Or rather, when. Will Gibbs unpacks the role of Investor Directors – and explains when it’s time to bring domain experts onto a start up board

Read about Octopus Ventures investment in Inflow, a dedicated service, specifically addressing the needs of people with ADHD.

Natasha Jones offers her two cents on what’s to come in the world of fintech in the year ahead – and reviews her predictions from last year. 

This year, the IPO market changed. From a frenzy of activity in 2020-2021 it has slowed. Tanya Yankova makes the case for a fresh approach to growth investing.

In challenging times venture debt can be a valuable means for founders looking to extend their runways.

With layoffs at some of the world’s biggest tech companies making headlines, Laura Willming offers her tips on navigating this turbulent time.

Read about our investment in Phlux, infrared sensors that detect infrared light and turn it into an electrical signal to measure characteristics of the surrounding environment.

Working together to unlock deep tech’s revolutionary potential.

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.

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

Read about Octopus Ventures investment in Apheris, an end-to-end platform that uses a federated learning architecture to guarantee security and privacy to each individual data provider across a network.

Read about Octopus Ventures investments in Lodgify, a vacation property management platform that makes it easy to start, manage and grow a holiday rental business.