Octopus Ventures
Investor profile
CorporateInvestment firmVenture capital
Octopus Ventures has backed 249 European tech companies across 324 funding rounds between 2003 and 2026, joining rounds totalling €3.9B. Most active in Software and Fintech. Data as of Nov 2026.
Also recorded as: Octopus · Octopus Group · Octopus Investment · Octopus Investments
Deals
324
distinct rounds
Companies
249
backed
Active span
2003–2026
24 yrs
Total round €
€3.9B
sum of rounds joined
Deals by year
distinct rounds / yearOctopus Ventures — deals by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| Octopus Ventures — deals by year | |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 9 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2013 | 11 |
| 2014 | 14 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2016 | 14 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2021 | 41 |
| 2022 | 53 |
| 2023 | 30 |
| 2024 | 26 |
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2026 | 15 |
Top sectors
by dealsOctopus Ventures — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Octopus Ventures — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | 77 |
| Fintech | 47 |
| Healthtech | 46 |
| Marketing | 22 |
| Transportation | 18 |
| Cybersecurity | 18 |
| Consumer | 17 |
| AI | 15 |
| E-commerce | 15 |
| Media | 14 |
Stages
by dealsOctopus Ventures — stages — interactive chart.
Data table
| Octopus Ventures — stages | |
|---|---|
| Series A | 81 |
| Other | 76 |
| Seed | 68 |
| Series B | 48 |
| Pre-Seed | 19 |
| Early VC | 14 |
| Series C | 12 |
| Series D+ | 3 |
| Growth/Late | 2 |
| Debt | 1 |
Countries
by dealsOctopus Ventures — countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Octopus Ventures — countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | 264 |
| Germany | 7 |
| Spain | 7 |
| Ireland | 6 |
| Sweden | 6 |
| Netherlands | 5 |
| Switzerland | 5 |
| Belgium | 4 |
| Israel | 4 |
| Portugal | 4 |
Co-investment network
shared roundsCo-investment network — interactive chart.
Hover a node for shared-deal counts; click a co-investor to open its profile.
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Frequent co-investors
shared rounds- Index Ventures11
- BGF9
- LocalGlobe7
- Notion Capital6
- Seedcamp6
- Atlas Venture5
- BaltCap5
- Calm Storm Ventures5
- JamJar Investments5
- MMC Ventures5
- Playfair Capital5
- Plug and Play5
- Speedinvest5
- Amadeus Capital Partners4
- Atomico4
- Balderton Capital4
- Cambridge Innovation Capital4
- DN Capital4
- Foresight Group4
- Heartcore Capital4
- Shilling VC4
- Silicon Valley Bank4
- Accel3
- AENU3
- AlbionVC3
Portfolio
top 30 by total round €| Company | Country | Rounds | Total € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bought by Many | UK | 2 | €295M |
| Amplience | UK | 5 | €136M |
| Automata Technologies | UK | 3 | €120M |
| Ori Biotech | UK | 1 | €88M |
| CoMind | UK | 1 | €86M |
| Orbex | UK | 3 | €86M |
| Permutive | UK | 2 | €81M |
| Elvie | UK | 2 | €74M |
| Quit Genius | UK | 2 | €64M |
| Secret Escapes | UK | 3 | €64M |
| Elliptic | UK | 3 | €58M |
| Weev | Ireland | 1 | €58M |
| Semble | UK | 2 | €49M |
| Quantum Motion | UK | 1 | €48M |
| Allplants | UK | 1 | €45M |
| Origami Energy | UK | 2 | €44M |
| Tatum | UK | 1 | €43M |
| Biofidelity | UK | 2 | €43M |
| Intigriti | Belgium | 2 | €42M |
| OLIO | UK | 2 | €41M |
| LabGenius | UK | 1 | €41M |
| Cobee | Spain | 1 | €40M |
| Token.io | UK | 1 | €38M |
| Lapse | UK | 2 | €37M |
| Flock | UK | 1 | €36M |
| WaveOptics | UK | 2 | €36M |
| Ometria | UK | 1 | €35M |
| Qomodo | Italy | 1 | €35M |
| Braid | Netherlands | 1 | €34M |
| Cazoo | UK | 1 | €34M |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount| Company | Stage | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bought by Many | Series D+ | €286M | 2021-06 |
| Amplience | Series D+ | €91M | 2022-03 |
| Ori Biotech | Series B | €88M | 2022-01 |
| CoMind | Series A | €86M | 2025-10 |
| Elvie | Series C | €68M | 2021-07 |
| Permutive | Series C | €65M | 2021-11 |
| Weev | Other | €58M | 2023-05 |
| Quit Genius | Series B | €54M | 2021-07 |
| Secret Escapes | Series C | €54M | 2015-07 |
| Elliptic | Series C | €52M | 2021-10 |