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Octopus Ventures

Octopus Ventures

London, Englandoctopusventures.com

Overview

Octopus Ventures is a venture capital firm based in London that was established in 2007 . It invests in sectors including B2B software, bio, climate, consumer, deep tech, fintech and health . The firm seeks to invest in companies based in the European region . They support entrepreneurs from initial investment through to IPO, managing £1.8bn across a portfolio of over 200 companies .

Year Founded

2007

Portfolio Companies

335

Investments

Octopus Ventures investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Cazoot Pty LtdMar 2020Series CCo-investor
Bloom EnergyNov 2023SeedCo-investor
CREDJun 2025ExpansionCo-investor
ZPG LimitedDec 2010VC RoundCo-investor
ManyPetsJun 2021Series DCo-investor
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Key People

Rob Day

Founder Mentor - First Check Fund

Erin Platts

CEO

Katy Trost

CEO Coach Partner Octopus Coaching Hub

Mark Farrer-Brown

CEO Coach Partner Octopus Coaching Hub

Angel Issa

Managing Partner

Hitesh Sanganee

Venture Partner

Malcolm Ferguson

Venture Partner

Matt boutin

Venture Partner

Richard Anson

Venture Partner

Richard Court

Partner

Samuel Knight

Coaching Partner

Tom Cross CPsychol AFBPsS

Coaching Partner

Uthish Ranjan

Partner Chair Of Investment Committee

Will Gibbs

Partner

Adam Said

Principal

Matt Chandler

Principal

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Sector & Stage Mix

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Investment Activity

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FAQ

Where is Octopus Ventures based?

Octopus Ventures is headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom.

When was Octopus Ventures founded?

Octopus Ventures was founded in 2007.

How many portfolio companies does Octopus Ventures have?

Octopus Ventures has 335 portfolio companies in Caplight's dataset.

What are some companies in Octopus Ventures's portfolio?

Portfolio companies visible on Caplight include Cazoot Pty Ltd, Bloom Energy, CRED, ZPG Limited, ManyPets.

What was Octopus Ventures's most recent investment shown here?

Octopus Ventures's most recent investment in this portfolio sample was in CRED in 2025.

What sectors does Octopus Ventures focus on?

Octopus Ventures focuses on Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Consumer & Commerce, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, FinTech, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Energy & Sustainability, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, FinTech, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Real Estate & PropTech, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Real Estate & PropTech, FinTech, Telecommunications & Networking, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Crypto & Web3, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, Consumer & Commerce, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability, Consumer & Commerce, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Real Estate & PropTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Cybersecurity, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Real Estate & PropTech, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Cybersecurity, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, FinTech, Enterprise Software, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Telecommunications & Networking, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Telecommunications & Networking, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, FinTech, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Real Estate & PropTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, Cybersecurity, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Real Estate & PropTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, Energy & Sustainability, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, Energy & Sustainability, Consumer & Commerce, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Telecommunications & Networking, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Real Estate & PropTech, FinTech, Energy & Sustainability, FinTech, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, FinTech, Crypto & Web3, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, Energy & Sustainability, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Telecommunications & Networking, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Real Estate & PropTech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Energy & Sustainability, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Crypto & Web3, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Real Estate & PropTech, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, Telecommunications & Networking, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Real Estate & PropTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, Telecommunications & Networking, Real Estate & PropTech, Consumer & Commerce, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Cybersecurity, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Real Estate & PropTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Real Estate & PropTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Telecommunications & Networking, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Real Estate & PropTech, FinTech, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Crypto & Web3, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Telecommunications & Networking, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Real Estate & PropTech, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Cybersecurity, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Real Estate & PropTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Real Estate & PropTech, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Cybersecurity, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Consumer & Commerce, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Energy & Sustainability, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Energy & Sustainability, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure.

What company stages does Octopus Ventures focus on?

Octopus Ventures typically invests at the Mid stage.

What is Octopus Ventures's AUM?

Octopus Ventures's assets under management are estimated between $1.0B and $10.0B.

Firmographic Details

HeadquartersLondon, England
Year Founded2007

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