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Octopus

Venture Capital

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


Recent investments

Series A
£6.6M

The Series A round was led by Octopus Ventures with participation from Hoxton Ventures and angel investors.

"We are delighted to be working with Octopus Ventures to continue our growth path. The endorsement of one of Europe’s leading VCs provides hugely valued market validation to the work Vitesse has done and continues to do. Their crucial support will help us to keep drivingcompany expansion and continue to transform the payments market."
— Phillip McGriskin, Co-founder and CEO
Series A
£4.0M

The funding round was led by Octopus Ventures and MMC Ventures with participation from Amadeus Capital Partners and Toyota AI Ventures.

"Even before the crisis, SLAMcore was engaged in many conversations with companies – big and small – who needed a better way to solve spatial intelligence issues in robotics. Especially across sectors such as drones, robots, and AR/VR, the coronavirus pandemic has lit the touch-paper and we are primed to meet exploding demand. In the past few weeks alone, we have seen a huge spike in enquiries as robotics companies want fast solutions to get their robots to market sooner."
— Owen Nicholson, CEO
Series C
£78.4M

FTV Capital led the £78.4m growth equity round with backing from existing investors to support new market entries and product development.

"We’re delighted to close this round with the full support of our investors. This investment gives us the opportunity to look ahead, create more jobs and provide the insurance pet owners care about for years to come."
— Steven Mendel, CEO
Series B
£100M

The financing round was led by DMG Ventures to accelerate the shift to digital vehicle retail.

"We are very excited to continue to support Alex and the team at Cazoo. The pace of what they’ve achieved and the level of adoption they’ve seen in the first few months since launch is remarkable. With almost 8 million used car transactions a year in the UK, there is a clear opportunity to provide a more convenient way to buy a car and shift part of the market online."
— Manuel Lopo de Carvalho