FintechPeople + Talent 28 May 2020 Our investment in Stackin’ Why we invested in Stackin, a personal finance service for the under-served ’99%’ Written by Philip Lay Read more
Deep techPeople + Talent 13 May 2020 Our investment in Quantum Motion Technologies Why did we Quantum Motion Technologies as their first investment in the quantum computing field? Written by Akriti Dokania Read more
People + Talent 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? Written by Pete Daffern Read more
People + Talent 29 Apr 2020 Entrepreneurs meet the crisis with kindness, imagination and generosity. Entrepreneurs thrive on challenge. So maybe it’s no surprise that our portfolio companies are responding boldly to the current crisis. Here are just some of the stories that confirm our belief that pioneers change the world. Written by Octopus Ventures Read more
FintechPeople + Talent 29 Apr 2020 Our investment in Skew We did we invest in crypto derivatives market Intelligence startup, Skew? Written by Zihao Xu Read more
People + Talent 29 Apr 2020 Remote onboarding: can it be as good as the ‘real’ thing? What did we learn from this personal remote onboarding experience? Written by Sarah Ruth Boyer Read more
People + Talent 9 Apr 2020 Zoom – the latest product to become a verb How and why did Zoom win out to other bigger players and become the verb of the crisis? Written by Philip Lay Read more
HealthPeople + Talent 30 Mar 2020 Our investment in Pelago (formerly Quit Genius) The Pelago team have built a product that has demonstrated a 53% quit rate, just one reason why Octopus Ventures invested Written by Fred Ellis Read more
People + Talent 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? Written by Pete Daffern Read more
People + Talent 27 Mar 2020 Your company culture’s power to shrink the distance. When your company is suddenly spread over tens, or thousands of square miles, how will this affect your culture? Written by Laura Willming Read more
Deep techPeople + Talent 2 Mar 2020 Our investment in AudioTelligence “Alexa”…. We’re sure she has a lot to answer for in the minds of parents everywhere, but Amazon’s virtual assistant AI is a very... Written by Zoe Chambers Read more
People + Talent 25 Feb 2020 The Seven Year Glitch: is Founder-CEO burnout inevitable? Among the thirty founder-CEOs of tech scaleups with whom I have recently worked, I’ve noticed a disturbingly high percentage exhibiting signs... Written by Philip Lay Read more