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Same school
Also attended Bayes Business School45
Lavinia FerriAssociate at P101 VenturesRupert KeeleyFormer PayPal Europe CEO at Team8Katie ConnAccess Fund at Salica InvestmentsKit Blakiston-HoustonPrincipal at Fuel VenturesAnnie VeldmanSenior Associate at Catalyst InvestorsRichard CrosfieldDirector at Presidio Ventures
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Also attended The University of Manchester118
Joel NoyceInvestor at Moonfire VenturesFreya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at MedicxiAndy LeaverOperating Partner at Notion CapitalSimon SegarsExecutive Advisor at Black Opal VenturesHonor de WintonExecutive Assistant at Giant Ventures Global LlpRajiv DatarEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation Space
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Shared employers
Also worked at ThreatMark4
Also worked at Intigriti4
Also worked at BlueDolphin2
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Also worked at Sova1
Colleagues at Octopus Ventures
Adam Said
Principal at Octopus Ventures
Alan Wallace
Investor at Octopus Ventures
Albert Puig
B2B Software at Octopus Ventures
Amy Nommeots-Nomm
Investor 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