Insights

The story of every great technology startup often starts with an idea, most times a crazy and ambitious idea that becomes a solution to address...

Claire Macmillan knows how startups can better tell their story through their deck.

Remote pitching will become the new normal. Here’s a brief guide from our experiences so far.

How do we build and scale companies that are going to change the world? Taryn offer’s her top tips for healthtech talent

The jobs market is changing as millions reassess what they want from work. Laura Willming explains why this presents an opportunity for startups.

Deep tech demands deep understanding. Jonathan shares his top tips for attracting talent after spending 3 years recruiting at DeepMind.

Two unicorn-builders ask if the basic rules of leadership still apply.

Long term relationships pay off, as proved by Alex Chesterman’s latest $7bn success with Cazoo

A new Co-CEO joins us to meet the opportunity in European tech, Emma Davies.

Crash and recession are nothing new to Howard Bell and Pete Daffern, 6 unicorns between them. But what new lessons have they been learning?

No less than six unicorns feature Pete Daffern or Howard Bell in their origin story. The two Octopus Venture Partners have lived through triumphs...

Been there: what can we learn from an ex-CEO (x3) who steered his company through dark times?

US expansion: before, during and after Covid.

Question the Questions is a report from Octopus Ventures that provides a stress-tested guide to international expansion, powered by insights...

First Ask Should you expand abroad? 15: Hello Fresh link: https://www.hellofresh.com Should you enter the US? Is the timing right? 18: Y-Plan...

Why Octopus Ventures is investing in European biotech and the areas we think will produce the next wave of breakout bioscience businesses

Introduction: We have so much to learn about the brain. Identifying which neurons or groups of neurons correspond to a specific action, thought,...

Automata is helping scientists achieve better results faster with automated lab solutions. Read why Octopus Ventures have led their latest investment round

Read about Octopus Ventures investment in Nosso, the finance app for families and their children.

Natasha Jones outlines her predictions for the top five trends shaping fintech in 2022.

Nick Sando explains how crypto startups can make it into the mainstream, learning the lessons from Spotify’s success and LimeWire’s failure.

Simon writes about how we think about making decisions at Octopus Ventures.

LifeScore is creating a radical shift for the music industry — it gestures to a new realm of possibility that opens up when technology is married to the forefront of human artistic creativity

LifeScore’s platform uses AI to adaptively generate music, based on the listener’s surroundings and inputs. Read why Octopus Ventures has invested