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Octopus Ventures

Corporate venture capital firm funding early-stage businesses

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Octopus Ventures

United Kingdom

Octopus Ventures is an institutional investor (Corporate VCs) founded in 2000 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Corporate venture capital firm funding early-stage businesses. It invests in companies across various sectors, including B2B software, biotechnology, climate tech, consumer goods, deep tech, fintech, and healthcare. The firm provides funding and support to founders, from pre-seed to Series A stages. Its investment process involves a multi-step evaluation, culminating in a final decision. The firm's investors possess sector-specific expertise, enabling them to effectively guide portfolio companies.

Stage
pre-seed, seed, Series A and beyond, pre-seed, seed, Series A and beyond
Check size
$133K (pre-seed); $1.3M+ (seed, Series A+)
HQ
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2000
Website
https://octopusventures.com
LinkedIn
https://linkedin.com/company/octopus-ventures
Twitter
http://twitter.com/octopusventures
Institutional InvestorFinTechHealthcareHealthTechBiotechBiopharmaCleanTechClimateTechEnergyConsumerDeepTech

What they look for

Pan-European geography (offices in UK/US); founders with purpose solving big problems, diverse teams valued; early-stage even pre-product; no strict revenue/team size requirements

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