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Octopus Ventures
Venture CapitalActiveOctopus is a multi stage European venture capital investor backing talented teams with the potential to build big businesses.
237
Investments
7
Exits
$3.1B
AUM
3.0%
Exit Rate
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Investment Thesis & Strategy
Octopus Ventures invests across various stages in fintech, healthcare, and impact investing, seeking to support talented teams building large-scale businesses in Europe.
Investment Activity
Deals per year over the last 8 years
2
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20203
2021Portfolio Companies
Selected investments from their portfolio of 237 companies
s
skape
SaaS · Series A, 2021
O
Omnipresent
Enterprise · Series A, 2021
P
Peppy
Healthcare · Series A, 2021
C
Cazoo
E-commerce · Series A, 2019
B
Big Health
Healthcare · Series B, 2018
M
ManyPets
Fintech · Series A, 2017
N
Nested
Real Estate · Series B, 2017
W
WaveOptics
Other · Series B, 2017
B
Bought By Many
Fintech · Series A, 2017
G
Gousto
Food & Beverage · Series B, 2016
D
Depop
E-commerce · Series A, 2014
L
Lyst
E-commerce · Series B, 2014
Notable Exits
CompanyTypeYearValue / Acquirer
PeppyAcquisition2024—
Bought By ManyAcquisition2023—
WaveOpticsAcquisition2022$747M
CazooIPO2022—
DepopAcquisition2021$1.6B
SwiftKeyAcquisition2016$250M
ZooplaIPO2014—
Frequently Asked Questions
Octopus Ventures focuses on Series A, Series B, Series C+ stage investments.