Octopus Ventures

Octopus Ventures is a large and active venture capital investor in Europe focused on investing in people, ideas, and industries that will change the world for the better. They prioritize investments in areas where they can make the biggest impact: building a more sustainable planet, empowering people, and revitalizing healthcare. They aim to invest £10 billion by 2030 in industries bringing about positive change and seek to back founders with purpose who are building revolutionary solutions. They look for companies tackling significant global problems, such as eliminating carbon footprints, creating cancer vaccines, building the next phase of the internet, and charting a greener approach to space travel. They focus on companies with strong values and contribute to a more equitable landscape. They focus on building long-lasting relationships with founders, investing as early as an idea on a page and supporting at every stage of growth. They invest across B2B Software, Bio, Climate, Consumer, Deep Tech, Fintech, and Health, offering hands-on support. Octopus Ventures is looking for founders who are great storytellers with a clear vision, focused on solving society’s biggest problems, not just building products, they also value diversity in founding teams. Octopus Ventures is also a B Corp certified company. They also run a mentorship program to match the founders and senior leaders from their portfolio companies with executives and operators in their network.

B2B Software, Bio, Climate, Consumer, Deep Tech, Fintech, Health

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