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Snap’s acquisition of WaveOptics for $500+m is UK deep tech’s biggest news in years

Gaming is bigger than sport and traditional entertainment combined, so what are the opportunities for investors?

Luke Hakes doesn’t normally write about exits, but UltraSoC’s recent acquisition by Siemens is an exception.

Why did we Quantum Motion Technologies as their first investment in the quantum computing field?

Simon King lays out the state of play for quantum computing

As an academic-turned-investor I feel I have a somewhat unique perspective on teams in spinouts and deep tech startups. I joined Octopus Ventures...

UltraSoC’s CSO and COO relates her journey and lessons learned along the way

While entrepreneurs and investors are well versed in the Lean Startup model, its relevance diminishes in the realm of deep tech.

AI on the edge allows machines to learn how to learn

Frank Massam, PhD and Professor Conrad Lichtenstein, PhD are co-founders of Nemesis Bioscience. This biopharmaceutical company is developing...

Enterprise drone software pioneer vHive is Octopus Ventures latest investment. Find out how enterprise drone technology is accelerating.

Deep tech: driving the next industrial revolution

Unmade, a recent investment by Octopus Ventures’ Deep Tech pod, is turning mass production in fashion on its head.

Simon King heads up the Future of Industry pod for Octopus Ventures

Octopus Ventures’ internal structure is crafted to help pioneers change the world through three ‘pods’: Future of Health, Future of Money and Deep Tech. Here, Zoe Chambers reveals the inner workings of the Deep Tech pod.

Image: ThirdEye team Unless you have been hiding in a hole, you will have heard about Artificial Intelligence. Thanks to the perfect storm of...

Is this another drone hype or could it be finally taking off? The drone ecosystem is developing fast and showing signs of finally hitting out....

The Tech AR wearables, such as smart glasses, allow users to see computer-generated images overlaid on top of the real world. There are...

The Timing is Right Conventional industrial robots do one or two pre-programmed jobs very well. They’re reliable, limited, expensive and...

Before joining Octopus, Simon was a research scientist investigating novel materials for photovoltaic applications at Imperial College in London....