Investor directoryOctopus Ventures
Octopus Ventures focuses on investing in founders who are tackling significant global challenges.
What they invest in
Sectors
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In numbers
In the last 24 months, Octopus Ventures took part in 16 funding rounds on record at Oka, 6 of them in the last 12 months. It led or co-led 5 of the 13 rounds where the lead investor was reported. AI / ML is its most frequent sector (4 of 15 rounds with a known sector), Series A its most frequent stage (4 of 10). Most often the startup was based in the United Kingdom: 9 of 15 rounds with a known location. The most recent round on record is from October 2026.
As of October 2026. Source: Oka, counted from funding rounds reported in the press; rounds that were never reported are not included.
The facts
- Typical cheque
- €100k – €30M
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 2000
Portfolio companies
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Recent rounds
Braid
€34.12 million ($38 million)Series AB2B SaaSOctopus VenturesleadKPN Ventures
Netherlandseu-startups.comgeoSurge
€10 millionSeedDeepTechAlbionVCleadOctopus VenturesPlay VenturesCelero VenturesBoost CapitalPassion Capital · +4 more in the source
United Kingdomeu-startups.comRekord
$2.1MPre-SeedFinTechPoint NineleadOctopus VenturesHello, WorldBaseline Ventures · +1 more in the source
Irelandsiliconcanals.comPerci Health
£3MHealthTechOctopus VenturesGuinness VenturesConduit Fund · +1 more in the source
United Kingdomsiliconcanals.comAltura
€8MSeries AAI / MLOctopus VenturesleadFortinoCuriosity Venture Capital · +2 more in the source
Netherlandssiliconcanals.com
Rounds Octopus Ventures took part in, as reported by the linked articles. See who else is investing right now.
Questions founders ask
- Is Octopus Ventures actively investing?
- Yes. Oka has 6 funding rounds with Octopus Ventures on record from the last 12 months; the most recent is from October 2026.
- Does Octopus Ventures lead rounds?
- Octopus Ventures led or co-led 5 of the 13 rounds on record where the lead investor was reported (last 24 months).
- How much does Octopus Ventures typically invest?
- Octopus Ventures states a typical cheque of €100k – €30M.
- Which stages does Octopus Ventures invest in?
- Octopus Ventures invests at Pre-Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth and Seed. In the rounds on record, Series A is the most frequent (4 of 10).
- Where is Octopus Ventures based?
- Octopus Ventures is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
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