About
Will Gibbs joined Octopus Ventures in 2013 and works on the Health team, investing across consumer and enterprise health businesses with focus areas including digital therapeutics, substance addiction, LGBT sexual health, cannabinoids, and US expansion. Before Octopus he founded several startups and holds a degree in ancient history and classical archaeology from the University of Oxford.
Invests in
Digital HealthHealthtech
Experience
- Octopus VenturesPartnercurrent2013 — present
- MANUALInvestor Representativecurrent2024 — present
- Quit GeniusInvestor Representative/NEDcurrent2020 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Skin + MeInvestor Representative/NEDcurrent2019 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- PermutiveInvestor Representative/NEDcurrent2015 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- InflowInvestor Representative/NED2022 — 2026
- LVNDR HealthInvestor representative/NED2021 — 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Ibex Medical AnalyticsInvestor Representative/NED2020 — 2023Tel Aviv District, Israel
- allplantsInvestor representative/NED2018 — 2023London Area, United Kingdom
- Ori BiotechBoard Observer/Investor Representative2020 — 2022London
- Patch UKInvestor Representative / NED2018 — 2022London Area, United Kingdom
- FluidlyInvestor Representative/ NED2017 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
- Michelson Diagnostics Ltd.Investor representative2018 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
- DepopInvestor Representative/NED2019Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- CHRONEXT.COMBoard Observer/ Investor Representative2016 — 2017London & Cologne
- Bowman Power Group LtdBoard Observer/Investor Representative2015 — 2016Greater Southampton Area
- SeedcampInvestor Representative2014 — 2016London Area, United Kingdom
- BehavioSecBoard Observer/Investor Representative2014 — 2016Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
- Self-employedFounder2011 — 2013Maldon, Essex
- Poplar Grove Pig FarmPig Farmer2008 — 2009Essex
Education
- University of OxfordClassical Archaeology and Ancient History2008 — 2011
- Colchester Royal Grammar School2005 — 2007
- The Sandon School, Chelmsford2000 — 2005
Skills & more
Food8Finance9Investments12New Business Development11Start-ups29Venture Capital20Entrepreneurship17Due Diligence7Business Strategy8Business Development3Business Planning1E-commerce3
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Management ConsultingMergers & AcquisitionsPortfolio ManagementPrivate EquityStrategyManagementFrom Will's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Oxford688
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Quit Genius7
Maroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York CityBen BlumePartner at AtomicoSeb WallacePartner at Triple Point VenturesVishal GulatiVenture Partner at Molten VenturesGeorgiana Diana BarbantaInvestor at Octopus Ventures
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Also worked at LVNDR Health3
Also worked at allplants2
Also worked at Fluidly1
Deals · 1
PermutiveBoard seat
via Octopus Ventures · filed Jan 2018 · $9.5M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
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