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 Written by Simon King Read more
Deep tech 29 Jul 2020 A glide over the Gaming landscape Gaming is bigger than sport and traditional entertainment combined, so what are the opportunities for investors? Written by Karan Mehta Read more
Deep tech 3 Jul 2020 The exceptional story of UltraSoC Luke Hakes doesn’t normally write about exits, but UltraSoC’s recent acquisition by Siemens is an exception. Written by Luke Hakes Read more
Deep techPortfolio 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
Deep tech 6 May 2020 The Quantum Computing race is on, but who to back? Simon King lays out the state of play for quantum computing Written by Simon King Read more
Deep tech 25 Feb 2020 Deep Tech attraction: how can we get the right talent into early stage enterprises? 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... Written by Simon King Read more
Deep tech 16 Dec 2019 Pioneer Portraits: Aileen Ryan of UltraSoC UltraSoC’s CSO and COO relates her journey and lessons learned along the way Written by Octopus Ventures Read more
Deep tech 16 Dec 2019 Deep tech: moving beyond the lean startup model While entrepreneurs and investors are well versed in the Lean Startup model, its relevance diminishes in the realm of deep tech. Written by Simon King Read more
Deep tech 30 Oct 2019 If AI isn’t trained on the edge, is it any use? AI on the edge allows machines to learn how to learn Written by Octopus Ventures Read more
Health 25 Oct 2019 Nemesis Bio: using CRISPR-Cas9 to tackle antibiotic resistance Frank Massam, PhD and Professor Conrad Lichtenstein, PhD are co-founders of Nemesis Bioscience. This biopharmaceutical company is developing... Written by Octopus Ventures Read more
Deep techPortfolio 18 Sep 2019 Our investment in vHive Enterprise drone software pioneer vHive is Octopus Ventures latest investment. Find out how enterprise drone technology is accelerating. Written by Octopus Ventures Read more
Deep tech 16 Sep 2019 Deep tech: driving the next industrial revolution Deep tech: driving the next industrial revolution Written by Octopus Ventures Read more
Deep techPortfolio 8 Jul 2019 Our investment in Unmade Unmade, a recent investment by Octopus Ventures’ Deep Tech pod, is turning mass production in fashion on its head. Written by Zoe Chambers Read more
Deep tech 26 Jun 2019 Is silicon broken? Simon King heads up the Future of Industry pod for Octopus Ventures Written by Octopus Ventures Read more
Deep tech 29 May 2019 What does the investing in deep tech look like 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. Written by Zoe Chambers Read more
Deep techPortfolio 21 Mar 2019 Our Investment in Third Eye Image: ThirdEye team Unless you have been hiding in a hole, you will have heard about Artificial Intelligence. Thanks to the perfect storm of... Written by Zoe Chambers Read more
Deep tech 31 Jan 2019 Game of Drones. A Winner is Coming. 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.... Written by Uzma Choudry Read more
Deep tech 12 Dec 2018 The Largest AR Hardware Fundraise in Europe Sets a View for the Future. The Tech AR wearables, such as smart glasses, allow users to see computer-generated images overlaid on top of the real world. There are... Written by Octopus Ventures Read more
Deep tech 1 Aug 2018 Intelligent Robotics — Investing in Minds Not Bots The Timing is Right Conventional industrial robots do one or two pre-programmed jobs very well. They’re reliable, limited, expensive and... Written by Zoe Chambers Read more
Deep tech 19 Jun 2018 There’s No Lack of Talent, So What’s Holding Back Deep Tech Innovators? Before joining Octopus, Simon was a research scientist investigating novel materials for photovoltaic applications at Imperial College in London.... Written by Octopus Ventures Read more