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ManyPets co-founder and former CEO, Steven Mendel, shares his key lessons in leadership and building teams through growth.

Over almost two decades at HSBC Innovation Banking (formerly Silicon Valley Bank UK), Erin Platts has worked at the beating heart of the UK and...

In part two of Jeevs Mahil’s interview with Octopus Energy co-founder and CFO, Stuart Jackson, Stuart shared his tips on getting workplace culture right, getting the best from a leadership team and the power of storytelling.

Octopus Energy co-founder and CFO Stuart Jackson shares some of the lessons he’s learned from the company’s growth journey.

The question of succession remains taboo, but, as Jeevs Mahil explains, engaging with it early offers huge advantages to founders and their businesses.

Octopus Ventures investors run through some of the pioneering start-ups we welcomed to the portfolio in 2023

Rich Bolton unpacks his experience of Shared Parental Leave and explores the benefits it offers to businesses thinking about diversity, equity and inclusion.

Brilliant sustainable technology also needs the right customer, the right proposition and the right price. This is where Octopus Springboard comes in.

Experts Lisa Nelson and Abby Kearns join Octopus Ventures’ Will Gibbs to discuss what makes a good board for an early-stage start up

The most common reasons pre-seed investors might turn you down — and what to do about them

In this video guide, Octopus Ventures Legal Counsel, Mary Sullivan and Andy Fahrenheim, break down the process of negotiating and executing a capital raise from a legal perspective, and offer some guidance on the things to bear in mind.

In this video, Octopus Ventures Legal Counsel, Mary Sullivan and Andy Fahrenheim, explain what founders should be looking for in external counsel when thinking about a raise – and what to keep in mind before the fundraising process begins.