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Octopus Ventures

VC
London, UKWebsite

Octopus Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in London, UK investing in Consumer, Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.0M checks and has 159 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

Check Size

$250K – $1.0M

AUM

$2.1B

Portfolio

159+ companies

Team

8 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

UK-based fund investing in European startups transforming consumer and retail sectors, with emphasis on digital-first businesses.

How Octopus Ventures invests

Octopus Ventures is a vc firm based in London, UK. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Consumer, Other.

Octopus Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$1.0M per investment, backed by approximately $2.1B in assets under management.

Octopus Ventures has backed 159 companies in our records, including Mindful Chef, Olivia Burton, Dost.

Meet the Team

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Samantha Ling

Director of Operations

RA

Richard Anson

Venture Partner

ZX

Zihao Xu

Partner

SF

Santiago Fernandez

Investment Manager

OS

Oliver Sims

Principal

WG

Will Gibbs

Partner

LW

Laura Willming

Portfolio Manager

RH

Rebecca Hunt

Partner

Consumer
Retail

Industry Focus

Invests In

Consumer
Other

Portfolio Companies (159)

Other

MI

Mindful Chef

Consumer Brand
OL

Olivia Burton

Beauty & Personal Care
DO

Dost

GR

Grasp

CO

CoMind

DE

deskbird

RE

Rekord

GI

Gibran

HE

HealsGood

FO

Fortify Ai

How to pitch Octopus Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Consumer, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Samantha Ling, Director of Operations.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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