Stan Williams
InvestorInvestor at Octopus Ventures at Octopus Ventures · Principal at Fuel Ventures
London
Writes $600K – $2M checks · typically $1.3M
About
Stan Williams is an investor at Octopus Ventures, a pan-European venture capital firm managing £1.6bn in assets. He invests in Seed and Series A technology companies across Europe, with a focus on B2B SaaS, AI, FinTech, and technology-driven businesses, typically deploying £1m–£3m per investment. Williams also serves on the boards of Secfix and Kita.
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Experience
- Octopus VenturesInvestor at Octopus Venturescurrent2026 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- geoSurgeInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- KitaBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- SecfixBoard Observercurrent2026 — present
- DamisaAngel Investorcurrent2025 — present
- VelocityAngel Investorcurrent2025 — present
- CrossFit One More RepAngel Investorcurrent2023 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Volt.ioAngel Investorcurrent2023 — present
- LunioAngel Investorcurrent2022 — present
- Abingdon Software GroupAngel Investorcurrent2022 — present
- StashbeeAngel Investorcurrent2018 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- Fuel Ventures 🚀Partner, Director and Head of VCT2024 — 2025London Area, United Kingdom
- Fuel Ventures 🚀Partner and Director2023 — 2024London, England, United Kingdom
- Fuel Ventures 🚀Partner2022 — 2023London, United Kingdom
- Fuel Ventures 🚀Principal2021 — 2022London, United Kingdom
- Fuel Ventures 🚀Senior Associate2019 — 2021
- Fuel Ventures 🚀Associate2018 — 2019London, United Kingdom
- Beer52.comAngel Investor (Exited)2014 — 2025Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Curve ClubAngel Investor and Member2023 — 2025London
- OutfundBoard Observer2023 — 2024
- CapdeskInvestor (Acquired by Carta)2019 — 2022
- Fat LamaAngel Investor and Early Advisor (Acquired by Hygglo)2016 — 2022London, United Kingdom
- ContentCalInvestor (Acquired by Adobe)2020 — 2021
- Angels Den FundingInvestment Associate2013 — 2018London
- IncuBus VenturesMentor2015 — 2016London, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Start-ups54New Business Development16Social Media32Research10Customer Relations6Angel Investing14Entrepreneurship41International Business8Crowdfunding7
From Stan'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 Stan Williams?
- Stan Williams is an investor at Octopus Ventures, a pan-European venture capital firm managing £1.6bn in assets. He invests in Seed and Series A technology companies across Europe, with a focus on B2B SaaS, AI, FinTech, and technology-driven businesses, typically deploying £1m–£3m per investment. Williams also serves on the boards of Secfix and Kita.
- Where does Stan Williams work?
- Stan Williams is Investor at Octopus Ventures at Octopus Ventures.
- What check size does Stan Williams write?
- Stan Williams typically writes checks of $600K – $2M.
- Where did Stan Williams go to school?
- Stan Williams studied at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Entrepreneurial Finance); The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (The CISI) (Securities and Investment (Level 3)); Birkbeck, University of London ((MSc), International Business).
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