# Octopus Investments: portfolio, investments and team > Octopus Investments is a vc firm based in United Kingdom. 38 investments on record, latest Sept 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-investments (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Octopus Investments Last cheque observed Sep 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Seed Series A Growth Financial Services Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 38 on record Since the last cheque **2603** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$5.8M** Rounds led **2 of 38** Sole investor **13 rounds** Exits **7 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 85%** Pitch Octopus Investments ## Octopus Investments highlights - 01 38 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 75% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 13 rounds, median $4.6M - 04 7 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Financial Services - **Based in:** London, United Kingdom - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **38 appearances** - **2019** 4 rounds - **Sept** **[One Team Logic](https://millionrounds.com/company/one-team-logic)** GB · Uktech **$3.9M** Sole investor - **Mar** **[Veeqo](https://millionrounds.com/company/veeqo)** Series B · GB · EU-Startups **$4.3M** *Led* - **Feb** **[Rotolight](https://millionrounds.com/company/rotolight)** GB · Broadcastnow **$6.6M** Sole investor - **Jan** **[SimplyCook](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplycook)** Series A · GB · TechCrunch **$5.8M** *Led* - **2016** 1 round - **Jul** **[Property Partner](https://millionrounds.com/company/property-partner)** **$23M** With 9 others - **2015** 4 rounds - **Nov** **[Eve Mattress](https://millionrounds.com/company/eve-mattress)** Series A · GB **$3.8M** With 1 other - **Nov** **[BridgeU](https://millionrounds.com/company/bridgeu)** Seed · GB **$2.5M** With 4 others - **Nov** **[Anglo European Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/anglo-european-group)** GB **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Oct** **[VouchedFor](https://millionrounds.com/company/vouchedfor)** Series A · GB **$5.4M** With 1 other - **2014** 16 rounds - **Oct** **[Mailcloud](https://millionrounds.com/company/mailcloud)** Seed · GB **$1.8M** With 6 others - **Oct** **[Uniplaces](https://millionrounds.com/company/uniplaces)** Seed · PT **$3.5M** With 3 others - **Sept** **[Property Partner](https://millionrounds.com/company/property-partner)** Seed · GB **$2.0M** With 6 others - **Sept** **[Origami Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/origami-energy)** Venture · GB **$5.8M** With 1 other - **Aug** **[SmartKem](https://millionrounds.com/company/smartkem)** Series A · GB **$4.0M** With 2 others - **Jul** **[Swoon Editions](https://millionrounds.com/company/swoon-editions)** Series A · GB **$6.8M** With 1 other - **Jul** **[Conversocial](https://millionrounds.com/company/conversocial)** Series A · US **$5.0M** With 3 others - **Jul** **[Elliptic](https://millionrounds.com/company/elliptic)** Seed · GB **$2.0M** With 1 other - **Jun** **[VouchedFor](https://millionrounds.com/company/vouchedfor)** Series A · GB **$1.6M** With 2 others - **May** **[Countrywide Healthcare Supplies](https://millionrounds.com/company/countrywide-healthcare-supplies)** Venture · GB **$4.6M** Sole investor - **May** **[CertiVox](https://millionrounds.com/company/certivox)** Series B · GB **$8.0M** With 2 others - **Mar** **[Adbrain](https://millionrounds.com/company/adbrain)** Series A · GB **$7.5M** With 2 others - **Mar** **[Sofar Sounds](https://millionrounds.com/company/sofar-sounds)** Seed **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Mar** **[Tails.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/tails-com)** Seed · GB **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **Feb** **[Bowman Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/bowman-power)** Venture · GB **$4.5M** With 1 other - **Jan** **[Michelson Diagnostics](https://millionrounds.com/company/michelson-diagnostics)** Series A · GB **$3.3M** With 2 others - **2013** 5 rounds - **Dec** **[Trouva, by StreetHub](https://millionrounds.com/company/trouva-by-streethub)** Seed · GB **$1.2M** With 3 others - **Nov** **[Uniplaces](https://millionrounds.com/company/uniplaces)** Seed · PT · finsmes.com **$1.2M** With 2 others - **Oct** **[Swoon Editions](https://millionrounds.com/company/swoon-editions)** Seed · GB · finsmes.com **$1.8M** With 1 other - **Jul** **[Affectv](https://millionrounds.com/company/affectv)** Series A **$3.0M** With 1 other - **May** **[Conversocial](https://millionrounds.com/company/conversocial)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$3.2M** With 2 others - **2011** 1 round - **Mar** **[CSL DualCom](https://millionrounds.com/company/csl-dualcom)** Series A · GB **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **2008** 1 round - **Jun** **[Hydrobolt](https://millionrounds.com/company/hydrobolt)** Growth · GB **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **2007** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[Plum Baby](https://millionrounds.com/company/plum-baby)** Seed **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Oct** **[Myla](https://millionrounds.com/company/myla)** Growth · GB **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **2006** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[Impact](https://millionrounds.com/company/impact)** **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Jun** **[First Retail](https://millionrounds.com/company/first-retail)** Growth · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **2004** 1 round - **Apr** **[ITM Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/itm-power)** GB **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **2003** 1 round - **Jul** **[LOVEFiLM](https://millionrounds.com/company/lovefilm)** Seed · GB **Undisclosed** Sole investor 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 registration **11 named** BT **Benjamin Thomas Kidd Davis** Director i Form ADV CK **Carsten Koppen** Non-Executive Director i Form ADV EL **Ellen Louise Lederman** Non-Executive Director i Form ADV JJ **John Julian Browett** Director i Form ADV JP **John Paul Averill** Director i Form ADV JC **Jonathan Charles Nigel Digges** Director i Form ADV JP **Jonathan Patrick Dees** Director i Form ADV RA **Ruth Anna Handcock** Director i Form ADV SM **Sarah Mary Grant** Director i Form ADV SA **Simon Andrew Rogerson** CEO & Director i Form ADV SJ **Stuart James Quickenden** Director i Form ADV We also hold **20** 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. ## What the register says From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law **$41M** gross assets of its funds, 2 advisers combined Oct 2026 **Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds - **Legal name:** Octopus Investments Limited - **SEC number:** CRD 284953 ## What they claim to have backed From their own portfolio page (on their website) **0** of 2 we have independently watched raise Create illustration Natural Capital Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **7 in all** **[Hydrobolt](https://millionrounds.com/company/hydrobolt)** Bought by LoneStar Fasteners Europe **Undisclosed** Apr 2014 **[Myla](https://millionrounds.com/company/myla)** Bought by [Jynwel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jynwel-capital) **Undisclosed** Aug 2013 **[Plum Baby](https://millionrounds.com/company/plum-baby)** Bought by [Campbell Soup Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/campbell-soup-company) **Undisclosed** Jun 2013 **[Impact](https://millionrounds.com/company/impact)** Bought by AVM Impact **Undisclosed** Dec 2012 **[LOVEFiLM](https://millionrounds.com/company/lovefilm)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **$2.5M** Jun 2012 **[CSL DualCom](https://millionrounds.com/company/csl-dualcom)** Bought by [Bowmark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bowmark-capital) **Undisclosed** Jan 2012 **[LoveFilm](https://millionrounds.com/company/lovefilm)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **$312M** Jan 2011 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## Companies it bought Acquisitions by the firm itself **MedicX** **Undisclosed** Oct 2014 ## The cheque Seed Series A Growth Median round joined **$5.8M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$4.6M** Led 2 of 38 rounds **5%** - **Sole investor:** 13 rounds - **Last cheque:** Sept 2019 - **Exits:** 7 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *12* - Series A *12* - Growth *3* - Venture *3* - Series B *2* Cheques by year Led Joined 2003 2019 Often in the room with - [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) 4 - [Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp) 4 - [DN Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dn-capital) 3 - [Alex Chesterman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alex-chesterman) 2 - [DFJ Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-esprit) 2 - [Draper Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-esprit-plc) 2 **Pitching Octopus Investments?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Octopus Investments. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Index Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)[**Seedcamp** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp)[**DN Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dn-capital)[**Alex Chesterman** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alex-chesterman)[**DFJ Esprit** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-esprit)[**Draper Esprit** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-esprit-plc) ## Recently backed The latest companies Octopus Investments put money into. [**Veeqo** $4.3M · Mar 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/veeqo)[**Rotolight** $6.6M · Feb 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/rotolight)[**Property Partner** $23M · Jul 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/property-partner) ## Mentioned on podcasts Episodes that name Octopus Investments in their description, not their title. - [Fintech Insider](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/fintech-insider) 10 Apr 2023 · 51 min 725. News: Has Apple missed the Buy Now Pay Later boom? Mentions [Crowdcube](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube)[Octopus Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-investments)[Jonathan Keeling](https://millionrounds.com/person/jonathan-keeling) Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Octopus Investments ### What does Octopus Investments invest in? Octopus Investments invests most often at Seed and Series A (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Financial Services. ### How active is Octopus Investments? 38 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Sept 2019. ### What has Octopus Investments invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: One Team Logic (Undisclosed round, Sept 2019), Veeqo (Series B, Mar 2019) and Rotolight (Undisclosed round, Feb 2019). ### How big are Octopus Investments's cheques? The median round it joins is $5.8M. ### Does Octopus Investments lead rounds? Sometimes: it led 2 of its 38 investments on record (5%). ### Where does Octopus Investments invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (85%), the United States (9%) and Portugal (6%). ### Is Octopus Investments investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2019. ### Who does Octopus Investments invest alongside? 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