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London-based VC founded 2007, managing 1.8bn GBP. 70+ team members, 10 partners, 5 venture partners. 353 portfolio companies, 2 unicorns (Pave, ManyPets), 6 public listings, 76 acquisition exits. Invests as early as idea on a page.
Seven focus areas: B2B Software, Bio, Climate, Consumer, Deep Tech, Fintech, Health. Pre-Seed (100k-750k GBP), Seed/Series A+ (1M+ GBP). Average investment 4.5M GBP. UK and European companies with US expansion support.
353 companies. 102 Seed (avg $4.65M), 130 Series A (avg $9.54M), 45 Series B (avg $20.4M). Unicorns: Pave, ManyPets. Public: SmartKem, Cazoo. Recent exit: Graze (acquired Dec 2025). ~23 new investments annually.
To approach Octopus Ventures, founders should visit their contact page at octopusventures.com/contact/ to submit their pitch. They are particularly interested in early-stage companies addressing significant global challenges.
In the last 12 months, Octopus Ventures has made 24 investments, with their latest investment being in Infinitopes in January 2026. They continue to actively deploy approximately £200 million annually across their focus sectors.
Octopus Ventures invests in Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, and Series B stages.
Founders can pitch Octopus Ventures through their contact page at octopusventures.com/contact/.
They focus on biotech, climate, consumer, fintech, frontier, healthcare, and SaaS sectors.
Octopus Ventures typically invests between $750K and $15M, with an average investment of £4.5M.
Octopus Ventures invests primarily in Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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