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Octopus

Venture Capital

Octopus Ventures is a European venture capital firm that backs growing businesses.


Recent investments

Series B
£8.5M

Octopus Ventures led the Series B round, which will fund product development and international expansion.

"In a world in which volatility and complexity are increasing and the nature of work and talent are drastically changing, it is critical that organisations develop the capability and capacity to think and act differently when it comes to change and innovation"
— Rich Bolton
Seed
£17.4M

Amadeus Capital Partners and Octopus Ventures co-led the seed round to support product development and team expansion.

"The entire team is very excited about the opportunity that this financing has given us to develop Unlikely AI and its technology, and we are delighted to partner with our new investors."
— William Tunstall-Pedoe, Founder
Seed
€4.7M

Octopus Ventures backed the seed round, which will fund product development and team expansion.

"We are incredibly excited to have raised this capital. The seed round will enable us to launch our intelligence layer and gain a unique position within the market to be the first AI-led Customer Success platform. Velaris will serve the entire organisation enabling horizontal growth in other teams and becoming the single source of truth for customer data."
— Dilanka Kalutota, Co-Founder
Series A
£18.6M

The Series A round was led by Verlinvest and Perwyn to support international expansion and scientific research.

"KatKin began when Nikki and I questioned what we were feeding our cats Molly, Kiki and Columbus. The more we asked, the more horrified we were at what we found. So we gathered an ambitious, world-class team of people willing to stick their noses up at the cat food chain. Right now, mainstream cat food is stale – packed with cheap ingredients, hard-to-understand labels and fluffed-up claims. It’s difficult to find what’s best and customers are frustrated. In contrast, the demand is huge for KatKin – every six months we’re doubling in size and customer base. We’re grateful to Lopo and Cecile at Verlinvest and Andrew at Perwyn, and Kreos as well as for the continued support from Octopus and our angel investors. This support doesn’t just invest in our business but also the health and happiness of cats and cat parents."
— Brett O'Farrell, Co-founder