Deep tech
28 Nov 2022 Unlocking deep tech’s revolutionary potential
Working together to unlock deep tech’s revolutionary potential.
Insights
Latest insights
Fintech
22 Nov 2022 Our investment in Cobee
Read about Octopus Ventures investment in Cobee, a platform that employers use to centralise and manage benefits schemes, and facilitates the distribution of benefits to employees through a Cobee digital wallet and card.
B2B Software
18 Nov 2022 The Employee Headcount Calculator – and responsible hiring for start ups
Responsible hiring doesn’t just make business sense – it’s the right thing to do. The headcount calculator is a new tool to help start ups get it right
How to guides
How to guides
23 Jun 2022 Raising a Pre-Seed Round
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...
How to guides
9 Oct 2020 Pitching deck perfection from an expert
Claire Macmillan knows how startups can better tell their story through their deck.
How to guides
19 Mar 2020 Remote pitching: a brief guide for entrepreneurs and investors.
Remote pitching will become the new normal. Here’s a brief guide from our experiences so far.
Building teams
Building teams
21 Mar 2022 Building a business around a mission: Taryn’s tips for startups
How do we build and scale companies that are going to change the world? Taryn offer’s her top tips for healthtech talent
Building teams
19 Nov 2021 How to hire top talent in a shifting jobs market
The jobs market is changing as millions reassess what they want from work. Laura Willming explains why this presents an opportunity for startups.
Building teams
27 Oct 2021 Lessons in Deep Tech recruiting
Deep tech demands deep understanding. Jonathan shares his top tips for attracting talent after spending 3 years recruiting at DeepMind.
Scaling
Scaling
29 Apr 2021 Back to Basics: new world, same rules?
Two unicorn-builders ask if the basic rules of leadership still apply.
Scaling
29 Mar 2021 Alex Chesterman: the archetypal unicorn-builder
Long term relationships pay off, as proved by Alex Chesterman’s latest $7bn success with Cazoo
Scaling
20 Jan 2021 Welcoming Emma Davies, our new Co-CEO
A new Co-CEO joins us to meet the opportunity in European tech, Emma Davies.
CEO masterclass
CEO masterclass
13 May 2020 Advisors learn too: what are the new lessons?
Crash and recession are nothing new to Howard Bell and Pete Daffern, 6 unicorns between them. But what new lessons have they been learning?
CEO masterclass
15 Apr 2020 What have two unicorn builders been telling Founder-CEOs about crisis leadership?
No less than six unicorns feature Pete Daffern or Howard Bell in their origin story. The two Octopus Venture Partners have lived through triumphs...
CEO masterclass
30 Mar 2020 Leadership through a crisis, from a CEO who’s been there.
Been there: what can we learn from an ex-CEO (x3) who steered his company through dark times?
US expansion
US expansion
27 Jan 2021 Expanding to the US: has Covid changed the rules?
US expansion: before, during and after Covid.
US expansion
20 Nov 2018 Question the Questions:
Question the Questions is a report from Octopus Ventures that provides a stress-tested guide to international expansion, powered by insights...
US expansion
19 Nov 2018 Question the Questions Resources
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...
Health
Health
5 May 2022 Tripling down on bio
Why Octopus Ventures is investing in European biotech and the areas we think will produce the next wave of breakout bioscience businesses
Health
12 Apr 2022 Mind & Machine: What’s next for neural interfaces? Matt Vallin takes a dee...
Introduction: We have so much to learn about the brain. Identifying which neurons or groups of neurons correspond to a specific action, thought,...
HealthPortfolio
1 Mar 2022 Our investment in Automata
Automata is helping scientists achieve better results faster with automated lab solutions. Read why Octopus Ventures have led their latest investment round
Fintech
Fintech
22 Nov 2022 Our investment in Cobee
Read about Octopus Ventures investment in Cobee, a platform that employers use to centralise and manage benefits schemes, and facilitates the distribution of benefits to employees through a Cobee digital wallet and card.
FintechPortfolio
8 Mar 2022 Our investment in Nosso
Read about Octopus Ventures investment in Nosso, the finance app for families and their children.
Fintech
13 Jan 2022 Trend spotter: Natasha’s fintech predictions for 2022
Natasha Jones outlines her predictions for the top five trends shaping fintech in 2022.
Deep tech
Deep tech
28 Nov 2022 Unlocking deep tech’s revolutionary potential
Working together to unlock deep tech’s revolutionary potential.
Deep tech
7 Jun 2022 How we think about our decision making process
Simon writes about how we think about making decisions at Octopus Ventures.
Deep tech
22 Mar 2022 Soundtracking the future: how deep tech is pushing the limits of creativity
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