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Octopus

Venture Capital

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


Recent investments

Seed
£3.3M

The financing round was led by Octopus Ventures and will support a major recruitment drive.

"Foodsteps has been helping dozens of the UK’s most ambitious food companies to reduce their environmental footprint through our farm to fork data platform and labels. However we need to do so much more. This funding will help us bring in the brightest minds in data and technology to accelerate our work. We’re also looking for food businesses and partners that are hungry to accelerate change and reduce their environmental impacts. Our commitment is to be a force for transparency, collaboration and ambition in the drive to fix our food system."
— Anya Doherty, CEO and Founder
Other
$8.2M

Octopus Ventures led the round as Contingent looks to scale its supply chain risk and transparency software.

"There is an ever-increasing amount of focus on risk management within supply chains and Contingent provides us with a platform to capture the key areas of risk. As we put more of a spotlight on ESG, the team at Contingent is continuously improving the platform, its features and coverage, which supports us as we continue to grow as a business,"
— Steven McGeagh
Series A
£11.0M

Octopus Ventures led the Series A round with participation from Warner Music, IDEO, 4 Good Ventures, and Metaplanet Holdings OÜ.

"Music isn’t just a luxury, it’s an essential part of life. Whether for sleep, mental wellbeing, exercise, or a much-needed adrenalin rush, music is there to soundtrack our lives. LifeScore wants to bring the composer into the action, using Augmented Intelligence to surprise and delight, rendering music reactive and dynamic in real-time. We are thrilled to have found such supportive partners in this investment round, and believe that this will enable us to bring an entirely new music platform to fruition whilst creating many opportunities for musicians."
— Philip Sheppard, Co-founder and CEO