Octopus Investments Investments & Fund Profile

Overview

Manager of venture capital trusts and renewable energy investments.

Founded

2000

Deals · 12mo

2

Links

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Stage focus

Series A

Geographic focus

United Kingdom

United States

Sector focus

Banking

Finance

Financial Services

FinTech

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Investment portfolio

59rounds

LedParticipated

NAME	DATE	SIZE
TrialReach	Sep 2026Participated	$14 MSeries B
Alusid	Dec 2025Participated	$0.67 MOther Equity
Weev	May 2023Led	$62 MOther Equity
Ryte	Jun 2021Led	$10 MOther Equity
Perfect Ward	Mar 2021Led	$6 MOther Equity
Ryte	Jan 2021Led	$8 MOther Equity
Natterbox	Apr 2020Led	$9 MOther Equity
FISCAL Technologies	Dec 2019Led	$5 MSeries A
Veeqo	Mar 2019Led	$4 MOther Equity
SimplyCook	Jan 2019Led	$6 MSeries A
City Pantry	Apr 2018Led	$6 MOther Equity
Trouva	Nov 2017Participated	$10 MSeries A
TrialReach	Sep 2026Participated	$14 MSeries B
Alusid	Dec 2025Participated	$0.67 MOther Equity
Weev	May 2023Led	$62 MOther Equity
Ryte	Jun 2021Led	$10 MOther Equity
Perfect Ward	Mar 2021Led	$6 MOther Equity
Ryte	Jan 2021Led	$8 MOther Equity
Natterbox	Apr 2020Led	$9 MOther Equity
FISCAL Technologies	Dec 2019Led	$5 MSeries A
Veeqo	Mar 2019Led	$4 MOther Equity
SimplyCook	Jan 2019Led	$6 MSeries A
City Pantry	Apr 2018Led	$6 MOther Equity
Trouva	Nov 2017Participated	$10 MSeries A

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Deal Distribution

Octopus Investments: 59 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round type	Led deals	Participated deals
Seed	6	1
Series A	13	3
Series B	4	3
Series C+	1	0
Other Equity	19	9

Monthly Deal Activity

Octopus Investments: 59 deals are recorded across 193 months. All available history
Month	Deals
Oct '10	3
Nov '10	0
Dec '10	1
Jan '11	0
Feb '11	1
Mar '11	1
Apr '11	0
May '11	0
Jun '11	0
Jul '11	0
Aug '11	0
Sep '11	0
Oct '11	0
Nov '11	0
Dec '11	1
Jan '12	1
Feb '12	0
Mar '12	1
Apr '12	1
May '12	0
Jun '12	0
Jul '12	0
Aug '12	0
Sep '12	1
Oct '12	1
Nov '12	0
Dec '12	0
Jan '13	0
Feb '13	0
Mar '13	0
Apr '13	0
May '13	2
Jun '13	1
Jul '13	2
Aug '13	0
Sep '13	3
Oct '13	1
Nov '13	2
Dec '13	0
Jan '14	1
Feb '14	1
Mar '14	0
Apr '14	0
May '14	1
Jun '14	1
Jul '14	3
Aug '14	0
Sep '14	2
Oct '14	3
Nov '14	1
Dec '14	1
Jan '15	0
Feb '15	2
Mar '15	1
Apr '15	1
May '15	2
Jun '15	1
Jul '15	1
Aug '15	0
Sep '15	0
Oct '15	1
Nov '15	1
Dec '15	0
Jan '16	0
Feb '16	0
Mar '16	0
Apr '16	0
May '16	0
Jun '16	0
Jul '16	0
Aug '16	0
Sep '16	0
Oct '16	0
Nov '16	0
Dec '16	0
Jan '17	0
Feb '17	0
Mar '17	0
Apr '17	0
May '17	0
Jun '17	0
Jul '17	0
Aug '17	0
Sep '17	0
Oct '17	0
Nov '17	1
Dec '17	0
Jan '18	0
Feb '18	0
Mar '18	0
Apr '18	1
May '18	0
Jun '18	0
Jul '18	0
Aug '18	0
Sep '18	0
Oct '18	0
Nov '18	0
Dec '18	0
Jan '19	1
Feb '19	0
Mar '19	1
Apr '19	0
May '19	0
Jun '19	0
Jul '19	0
Aug '19	0
Sep '19	0
Oct '19	0
Nov '19	0
Dec '19	1
Jan '20	0
Feb '20	0
Mar '20	0
Apr '20	1
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	0
Oct '20	0
Nov '20	0
Dec '20	0
Jan '21	1
Feb '21	0
Mar '21	1
Apr '21	0
May '21	0
Jun '21	1
Jul '21	0
Aug '21	0
Sep '21	0
Oct '21	0
Nov '21	0
Dec '21	0
Jan '22	0
Feb '22	0
Mar '22	0
Apr '22	0
May '22	0
Jun '22	0
Jul '22	0
Aug '22	0
Sep '22	0
Oct '22	0
Nov '22	0
Dec '22	0
Jan '23	0
Feb '23	0
Mar '23	0
Apr '23	0
May '23	1
Jun '23	0
Jul '23	0
Aug '23	0
Sep '23	0
Oct '23	0
Nov '23	0
Dec '23	0
Jan '24	0
Feb '24	0
Mar '24	0
Apr '24	0
May '24	0
Jun '24	0
Jul '24	0
Aug '24	0
Sep '24	0
Oct '24	0
Nov '24	0
Dec '24	0
Jan '25	0
Feb '25	0
Mar '25	0
Apr '25	0
May '25	0
Jun '25	0
Jul '25	0
Aug '25	0
Sep '25	0
Oct '25	0
Nov '25	0
Dec '25	1
Jan '26	0
Feb '26	0
Mar '26	0
Apr '26	0
May '26	0
Jun '26	0
Jul '26	0
Aug '26	0
Sep '26	1
Oct '26	0

Sector Breakdown

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Octopus Investments: Networks, Cloud & Communication is the largest displayed sector by deal count (20 deals). All available history
Sector	Deals
Networks, Cloud & Communication	20
E-Commerce & Retail	19
Enterprise Software	15
Health & Life Sciences	12
AI & Machine Learning	8
Data, Analytics & IT	7
Consumer & Lifestyle	7
Marketing & Advertising	7
Manufacturing	7
Media & Entertainment	7
Real Estate & Construction	6
Fintech	6
Hardware & Robotics	5
Professional Services	5
Cybersecurity & Privacy	3
Clean Energy & Sustainability	3
Transportation & Logistics	3
Travel & Hospitality	2
Education & Workforce	2
Space & Frontier Tech	2
Food & Agriculture	2
Crypto & Blockchain	1
Social & Community Platforms	1
Developer Tools	1

Deal Size Distribution

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Octopus Investments: 59 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)	Deals
<$5M	28
$5M-$10M	18
$10M-$25M	11
$25M-$50M	0
$50M-$100M	2
$100M-$250M	0
$250M-$500M	0
$500M-$1B	0
$1B+	0

Deals By Geography

Top 6 of 6 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Octopus Investments: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (50 deals). All available history
Region	Deals
Europe	50
United States	4
Canada	2
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Wc2e 7ha	1
Bb5 0re	1

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Octopus Investments: 20 co-investors are shown, with Index Ventures sharing 6 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investor	Shared deals
Index Ventures	6
Amadeus Capital Partners	3
Catapult Ventures	3
Northstar Ventures	3
Seedcamp	3
Cambridge Capital Group	2
General Catalyst	2
Smedvig Capital	2
Wellington Partners	2
A-Grade Investments	1
Accel	1
Atlas Venture	1
BaltCap	1
Bayern Kapital	1
Bessemer Venture Partners	1
BGF	1
BGF Ventures	1
Calculus Capital	1
Cambridge Innovation Capital	1
Downing Ventures	1