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Octopus

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Apr 2026, closing $27M. Last cheque observed Apr 2019.

QuietNew fund $27M, Apr 2026Hedge fund

Series ASeries BCyber Security

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 9 on record
Since the last cheque2764days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$18MRounds led0 of 9Mostly inUnited Kingdom, 78%
Pitch Octopus

Octopus highlights

  1. 01

    9 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 100% of its rounds

What they do

Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2016-07From their own website
Type
Hedge fund (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Cyber Security
Based in
Muscat, Oman
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first9 appearances

  1. 2019

    2 rounds

  2. Apr
    ElvieSeries B · GB · FinSMEs$42MWith 2 others
  3. Mar
    The Plum GuideGB · TechCrunch$19MWith 3 others
  4. 2018

    5 rounds

  5. Dec
    CazooGB · Tech.eu$38MWith 2 others
  6. Sept
    SLAMcoreGB · FinSMEs$5.0MWith 3 others
  7. Mar
    StreetbeesSeries A · GB · VentureBeat$12MWith 2 others
  8. Jan
    BehavioSecSeries B · SE · FinSMEs$18MWith 3 others
  9. Jan
    DepopGB · FinSMEs$20MWith 6 others
  10. 2017

    2 rounds

  11. Sept
    AntidoteGB · FinSMEs$11MWith 1 other
  12. Apr
    TokenSeries A · US · Level39$16MWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration9 named

ALAnders Lennart NylanderDirectoriFiling they signed
BJBrendan Joseph DowlingDirector of Ocorian Corporate Services (Jersey) Limited and Circle Corporate Services (Jersey) Limited.iFiling they signed
GSGerald Stewart WarwickDirector of Ocorian Corporate Services (Jersey) Limited and Circle Corporate Services (Jersey) Limited.iFiling they signed
INIan Noel RumensDirector of Ocorian Corporate Services (Jersey) Limited and Circle Corporate Services (Jersey) Limited.iFiling they signed
JWJeffrey WhiteExecutive Officer of General PartneriFiling they signed
MHMichael Henry RichardsonDirectoriFiling they signed
SMShane Michael HollywoodDirector of Ocorian Corporate Services (Jersey) Limited and Circle Corporate Services (Jersey) Limited.iFiling they signed
SMShaun Martin JohnstonDirectoriFiling they signed
SGStig Gunnar GustavsonDirectoriFiling they signed

We also hold 10 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Recently backed

The latest companies Octopus put money into.

Quick answers about Octopus

What does Octopus invest in?

Octopus invests most often at Series A and Series B (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Cyber Security.

How active is Octopus?

9 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2019.

What has Octopus invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Elvie (Series B, Apr 2019), The Plum Guide (Undisclosed round, Mar 2019) and Cazoo (Undisclosed round, Dec 2018).

How big are Octopus's cheques?

The median round it joins is $18M.

Does Octopus lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 9 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Octopus invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (78%), Sweden (11%) and the United States (11%).

Is Octopus investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2019.

What kind of investor is Octopus?

Octopus is a hedge fund based in Muscat, Oman.

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