B2B Software
27 Aug 2021 The Marketplace Approach to Enterprise Supply Chains
Fred Ellis describes the deep niches in which enormous marketplace businesses can be built.
Insights
Latest insights
Fintech
20 Aug 2021 Our investment in Comma
Comma, the open banking bulk payment system, is one of the most exciting fintechs have invested in| Octopus ventures
Health
11 Aug 2021 An update from the Health team
The Octopus Ventures Health team, now the UK’s leading health investor, reviews the last 24 months.
How to guides
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.
How to guides
11 Dec 2019 If everyone needs a coach, how do you pick the right one?
If everyone needs a coach, how do you pick the right one?
Building teams
Building teams
25 Feb 2021 This is what we mean when we talk about Talent
All VC’s can help with hiring, but what needs to be added to make a Talent function help startups best? Laura explains.
Building teams
11 Jan 2021 Judge a VC by how they behave – everywhere
Millen Wolde-Selassie relates her recent experience of entering the VC world.
Building teams
27 Oct 2020 Moving mental health from ‘problem’ to reality.
Is it time to stop thinking of this as a problem and embrace the realities of workplace stress?
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
11 Aug 2021 An update from the Health team
The Octopus Ventures Health team, now the UK’s leading health investor, reviews the last 24 months.
Health
20 Jul 2021 Our investment in NanoSyrinx
Our latest investment, NanoSyrinx, is engineering protein nanosyringes
Health
10 Jun 2021 Our investment in Overture
Who are the pioneers? Overture was co-founded by Martin Varsavsky (CEO) in 2017. Martin is a serial entrepreneur who has built and exited several...
Fintech
Fintech
20 Aug 2021 Our investment in Comma
Comma, the open banking bulk payment system, is one of the most exciting fintechs have invested in| Octopus ventures
Fintech
19 Jul 2021 Our investment in Raylo
Raylo, our latest investment, is going to disrupt “ownership” of phones and devices
FintechDeep tech
8 Jun 2021 Challenge & Opportunity: our Climate Tech Office Hours event
Net Zero is our biggest challenge, which is why we’re bringing investors and Climate tech founders together in our Climate Tech Office Hours event.
Deep tech
Deep tech
29 Jun 2021 Our investment in XYZ
Rework on construction sites costs firms in the UK £10-25 billion a year. XYZ is going to change that through AR.
FintechDeep tech
8 Jun 2021 Challenge & Opportunity: our Climate Tech Office Hours event
Net Zero is our biggest challenge, which is why we’re bringing investors and Climate tech founders together in our Climate Tech Office Hours event.
Deep tech
21 May 2021 Making waves: the biggest UK deep tech acquisition in years brings AR closer into vie...
Snap’s acquisition of WaveOptics for $500+m is UK deep tech’s biggest news in years