Octopus Ventures

Venture fund

Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Cheque size: GBP 1M to GBP 20M
Based in: United Kingdom
Focus: Women's Health, Primary & Virtual Care, Health Data Infrastructure

Octopus Ventures, part of Octopus Investments, is a London based venture firm founded in 2007 and now one of the most active investors in Europe. It runs a dedicated health team investing across digital health, diagnostics and life sciences.

One of the most active European health technology investors at early stage.

Notable investments

Elvie
Big Health
Origin

Firm website

The journey

How Octopus Ventures got here, step by step.

2007
Firm founded
Octopus Ventures was established in London as part of Octopus Investments to back early stage companies.
2010s
Broad sector investing established
Octopus Ventures grew into one of Europe's most active venture investors across several sectors.
2019
Dedicated health team formed
The firm set up a health team to focus investment on digital health and life sciences.
2021
Most active health investor in the UK
After joining forces with TenX, Octopus Ventures became the most active health investor in the country.
2020s
Health portfolio expansion
The health portfolio grew to include companies such as Big Health, Automata and Vira Health.