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Octopus Ventures

Venture Capital

For the people and ideas that will change the world.

Founded 2007 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 129 employees Finance, Financial Services

315

Total Investments

220

Portfolio Companies

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Exits

2

Industries

General Information

Industries Finance, Financial Services
Funding Stage Seed +2

Company Overview

Founded 2007
Employees 129
Location United Kingdom London, United Kingdom

Investment Criteria

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About Octopus Ventures

For the people and ideas that will change the world, because we believe you can build a better tomorrow by investing in it. We can back you at every stage of your journey, from ideas on a page through to IPO. Each year we deploy more than £200 million across five areas where we see maximum potential for impact: health, fintech, deep tech, consumer and B2B software. With many years of experience and expertise investing in each of these areas, our team can help our portfolio companies scale at speed. For us, investment is about more than money. Being truly invested is about giving time, energy and focus; working with founders to give them the best chance of success. It means a shared commitment to solving the big problems that matter. We’ve backed the likes of BoughtByMany, Cazoo, Depop, Elvie and WaveOptics, while others have gone on to join forces with the world’s largest businesses. We are based in London with a network of partners across the U.S and Asia. Octopus Ventures is part of Octopus Investments.

Recent Investments (315)

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Series B •••••• Sep 2025

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Latest News

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Jul 22, 2026

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Jul 03, 2026

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