# Octopus Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Octopus Ventures is a vc firm based in United Kingdom. 355 investments on record, 43 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

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# Octopus Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 355 cheques on record.

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Pre-seed Seed Series A Proteomics Lending Small And Medium Business

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**93%** of best year **43** **cheques in 12 months**, 355 on record

Since the last cheque **2** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$10M** Cheque size, as they say **$750K – $15M** Rounds led **11 of 355** Sole investor **75 rounds** Exits **8 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 77%**

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## Octopus Ventures highlights

- 01 43 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Venture: 56% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 75 rounds, median $3.1M
- 04 8 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> We provide venture capital investment for the people, ideas and industries that will change the world. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $750K – $15M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Proteomics Lending Small And Medium Business
- **Based in:** London, United Kingdom
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **355 appearances**

- **2026** 35 rounds
- **Oct** **[Braid](https://millionrounds.com/company/braid)** Series A · NL · Tech Funding News **$38M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Living Optics](https://millionrounds.com/company/living-optics)** GB · Ventureburn **$20M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[Metris Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/metris-energy)** Seed · GB · EU-Startups **$5.0M** *Led*
- **Sept** **[Resolutiion](https://millionrounds.com/company/resolutiion)** Seed · GB **$10M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Edgify](https://millionrounds.com/company/edgify)** Series A · GB **$9.0M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Dogtooth Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/dogtooth-technologies)** Growth · GB · Firms' own news pages **$19M** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[geoSurge](https://millionrounds.com/company/geosurge)** Seed · GB **$12M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Elliptic](https://millionrounds.com/company/elliptic)** Series D · GB · Firms' own news pages **$120M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[Semble](https://millionrounds.com/company/semble)** Series C · GB · Ventureburn **$40M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Partly](https://millionrounds.com/company/partly)** Series B · NZ **$50M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Wassist](https://millionrounds.com/company/wassist)** Pre-seed · GB **$1.1M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Poindexter Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/poindexter-labs)** Seed · GB **$2.7M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Automata](https://millionrounds.com/company/automata)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Handshake](https://millionrounds.com/company/handshake)** Seed · GB **$3.2M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[onibi](https://millionrounds.com/company/onibi)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **May** **[Slamcore](https://millionrounds.com/company/slamcore)** GB · Amadeus Capital Partners **$14M** With 8 others
- **May** **[Quantum Motion](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantum-motion)** Series C · GB · TechStartups **$160M** With 10 others
- **May** **[TympaHealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/tympahealth)** Debt · GB **$2.7M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Greenpixie](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenpixie)** Seed · GB **$6.3M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[DRIFT Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/drift-energy)** Grant · GB **$100K** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Connectome Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/connectome-health)** Pre-seed · CH **$2.0M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Flexzo AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/flexzo-ai)** Series A · Ventureburn **$12M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Bea Fertility](https://millionrounds.com/company/bea-fertility)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Secfix](https://millionrounds.com/company/secfix)** Series A · DE · Ventureburn **$12M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Big Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/big-health)** US · Gilde Healthcare **$24M** With 11 others
- **Feb** **[Sidekick](https://millionrounds.com/company/sidekick)** Series A · GB · Eos Venture Partners **$11M** With 12 others
- **Feb** **[Automata](https://millionrounds.com/company/automata)** Series C · GB · Entrepreneur First **$45M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[LabGenius](https://millionrounds.com/company/labgenius)** Venture · GB **$64K** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[AutoGrab](https://millionrounds.com/company/autograb)** Series B · AU · Startup Daily **$80M** *Led*
- **Jan** **[Verna](https://millionrounds.com/company/verna)** Seed · GB **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Cyb3r Operations](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyb3r-operations)** Seed · GB **$5.4M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Infinitopes](https://millionrounds.com/company/infinitopes)** Seed · GB **$15M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[AgileRL](https://millionrounds.com/company/agilerl)** Seed · GB **$5.4M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Bricks.sh](https://millionrounds.com/company/bricks-sh)** Pre-seed · IT **$1.9M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Raylo](https://millionrounds.com/company/raylo)** Debt · GB **$27M** With 2 others
- **2025** 37 rounds
- **Dec** **[KatKin](https://millionrounds.com/company/katkin)** Series C · GB **$50M** With 1 other
- **Dec** **[Hyperpilot^](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyperpilot)** Pre-seed · GB **$2.7M** With 2 others
- **Dec** **[Metris Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/metris-energy)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Vyntelligence](https://millionrounds.com/company/vyntelligence)** Series B · GB · Silicon Canals **$30M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[myTomorrows](https://millionrounds.com/company/mytomorrows)** Growth · NL · Avego Management **$29M** With 5 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

We hold **60** 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 they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**8** of 30 we have independently watched raise

[Big Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/big-health)[Depop](https://millionrounds.com/company/depop)[Intigriti](https://millionrounds.com/company/intigriti)[ManyPets](https://millionrounds.com/company/manypets)[Orbex](https://millionrounds.com/company/orbex-space)[Permutive](https://millionrounds.com/company/permutive)[Sovaassessment](https://millionrounds.com/company/sova-assessment)[Zoopla](https://millionrounds.com/company/zoopla) Certified B Corporation Geosurge Helps businesses Gradient Labs AI-powered Greenpixie A sustainability-focused HallTech A coating Handshake Solutions Helps Hijack Bio Offers Hurree Labs A Indices Can turn Inflow Institutional Investor Kraken The utilities Lean Medical Behavioral Movable Voice Automates Ossprey Cybersecurity platform Peace Pivotal Poindexter Labs Builds Talent Vira Wassist AI assistant Zaro A platform

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 **8 in all**

**[SwiftKey](https://millionrounds.com/company/swiftkey)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **$250M** Feb 2016

**[ECNLive](https://millionrounds.com/company/ecnlive)** Bought by Executive Channel **Undisclosed** Jul 2014

**[Rangespan](https://millionrounds.com/company/rangespan)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** May 2014

**[Vega-Chi](https://millionrounds.com/company/vega-chi)** Bought by Liquidnet **Undisclosed** Mar 2014

**[Evi](https://millionrounds.com/company/evi)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **$26M** Apr 2013

**[AQS](https://millionrounds.com/company/aqs)** Bought by Insurity **Undisclosed** Mar 2013

**[VYRE Limited](https://millionrounds.com/company/vyre-limited)** Bought by North Plains **Undisclosed** Dec 2012

**[CSL DualCom](https://millionrounds.com/company/csl-dualcom)** Bought by [Bowmark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bowmark-capital) **Undisclosed** Jan 2012

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$10M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.1M**

Led 11 of 355 rounds **3%**

- **Said size:** $750K – $15M
- **Sole investor:** 75 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 8 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *94*
- Venture *65*
- Seed said *57*
- Series B said *47*
- Pre-seed said *19*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [LocalGlobe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe) 17
- [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) 12
- [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) 10
- [Entrepreneur First](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first) 9
- [MMC Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mmc-ventures) 9
- [Business Growth Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bgf) 8

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Octopus Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**LocalGlobe** VC firm **17** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe)[**Plug and Play** Accelerator **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)[**Index Ventures** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)[**Entrepreneur First** Accelerator **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first)[**MMC Ventures** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mmc-ventures)[**Business Growth Fund** Private equity **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bgf)[**Seedcamp** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp)[**Innovate UK** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk)[**Notion Capital** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/notion-capital)[**Amadeus Capital Partners** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amadeus-capital-partners)[**JamJar Investments** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jamjar-investments)[**Playfair Capital** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playfair)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Octopus Ventures put money into.

[**Braid** $38M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/braid)[**Living Optics** $20M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/living-optics)[**Metris Energy** $5.0M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/metris-energy)[**Resolutiion** $10M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/resolutiion)[**Edgify** $9.0M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/edgify)[**geoSurge** $12M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/geosurge)

## On podcasts

6 episodes naming Octopus Ventures in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [Startup Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sifted) 30 Oct 2025 · 44 min Erin Platts on SVB collapse and new role at Octopus Ventures: ‘There will always be churn’ Mentions [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) Apple Podcasts
- [The Healthtech Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/healthtech-podcast) 12 Oct 2022 · 15 min #276 What healthtech investors are looking for in founders, with Will Gibbs at Octopus Ventures With [Will Gibbs](https://millionrounds.com/person/will-gibbs) Mentions [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Healthtech Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/healthtech-podcast) 31 Oct 2021 · 4 min #243 Quick Tips with Principal Will Gibbs from Octopus Ventures 🐙 With [Will Gibbs](https://millionrounds.com/person/will-gibbs) Mentions [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Healthtech Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/healthtech-podcast) 28 Oct 2021 · 47 min #242 The Story of Octopus Ventures with Principal Will Gibbs 🐙 With [Will Gibbs](https://millionrounds.com/person/will-gibbs) Mentions [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Healthtech Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/healthtech-podcast) 12 Jul 2020 · 11 min #112: Healthtech Reports From McKinsey and Octopus Ventures 📒 Mentions [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Healthtech Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/healthtech-podcast) 31 Mar 2019 · 48 min Episode 16: The Story of Health Tech Investing and Octopus Ventures 🐙 Mentions [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures)[Gian Seehra](https://millionrounds.com/person/gian-seehra) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [Transparent Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/transparent-vc) 7 Oct 2024 · 1h 2m Tribe Talkin' Ep 57: The SaaS Era Over? VCs Chasing M&A. VCs Question Scalare. Losing PMF Part 3. Startmate Returns. Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Startup Leap](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/startup-leap) 30 Jul 2024 · 1h 22m "Ex-Uber to Founder of $10m VC Fund" with Maria Rotilu, Founder Openseed VC Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Healthtech Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/healthtech-podcast) 10 Jan 2024 · 1h 7m #333 Unlocking VC Funding: Secrets and strategies from entrepreneur and investor Gian Seehra Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Fintech Insider](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/fintech-insider) 23 Jan 2023 · 60 min 698. News: How Apple Card cost Goldman Sachs billions Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Octopus Ventures

### What does Octopus Ventures invest in?

Octopus Ventures invests most often at Series A and Venture (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Proteomics, Lending and Small And Medium Business.

### How active is Octopus Ventures?

355 investments on record, 43 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 11. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Octopus Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Braid (Series A, Oct 2026), Living Optics (Oct 2026) and Metris Energy (Seed, Sept 2026).

### How big are Octopus Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M. It says it writes cheques of $750K to $15M.

### Does Octopus Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 11 of its 355 investments on record (3%).

### Where does Octopus Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (77%), the Netherlands (5%) and the United States (5%).

### Is Octopus Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 43 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Octopus Ventures invest alongside?

Most often LocalGlobe (17 rounds together), Plug and Play (12 rounds together) and Index Ventures (10 rounds together).

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