Octopus Ventures

Octopus Ventures Ltd. is a private equity and venture capital firm based in London, specializing in direct investments and fund of funds. The firm primarily invests in small and medium-sized enterprises across various sectors, with a particular focus on health, technology, and industry. Within the health sector, it targets areas such as digital health and patient-driven medicine, while in technology, it prefers investments in artificial intelligence, robotics, and the Internet of Things. Octopus Ventures typically leads investment rounds, aiming to take board seats in its portfolio companies, and usually invests between £0.28 million and £25 million in companies with a minimum EBITDA of £0.5 million. Founded in 2007, the firm operates as a subsidiary of Octopus Investments and has additional offices in New York. The team provides support beyond financial investment, leveraging a network of global venture partners for expertise and guidance.

Kamran Adle

Investor

Tosin Agbabiaka

Investor

Priscila Bala

Head of New York Office

Howard Bell

Venture Partner

Richard Bolton

Investor

Matthew Chandler

Investor

Uzma Choudry

Investor

Lucy Clarke

Associate

Alliott Cole

Managing Director & Chairman of Investment Committee

Anthony Collinson

Venture Partner

Richard Court

Partner

Emma Davies

Investor

Saranyah Douse

Investment Manager

Will Gibbs

Partner

LUKE HAKES (PHD)

Partner

John Hamm

Venture Partner

Natasha Jones

Investor

Simon King

Partner

Philip Lay

Venture Partner

Marvin Ma

Venture Partner

Karan Mehta

Investor

Shamik Parekh

Investor

Ian Perry

Venture Partner

Jebran Raashed

Associate

Uthishtan Ranjan

Principal

Adam Said

Investment Manager

Nicholas Sando

Principal

Conor Scanlan

Investor

Dr. Pooja Sikka

Partner

Mason Sinclair

Deep Tech

Joe Stringer

Partner

Matthieu Vallin

Investor

Alan Wallace

Investor

Millen Wolde-Selassie

Investor

Zihao Xu

Partner

328 past transactions

Pear Bio

Series A in 2023
Pear Bio uses organ-on-a-chip and computer vision technology to recreate, visualize, and compute the human tumor microenvironment and its effects on cancer progression. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in London.

TympaHealth

Series A in 2023
TympaHealth has developed the world's first ear and hearing health assessment system. The Tympa system empowers non-specialists to perform high definition digital otoscopy, microsuction wax removal and a hearing screening, all in a single 30 minute appointment. Users can also upload patient images and video to the secure cloud, where they can be reviewed by ENT specialists anywhere in the world.
Intrinsic Semiconductor Technologies is established to developed silicon-oxide based RRAM technologies. Intrinsic's technology is fully air stable and inherently CMOS compatible. Intrinsic's core technology can be configured as non-volatile memory, multilevel memory, hardware acceleration for Machine Learning, and neuromorphic devices.

Wazoku

Series B in 2022
Wazoku Limited is a London-based company that specializes in web-based idea management tools designed to enhance innovation within organizations. Its primary product, Idea Spotlight, serves as a platform for capturing, evaluating, and sharing ideas, facilitating collaboration among employees, partners, and customers. Wazoku also offers tailored solutions such as Custom Spotlight and Business Spotlight, which cater to various organizational needs, including those of government departments. The company provides comprehensive services, including training, workshops, consulting, and customization, to ensure that organizations can effectively leverage their collective insights. Founded in 2011, Wazoku aims to help organizations achieve their innovation and engagement goals by harnessing the collective intelligence of their stakeholders.

KatKin

Series A in 2022
KatKin is a consumer goods company that offers an online-based platform that allows people to purchase and choose different kinds of cat food. The company is driven by its mission is to make it easy for everyone to feed cats properly. KatKin was founded in 2019 and headquartered in London, England.

Oto Health

Seed Round in 2022
Operator of a digital tinnitus management platform intended to empower people to manage their tinnitus and reclaim their quality of life. The company's platform offers personalized treatment plans, including cognitive-behavioral therapy, targeted mindfulness exercises, and relaxation techniques, enabling customers to gain control over their tinnitus symptoms and experience significant improvements.

Raylo

Venture Round in 2022
Raylo Group Limited offers Iphone on subscription basis. The company also provides subscription, which includes full insurance to its customers in order to cover them against loss, theft, and accidental damage. Raylo Group Limited has designed a process for repairs and replacements of mobile phones and accessories. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

ORCA Computing

Series A in 2022
ORCA Computing is building the first scalable and flexible quantum computer powered by photonics. They build a photonic Quantum computer, based on quantum memories. ORCA'a technology allows storage and synchronization of quantum operations, leading to improved performances.

Fergus

Series B in 2022
Fergus Software Limited develops cloud-based job management software. It serves plumbers, electricians, and other trade businesses. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Auckland, New Zealand with additional offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

Bitskout

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Bitskout is a SaaS platform that allows enterprises add AI/ML capabilities to their project management tools like Monday.com, Asana, etc. Using AI allows you to make decision based on context which in turn makes teams more productive and avoid waste of time. You can create models via UI for images, videos, text and build your workflows based on selected parameters (e.g. text sentiment, key phrases, topics, image labels, image contents). There is a small extra - for each task which is approved by a workflow, the user gets a token allowing managers create reward schemes, convert them into existing point systems, run campaigns and etc.

Legl

Series B in 2022
Legl is a B2B SaaS platform enabling law firms to run their operations digitally – from streamlined onboarding, compliance, and payment tools to giving management critical business insights and their clients a service worthy of 2021.

Token

Series C in 2022
Token, Inc. specializes in providing hosted digital payment solutions designed for banks, payment service providers, merchants, and developers. The company offers a range of products, including Token Connect, which enables banks and developers to create customer-centric services, and Token PSD2, a compliance-focused SaaS solution that facilitates open banking opportunities. Token BankPay allows payment service providers and merchants to leverage new open banking payment systems emerging in Europe. As a leading open banking infrastructure provider, Token aims to facilitate the transition from card-based payments to direct bank payments, enhancing connectivity and compliance across the financial landscape. With access to over 3,000 banks across Europe, Token supports innovation in digital financial services while ensuring security and regulatory adherence. Incorporated in 2015 and headquartered in Gardner, Kansas, Token is authorized by the FCA in the UK and holds passporting rights in 20 additional countries.

Lollipop

Seed Round in 2022
Lollipop is an online grocery shopping platform that includes personalized meal plans.

Slamcore

Series A in 2022
Slamcore Limited specializes in developing simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) solutions for applications in augmented and virtual reality, robotics, and autonomous vehicles. Founded in 2016 and based in London, the company focuses on making commercial-grade spatial intelligence accessible. Its advanced SLAM software enables robots and drones to effectively navigate and comprehend their environment, utilizing methods such as Visual SLAM, sensor fusion, and Event Camera SLAM. These technologies allow for real-time processing and integration of data from various sensors, enhancing capabilities in areas like motion estimation and panorama reconstruction. Slamcore collaborates with partners to optimize the interplay between software and hardware, ensuring a balanced approach to performance and cost-effectiveness. By providing robust SLAM algorithms, the company aims to transform spatial AI into practical solutions for various industries, ultimately facilitating the integration of robots into everyday life.

intigriti

Series B in 2022
intigriti NV operares an ethical hacking and bug bounty platform that connects ethical hackers and companies to identify security vulnerabilities. The company’s platform enables businesses to implement continuous security testing for various assets with the help of a custom crowd of security researchers. It works with clients across various verticals, such as small tech start-ups, banks, and airlines in Belgium and internationally. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Aalst, Belgium.

vHive

Series B in 2022
vHive develops a cloud-based AI that enables enterprises to deploy autonomous drone hives for the acquisition, management, and processing of field data. It enables enterprises in a variety of industries such as infrastructure, telecom, rail, and civil engineering to scale their drone operations by intelligently using off-the-shelf drones as part of a hive. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Contingent

Series A in 2022
Contingent is an enterprise platform focused on supplier risk and resilience management. It offers tools and services that enable users to assess, screen, monitor, and analyze risks within their supply chains. The platform is designed to simplify the collection, verification, and monitoring of supply chain risk data, providing clients with comprehensive and current insights into ownership structures and supply chain dynamics. By reducing the administrative burden on procurement teams, Contingent helps organizations comply with regulations, mitigate potential risks, and protect against fraudulent activities.

Amplience

Series D in 2022
Amplience (UK) Limited is a provider of a Content-as-a-Service platform designed for online retailers both in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company's Big Content Cloud platform integrates with various ecommerce systems, offering marketing and merchandising teams at global enterprises and consumer brands tools for enhancing digital customer experiences. Key features of the platform include a Content Hub for asset storage and management, a Content Authoring module for creating editorial content and shoppable media, and Dynamic Media APIs that provide control over media parameters. Amplience serves over 350 leading brands, including notable names such as Crate & Barrel, Tumi, and Primark. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in London, Amplience focuses on delivering solutions that drive customer conversion in the retail sector.

Vira Health

Series A in 2022
Vira is a digital health company focused on improving long-term health for women. We do this by addressing female-specific conditions and improving the collection and use of female data in healthcare.

LifeScore

Series A in 2022
LifeScore is a company that combines traditional musical notation techniques with proprietary Cellular Composition algorithms to create a unique platform for musical composition. This innovative technology generates original, adaptive music that can respond in real-time to user interactions and environmental inputs. The platform features a diverse array of audio assets, including recordings from world-class musicians and top-tier instruments, produced in renowned studios. LifeScore's technology can adapt across various musical genres, such as ambient, classical, pop, and rock, making it suitable for numerous applications, including immersive experiences in vehicles and live-streaming environments. By providing bespoke music tailored to specific activities, LifeScore enhances user experiences related to wellness, focus, relaxation, and mindfulness.

BKwai

Seed Round in 2022
BKwai deliver insights to engineers using world-class research and applied technology to support a more resilient built environment. Data has the power to radically transform construction and asset management. But its full potential remains untapped and overlooked. BKwai mission is to help engineers get the most out of site data, making infrastructure work smarter, faster and safer.

DeadHappy

Venture Round in 2022
DeadHappy is an insurtech company that provides digital pay-as-you-go life insurance services. It specializes in offering flexible life insurance policies that are designed to be cheaper, easier, and better than existing traditional providers. Its offerings include pricing insurance based on current circumstances and the option to add further coverage on a rolling basis. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Leicester, England.

Delio

Venture Round in 2022
Delio Limited is a technology platform based in Cardiff, United Kingdom, that specializes in providing digital solutions for wealth management firms, private banks, and other financial institutions. The platform enables these organizations to effectively engage in private investment markets, including direct private and peer-to-peer investments. By offering a white label solution, Delio allows its clients to enhance their services in a structured and compliant manner, addressing the unique challenges faced in the financial industry.

Automata

Series B in 2022
Automata is a deep-tech company that creates products that empower people to automate physical work. The company's product, Eva, is a lightweight and affordable robot arm built for professionals in a production line, in a lab, a home workshop or even in a classroom. People don't need to be technical experts to communicate with robots. The web-based software platform can be programmed by anyone, anywhere, any time, from any device, making it easy to reconfigure for a wide range of different tasks. Automata was founded on 2015 and is headquartered in London, England.

Vitesse

Series B in 2022
Vitesse PSP Ltd. operates a money transfer platform that provides tailored payment services to customers globally. Established in 2013 and headquartered in London, the company focuses on addressing gaps in local bank collections and payouts. Its platform includes a range of services such as treasury and remittance solutions, inbound and outbound payments, due diligence, transaction monitoring, and global foreign exchange offerings. By leveraging its peer-to-peer capabilities, Vitesse aims to streamline payment management for its clients, ensuring a simple and effective user experience.

Sova

Series A in 2022
Sova Assessment Ltd specializes in developing a data-driven talent assessment platform designed to enhance hiring and recruitment processes. The platform employs machine learning and artificial intelligence to analyze data, offering insights that help predict future high performers. Sova provides a range of solutions, including volume hiring for graduate and frontline recruitment, as well as talent management services such as executive assessment and high potential identification. By integrating psychometric science with a user-friendly digital experience, Sova aims to improve the accuracy and efficiency of hiring decisions, thereby reducing associated costs. Founded in 2015 and based in London, Sova has expanded its operations to additional locations, including Australia, Ireland, Poland, Spain, and the United Arab Emirates.

Biofidelity

Series A in 2022
Biofidelity developed a revolutionary molecular diagnostic assay that enables the rapid detection of target DNA sequences. Biofidelity’s mission is to improve and extend patients’ lives by enabling early detection of disease and better targeting of treatments with applications spanning oncology, prenatal testing, infectious disease, and organ transplant monitoring. Biofidelity was founded in 2019 and is headquartered of Cambridge, England.

SmartKem

Post in 2022
SmartKem Limited is a company based in Manchester, United Kingdom, that specializes in the development and marketing of organic semiconductors aimed at enhancing liquid crystal and organic light-emitting diode displays. Founded in 2008, SmartKem focuses on the design and industrialization of low-temperature, solution-deposited organic semiconductors, particularly for transistor backplanes. The company's flagship product, truFLEX, is part of a technology platform designed to create high-performance, lightweight, and cost-effective electronic circuits on polymer films. Operating from the Optic Technium center in North Wales, SmartKem aims to meet the growing demand for affordable and energy-efficient electronics. The company is recognized for its expertise in organic semiconductors, printing technology, and electronic device construction, having recently won the Oxford Venturefest gold award for British Technology Innovation of the Year.

Mention Me

Series B in 2022
Mention Me is a referral marketing and customer retention platform that fuels business growth. Our world-class programmes have delivered more than 2 million referrals and increased customer lifetime value for 400+ brands around the globe. Founded as a bootstrapped two-man company in 2013, we now employ more than 65 specialists and work with brands like Farfetch, Ocado Zoom and Nutmeg. Our work has been celebrated by awards including Showcase Startup at Retail Week’s Buzz conference, Best Tech Startup at Drapers Digital Festival, and a Bronze Stevie for Customer Service Team of the Year. In 2018, we raised $7 million in funding from Eight Roads Ventures to fuel our next phase of growth as a cutting-edge platform empowering brands to turn happy customers into engines for business growth.

Vinter

Seed Round in 2022
Vinter is an EU-regulated index provider specialized in crypto indices. The company offers market indices, single asset indices, as well as custom, made indices to hedge funds, issuers, and stock exchanges worldwide. The indices are available through Vinter's own API as well as through the Refinitiv/Reuters platform.

Big Health

Series C in 2022
Big Health is a London-based company that develops and markets digital healthcare solutions focused on improving mental health and sleep disorders. Its flagship product, Sleepio, is a digital sleep improvement program that utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to address individual sleep challenges. The platform offers fully-automated, personalized therapeutic sessions, allowing users to engage with their specific issues and track their progress. In addition to Sleepio, Big Health provides a broader digital healthcare portal that delivers customized behavioral programs aimed at various mental health concerns, all designed in consultation with medical professionals to ensure efficacy and relevance.

Ori Biotech

Series B in 2022
Ori Biotech is a developer of a manufacturing platform used to help patients get access to lifesaving treatments. Ori has developed a proprietary, flexible manufacturing platform that closes, automates, and standardizes manufacturing allowing therapeutics developers to further develop and bring their products from pre-clinical process development to commercial-scale manufacturing. The company aims to speed up the innovation of cell and gene therapies through the manufacturing platform it is bringing to market.

ValueBlue

Series B in 2022
ValueBlue is a Dutch business process mapping Startup

Mindstep

Seed Round in 2022
Inspired and founded by medical students, Mindset is an application which can sensitively evaluate neurological symptoms by conducting established diagnostic tests through the latest iPhone models. Whilst highly accessible and affordable, Mindset’s underlying technology surpasses current diagnostic methods; through integration of machine-learning, disease patterns are translated into predictive models for early detection.

Lapse

Seed Round in 2021
Lapse is a social disposable camera app. The app lets close groups recreate the magic of old-school disposable cameras by taking 36 snaps to ‘rolls’ in private group chats.

HURR

Seed Round in 2021
HURR Limited is a wardrobe apparel and accessories rental platform based in London, United Kingdom, established in 2018. It offers a convenient solution for individuals to rent clothing and accessories on-demand, allowing users to share their wardrobes securely and quickly. Recognized as the "Airbnb of Fashion," HURR disrupts traditional fashion ownership by promoting a sustainable approach to clothing consumption. The platform features curated collections from contemporary and luxury brands, enabling members to access trendy pieces and unique items. HURR aims to transform the way people engage with their wardrobes.

Synchtank

Series A in 2021
SynchTank Ltd. develops and provides cloud based IP license management software for musicians, publishers, labels, and music supervisors. Its software automates the licensing process making digital music and video assets to find and manage the sales process and subsequent licensing. It serves clients in Germany, Australia, Northern Ireland, France, Denmark, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Netherlands. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Ometria

Series C in 2021
Ometria Ltd. operates a SaaS-based ecommerce intelligence platform designed to help retailers enhance their decision-making through data-driven insights. Founded in 2013 and based in London, the company focuses on customer segmentation, product merchandising, marketing, and improving on-site customer experiences. Ometria enables retailers to build detailed customer profiles, ensuring that their communications are relevant and engaging, ultimately leading to higher customer engagement and increased revenues. The company was established by a team of four serial entrepreneurs with expertise in ecommerce, computer science, mathematics, and SaaS, and it has garnered investment from prominent figures in London's entrepreneurial ecosystem. Ometria's solutions are utilized by leading retailers across the UK, Europe, and beyond.

Kleene

Series A in 2021
kleene.ai is SaaS data pipelining (ELT) for scale-ups. Taking businesses on their data journey and creating a single source of truth. Build your data warehouse with kleene.ai. Our solution is simple. One place, one application, one home for data processing. Connect all your data sources to your central lake with our simple UI. Implement your business logic quickly and simply. Schedule everything and let kleene handle the dependencies, version control, logging and alerting. Plug in your favourite BI app, reveal the insights and develop the analysis your business demands. No engineering, no fuss.

Permutive

Series C in 2021
Permutive, Inc. is a publisher-focused data management platform that specializes in developing an ad-server for sponsored content. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in London, with an additional office in New York, the company offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution that enables publishers to enhance their targetable advertising capabilities and improve return on investment. Permutive also creates custom ad formats tailored to the needs of its clients, positioning itself as a key player in the advertising technology sector.

Bondaval

Seed Round in 2021
BondAval is a digital platform for B2B credit security to replace bank guarantees and traditional collateral-based instruments.

AllPlants

Series B in 2021
AllPlants operates as UK's vegan meal delivery service. All their packaging is 100% recyclable, partly compostable, and mostly reusable. They’re creating delicious dinners to inspire more plant-based living, so people + planet thrive together. To start that journey, They’re delivering their hand-prepared meals to doorsteps UK-wide.

Elliptic

Series C in 2021
Elliptic Enterprises Limited, based in London, operates a platform focused on enhancing the transparency and accountability of cryptocurrency transactions. Established in 2013, the company offers blockchain analytics and compliance solutions that help financial institutions, cryptocurrency companies, and government agencies manage financial crime risk and fulfill regulatory requirements. Elliptic provides actionable intelligence to identify and combat illicit activities within the cryptocurrency space, thereby contributing to the integrity of digital currencies. The company also offers Elliptic Vault, a secure storage service for bitcoins, and is involved in lobbying, education, and advocacy related to digital currencies. By addressing the critical challenge of identity verification in cryptocurrencies, Elliptic aims to prevent criminals from undermining the positive potential of this technology.

Imophoron

Seed Round in 2021
Imophoron is the developer of a novel next-generation rapid-response vaccine platform, ADDomer(TM).

Tatum

Seed Round in 2021
Tatum Limited, incorporated in 2019 and based in London, United Kingdom, specializes in developing blockchain APIs that facilitate access to advanced blockchain infrastructure for software developers. The company's tools aim to simplify the integration of blockchain technology, enabling a broader range of developers to leverage blockchain capabilities in their applications. Tatum's focus is on providing a user-friendly platform that transforms all developers into blockchain developers, thereby expanding the accessibility and utility of blockchain technology in various software projects.

Anansi

Seed Round in 2021
For e-commerce businesses that are struggling with missing deliveries, fraud and product liability issues; Anansi is building a platform to deliver automated insurance products for ecommerce businesses, so merchants can focus on growing their business rather than managing disparate insurance policies or remaining under-insured. Our platform uses data to facilitate insurance transactions from convenient placement, efficient onboarding, optimised pricing, frictionless policy admin and billing through to parametric claims settlement as far as possible.

Turtl

Series A in 2021
Turtl provides an end-to-end software platform for serving the right content at the right time to the right people. Say goodbye to boring content, low-resolution insights and misdirected effort and start delivering a sustainable content marketing strategy.

Integrated Finance

Seed Round in 2021
Integrated Finance is a fintech company that specializes in providing a core banking platform tailored for banks and financial institutions. The company develops API-enabled solutions that facilitate the integration of various financial products. Its offerings include tools for building and launching financial services, enhancing customer engagement, automating workflows, and supporting open banking initiatives. By providing these features, Integrated Finance enables financial institutions to effectively manage their business finances and streamline operations, ultimately enhancing their service delivery and customer experience.

OLIO

Series B in 2021
OLIO is a free app connecting neighbors so surplus food and other items can be shared, not binned. Its location-based app and website allows people to list and post a photo of unwanted food items to be shared with other people in the same neighborhood. OLIO was founded in 2015 and is based in London.

Peak

Series C in 2021
Peak is a data analytics and business intelligence company that offers a comprehensive enterprise AI system designed to integrate, manage, and secure data across various industries. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom, with additional offices in Jaipur, Brisbane, and New York, Peak provides a platform that combines infrastructure, data processing, AI workflows, and applications in a single software-as-a-service solution. This platform enables organizations to deploy AI-driven solutions using enterprise-wide data sets and integrates these solutions into existing business systems to automate real-time actions and optimize operations. Peak serves a diverse range of sectors, including retail, consumer goods, construction, and supply chain management, helping businesses enhance decision-making and accelerate revenue growth.

Pngme

Series A in 2021
Pngme is an all-inclusive mobile finance platform with mobile payments, savings, and a digital-footprint-based credit score giving MSME's (Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises) and un/underbanked consumers access to finance.

Comma

Seed Round in 2021
Comma is a platform that makes it easy for businesses to pay salaries, taxes, and invoices by revolutionizing the payments system.

Elvie

Series C in 2021
Elvie is a health and lifestyle brand developing smarter technology for women. We are committed to building extraordinary products that improve the health and lives of women everywhere and at all stages of life. Our first product, Elvie Trainer, is an award-winning app-connected Kegel trainer that helps women strengthen the pelvic floor via fun, five-minute workouts. Launched in October 2015 to great acclaim, we took the wellness industry by storm! Our street cred includes more than 12 awards for innovation and design, including the prestigious CES Innovation Award, IDA Design Award and Red Dot Award. As a business, Elvie has been recognized as one of Wired’s ‘hottest start-ups’, named as one of the 15 start-ups “To Watch” by The Sunday Times and both products have been featured in the Oscar Nominee Gift Bags. We recently launched our second innovation: Elvie Pump, the world’s first silent wearable breast pump, which is making it possible for new mothers to pump anytime, anywhere. Elvie Pump received international praise following its unveiling on the catwalk at London Fashion Week and at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. In April 2019, Elvie announced a $42 million Series B led by IPGL and supported by Octopus Ventures and Impact Ventures. This represented the largest ever fundraise in femtech. This new round of financing will accelerate Elvie’s research and development efforts, as well as help grow brand awareness and distribution for Elvie Pump and Elvie Trainer across the Americas, Europe and Asia. Headquartered in London, UK with offices also in New York City, the company has received numerous awards and raised more than $52m in investment.

Walking on Earth

Seed Round in 2021
Walking on Earth is the digital platform that determines the individual’s stress level through a tech-based assessment.

Pelago

Series B in 2021
Quit Genius is a digital behavior change platform for addictions with industry-leading quit rates. Founded in 2017 by medical doctors, the program for tobacco, e-cigarettes, alcohol and substance use disorder uses a disruptive model to deliver best practice care via digital cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), expert coaching, a connected breath sensor and easy access to proven medication.

Collectiv Food

Series A in 2021
Our vision is to lead the transition to a fair, transparent and sustainable food supply chain, meeting the demands of the cities of tomorrow. The current food supply chain is broken, opaque and was designed in a pre-internet world. We are building a streamlined and automated food supply chain to support forward-looking food businesses. We provide an automated, sustainable and customer-centric food supply and delivery service.

NanoSyrinx

Seed Round in 2021
NanoSyrinx is an emerging biotechnology company developing a novel system for targeted delivery of therapeutic proteins and peptides direct to the cytosol. We are using synthetic biology approaches to develop a completely novel method for targeted drug delivery of therapeutic proteins and peptides, to the interiors of cells, to improve efficacy, safety, and economy.

Raylo

Series A in 2021
Raylo Group Limited offers Iphone on subscription basis. The company also provides subscription, which includes full insurance to its customers in order to cover them against loss, theft, and accidental damage. Raylo Group Limited has designed a process for repairs and replacements of mobile phones and accessories. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Rest Less

Series A in 2021
Rest Less is a social enterprise startup offering jobs, volunteering and guidance for the over 50s. The online platform offers fulfilling opportunities to work, volunteer or find a new career path.

XYZ Reality

Series A in 2021
XYZ Reality Limited develops HoloSite, an engineering grade augmented reality device and solution that allows construction workers to view building information models (BIM) on-site to millimeter accuracy eliminating the need for 2D drawings. Its HoloSite enables construction management to make real-time decisions in the field. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Minimum

Seed Round in 2021
Minimum Ltd is a London-based company that develops an application designed to track carbon footprints in real-time. Launched in 2019, the app provides users with personalized coaching to help reduce their emissions and automatically offsets any remaining carbon output. The company aims to collaborate with organizations to promote environmental mindfulness among employees. Its business model combines a carbon calculator with payment solutions to facilitate carbon offsetting, allowing Minimum to retain a percentage of the transactions.

Origami

Series C in 2021
Origami Energy Ltd., a technology company, develops and commercializes a technology platform for distributed energy applications. It offers technology and solutions to connect, control, and manage a network of existing energy generating/energy using/energy storing assets connected to the electricity grid. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Zapnito

Series A in 2021
Zapnito is the platform for creating expert networks, which promote thought leadership and foster collaboration, connecting brands and their communities to build engagement and trust.

Antidote.me

Venture Round in 2021
Antidote Technologies Ltd. operates as a digital health company. The company offers Antidote Match that helps patients to identify matching trials; Connect Network that streams the information to patients; and Antidote Bridge that allows adding details about studies to the available information. It serves medical researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and patient organizations. Antidote Technologies Ltd. was formerly known as TrialReach Ltd. and changed its name to Antidote Technologies Ltd. in September 2016. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

ManyPets

Series D in 2021
Bought By Many is the multi-award-winning pet insurance provider that is disrupting insurance distribution. They do this by analysing anonymised internet search data and customer research to identify unmet consumer needs for insurance. Key company milestones are as follows: o 2012: Launched boughtbymany.com. Completed seed funding round. o 2013: Named Insurance Website of the Year. o 2014: Identified by Boston Consulting Group & Morgan Stanley as the global exemplar of innovation in insurance distribution. Awarded Best Use of Mobile Technology at the Digital Insurance Awards. o 2015: Surpassed 100,000 members. Launched SaaS platform in China in partnership with Ping An Insurance. Completed second funding round. Became directly regulated by the FCA. Acquired Brooks Braithwaite (Sussex) Ltd - the UK’s leading provider of insurance for exotic pets and pet businesses. Named Fintech Innovation of the Year & Insurance Start Up of the Year. o 2016: Innovation in Insurance Award at the Fintech Innovation Awards. Named in the FinTech 50. Signed long-term insurance agreement with Munich Re. Completed Series A funding round. o 2017: Launched Bought By Many-branded cat and dog insurance product range. o 2019: Named most trusted pet insurance provider at the 2019 Moneywise Customer Service Awards. Launched Bought By Many cat and dog insurance in Sweden. o 2020: Covers more than 200,000 pets in the UK. They have an exceptional team of 150, based across sites in Farringdon, Central London; Haywards Heath, Sussex; Birmingham; and Sweden. They're always interested to hear from people who'd like to learn about career opportunities at Bought By Many, and they're currently recruiting for web development, business analysis, & project management roles.

Overture Life

Series B in 2021
Overture Life, Inc. develops robots for in vitro fertilization applications. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in New York, New York.

iSIZE Limited

Series A in 2021
iSIZE Limited offers codec independent AI technology for video encoding and streaming, cloud transcoding, bitrate saving, and live upscaling solutions. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Sprout.ai

Series A in 2021
AI powered Claims Automation & Fraud Filtering for Insurance Sprout.ai's Benefits: - Reduce settlement times with 50% - Increase fraud detection with 15% - Reduce operational costs with 70$ - Zero impact on IT roadmap - Industrial grade security Working with insurance players in USA, UK & Europe

Taster

Series B in 2021
Taster SAS, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Paris, France, operates a delivery-only food brand that focuses on quality and taste. The company collaborates with talented chefs to create diverse, high-quality menus that are delivered from local kitchens to customers' homes. By leveraging a digital restaurant platform, Taster partners with licensed restaurants to provide a wide range of cuisines, enhancing the takeaway experience. This approach not only emphasizes the importance of fresh ingredients and skilled culinary expertise but also aims to engage with local communities to deliver wholesome and delicious meals efficiently.

Legl

Series A in 2021
Legl is a B2B SaaS platform enabling law firms to run their operations digitally – from streamlined onboarding, compliance, and payment tools to giving management critical business insights and their clients a service worthy of 2021.

Ibex Medical Analytics

Series B in 2021
Ibex Medical Analytics Ltd is a company based in Tel Aviv, Israel, that specializes in developing AI-based systems for cancer diagnosis in pathology. Its flagship product, the Ibex Second Read system, operates by analyzing pathology cases concurrently with human pathologist reviews, identifying discrepancies between the pathologist's diagnoses and its own analytical results. The founders of Ibex were motivated by the potential of artificial intelligence to enhance cancer care and improve patient outcomes. The company brings together a multidisciplinary team of entrepreneurs, data scientists, software engineers, and medical experts, all focused on advancing cancer diagnostics through the application of AI, data science, and image analysis.

Wefarm

Series A in 2021
Wefarm Limited operates a digital platform designed to facilitate communication among small-scale farmers, allowing them to share agricultural knowledge and solutions via SMS and online channels. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in London, with additional offices in Nairobi, Kampala, and Dar es Salaam, Wefarm connects users with one another, agribusinesses, and micro-finance institutions to enhance farming practices. The platform enables farmers to ask questions and receive crowd-sourced answers, addressing various agricultural challenges such as improving crop quality, increasing yields, and adapting to climate change. Wefarm has garnered recognition for its innovative approach, receiving several awards, including accolades from FastCompany and Google’s Impact Challenge.

Medisafe

Series C in 2021
MediSafe Project LTD. provides MediSafe, a cloud-synced mobile medication management solution that helps families in preventing emergencies caused by over-or under-dosing medications. It offers patient compliance and businesses solutions. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Haifa, Israel.

Token

Series B in 2021
Token, Inc. specializes in providing hosted digital payment solutions designed for banks, payment service providers, merchants, and developers. The company offers a range of products, including Token Connect, which enables banks and developers to create customer-centric services, and Token PSD2, a compliance-focused SaaS solution that facilitates open banking opportunities. Token BankPay allows payment service providers and merchants to leverage new open banking payment systems emerging in Europe. As a leading open banking infrastructure provider, Token aims to facilitate the transition from card-based payments to direct bank payments, enhancing connectivity and compliance across the financial landscape. With access to over 3,000 banks across Europe, Token supports innovation in digital financial services while ensuring security and regulatory adherence. Incorporated in 2015 and headquartered in Gardner, Kansas, Token is authorized by the FCA in the UK and holds passporting rights in 20 additional countries.

DeadHappy

Series B in 2021
DeadHappy is an insurtech company that provides digital pay-as-you-go life insurance services. It specializes in offering flexible life insurance policies that are designed to be cheaper, easier, and better than existing traditional providers. Its offerings include pricing insurance based on current circumstances and the option to add further coverage on a rolling basis. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Leicester, England.

Whirli

Seed Round in 2020
Whirli is a provider of toy sharing subscription service for kids. A Whirli subscription gives parents and their little ones access to a huge shareable toy box for a fixed monthly price. Parents pick the toys they want, the company delivers them, and they simply send them back when they are done in exchange for something else. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in London, England.

Altitude Angel

Venture Round in 2020
Altitude Angel Limited offers cloud-powered safety, analytics, and advanced capabilities for unmanned aerial vehicles and drones for commercial entities and consumers. The company's geospatial database covers more than 80 countries and is a key component of its autonomous drone navigation system. This allows any drone to tap into its situational awareness database, helping them go beyond the line of sight of the operator. Its flagship system, GuardianUTM, is a cloud platform capable of performing Unmanned Systems Traffic Management. Altitude Angel Limited was founded in 2014 and is based in Reading, United Kingdom.

Orbex Space

Venture Round in 2020
Founded in 2015, Orbex is Europe’s leading private launch services company, focused entirely on supporting the needs of the small satellite industry. Orbex has developed one of the most advanced, low carbon, high performance micro-launch vehicles in the world. They launch customer satellites into polar and sun-synchronous low Earth orbits from a unique, modern launch location in the heart of the European continent. They offer a flexible core launch service and a wide suite of supporting services that make life easier for customers. Their European location means shorter supply lines, easier communications and reduced operational costs. Their advanced launch vehicle means higher reliability, more flexible mission profiles and a regular, scheduled launch service.

Sova

Venture Round in 2020
Sova Assessment Ltd specializes in developing a data-driven talent assessment platform designed to enhance hiring and recruitment processes. The platform employs machine learning and artificial intelligence to analyze data, offering insights that help predict future high performers. Sova provides a range of solutions, including volume hiring for graduate and frontline recruitment, as well as talent management services such as executive assessment and high potential identification. By integrating psychometric science with a user-friendly digital experience, Sova aims to improve the accuracy and efficiency of hiring decisions, thereby reducing associated costs. Founded in 2015 and based in London, Sova has expanded its operations to additional locations, including Australia, Ireland, Poland, Spain, and the United Arab Emirates.

CRED

Seed Round in 2020
CRED enables fans to invest in their favorite talent (athletes, musicians and more). We are opening up the investment process to retail investors and offering access to newly secured assets class investments.

KatKin

Seed Round in 2020
KatKin is a consumer goods company that offers an online-based platform that allows people to purchase and choose different kinds of cat food. The company is driven by its mission is to make it easy for everyone to feed cats properly. KatKin was founded in 2019 and headquartered in London, England.

Streetbees

Series B in 2020
Streetbees.com Limited develops and operates an artificial intelligence (AI) based market research platform. The company offers Streetbees Dynamic Growth Engine dashboard, which provides consumer insights and generates plans; and Streetbees Brand Experience Monitor for consumer demand monitoring and brand management. It also offers Streetbees Dynamic Audience Solution for target audience segmentation and market campaigns; and Streetbees Dynamic Media Landscape for marketing content, entertainment engagements, and insights. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in London, United Kingdom. It has an additional office in Lisboa, Portugal. Streetbees.com Limited operates as a subsidiary of BeMyEye Holdings Ltd.

Ori Biotech

Series A in 2020
Ori Biotech is a developer of a manufacturing platform used to help patients get access to lifesaving treatments. Ori has developed a proprietary, flexible manufacturing platform that closes, automates, and standardizes manufacturing allowing therapeutics developers to further develop and bring their products from pre-clinical process development to commercial-scale manufacturing. The company aims to speed up the innovation of cell and gene therapies through the manufacturing platform it is bringing to market.

vHive

Series A in 2020
vHive develops a cloud-based AI that enables enterprises to deploy autonomous drone hives for the acquisition, management, and processing of field data. It enables enterprises in a variety of industries such as infrastructure, telecom, rail, and civil engineering to scale their drone operations by intelligently using off-the-shelf drones as part of a hive. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Edgify

Seed Round in 2020
Edgify is a developer of a predictive personalization technology used to analyze a user's photos on their phone. Its technology captures consumers' changing needs, offering predictive accuracy that can be integrated with brands' customer relationship management systems and recommendation platforms that enable clients to get market targeting capabilities and to capture the ever-changing needs of their consumers. Edgify also develops a distributed yet collaborative framework that enables users to train complete deep-learning and machine-learning models directly on their own edge devices, without the need to transfer any of the data to the cloud. The company's framework gives any edge unit the ability to run Deep Learning and AI training locally, without the need to extract the data to a server or having to pay the network costs of Model building. Edgify was founded in 2015 and is based in London, England, UK.

ThoughtRiver

Series A in 2020
ThoughtRiver Limited develops contract intelligence software solutions that automate the risk analysis of legal contracts. Its primary product, Review, utilizes an artificial intelligence-driven contextual interpretation engine that analyzes contract language through a series of questions and machine learning algorithms. This technology generates a risk rating, helping users prioritize tasks, route work, and identify areas needing further review or amendment. By employing natural language processing, ThoughtRiver's tools allow clients to understand contract obligations and rights at a granular level, enabling rapid reviews of agreements and significantly improving efficiency for commercial teams. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in London, with additional offices in Cambridge and Singapore.

Vitesse

Series A in 2020
Vitesse PSP Ltd. operates a money transfer platform that provides tailored payment services to customers globally. Established in 2013 and headquartered in London, the company focuses on addressing gaps in local bank collections and payouts. Its platform includes a range of services such as treasury and remittance solutions, inbound and outbound payments, due diligence, transaction monitoring, and global foreign exchange offerings. By leveraging its peer-to-peer capabilities, Vitesse aims to streamline payment management for its clients, ensuring a simple and effective user experience.

TaxScouts

Series A in 2020
TaxScouts is a tax preparation platform that makes tax planning easier. It allows drawing up of personal income tax online by certified accountants and its tax bot helps users to understand their personal income tax situation and suggests ways to reduce their tax bill. Founded by Mart Abramov, Kaupo Kõrv, and Daniel Karger in 2017, TaxScouts is headquartered in London, England.

Permutive

Series B in 2020
Permutive, Inc. is a publisher-focused data management platform that specializes in developing an ad-server for sponsored content. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in London, with an additional office in New York, the company offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution that enables publishers to enhance their targetable advertising capabilities and improve return on investment. Permutive also creates custom ad formats tailored to the needs of its clients, positioning itself as a key player in the advertising technology sector.

Big Health

Series B in 2020
Big Health is a London-based company that develops and markets digital healthcare solutions focused on improving mental health and sleep disorders. Its flagship product, Sleepio, is a digital sleep improvement program that utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to address individual sleep challenges. The platform offers fully-automated, personalized therapeutic sessions, allowing users to engage with their specific issues and track their progress. In addition to Sleepio, Big Health provides a broader digital healthcare portal that delivers customized behavioral programs aimed at various mental health concerns, all designed in consultation with medical professionals to ensure efficacy and relevance.

Slamcore

Funding Round in 2020
Slamcore Limited specializes in developing simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) solutions for applications in augmented and virtual reality, robotics, and autonomous vehicles. Founded in 2016 and based in London, the company focuses on making commercial-grade spatial intelligence accessible. Its advanced SLAM software enables robots and drones to effectively navigate and comprehend their environment, utilizing methods such as Visual SLAM, sensor fusion, and Event Camera SLAM. These technologies allow for real-time processing and integration of data from various sensors, enhancing capabilities in areas like motion estimation and panorama reconstruction. Slamcore collaborates with partners to optimize the interplay between software and hardware, ensuring a balanced approach to performance and cost-effectiveness. By providing robust SLAM algorithms, the company aims to transform spatial AI into practical solutions for various industries, ultimately facilitating the integration of robots into everyday life.

Stackin'

Series B in 2020
Stackin' is the simplest entry point into finance with over one million subscribers and a mission to empower people to improve their financial lives via text message. Stackin' provides the necessary tools & curated products for a younger generation of consumers to build healthy financial habits over time in a fun, entertaining, judgement-free relationship. Powered by a custom messaging platform, data, machine learning and human touch, their personalized messages educate subscribers on how to save money, reduce debt and start investing.

By Miles

Series B in 2020
By Miles Limited develops a smart phone application that provides pay-per-mile car insurance. It offers a fixed monthly subscription and then let's the customer pay on a flexible, per journey basis. By Miles Limited was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Bootle, United Kingdom with additional office in Hammersmith, London.

Quantum Motion

Series A in 2020
Quantum Motion Technologies Limited is focused on developing a technology platform that utilizes an array of qubits to create innovative quantum computing architectures. Established in 2017 and based in Leeds, United Kingdom, the company aims to build a universal quantum computer using silicon and CMOS-compatible processes. Its quantum computing technology is designed to address complex challenges across various fields, including chemistry, medicine, and artificial intelligence.

ManyPets

Series C in 2020
Bought By Many is the multi-award-winning pet insurance provider that is disrupting insurance distribution. They do this by analysing anonymised internet search data and customer research to identify unmet consumer needs for insurance. Key company milestones are as follows: o 2012: Launched boughtbymany.com. Completed seed funding round. o 2013: Named Insurance Website of the Year. o 2014: Identified by Boston Consulting Group & Morgan Stanley as the global exemplar of innovation in insurance distribution. Awarded Best Use of Mobile Technology at the Digital Insurance Awards. o 2015: Surpassed 100,000 members. Launched SaaS platform in China in partnership with Ping An Insurance. Completed second funding round. Became directly regulated by the FCA. Acquired Brooks Braithwaite (Sussex) Ltd - the UK’s leading provider of insurance for exotic pets and pet businesses. Named Fintech Innovation of the Year & Insurance Start Up of the Year. o 2016: Innovation in Insurance Award at the Fintech Innovation Awards. Named in the FinTech 50. Signed long-term insurance agreement with Munich Re. Completed Series A funding round. o 2017: Launched Bought By Many-branded cat and dog insurance product range. o 2019: Named most trusted pet insurance provider at the 2019 Moneywise Customer Service Awards. Launched Bought By Many cat and dog insurance in Sweden. o 2020: Covers more than 200,000 pets in the UK. They have an exceptional team of 150, based across sites in Farringdon, Central London; Haywards Heath, Sussex; Birmingham; and Sweden. They're always interested to hear from people who'd like to learn about career opportunities at Bought By Many, and they're currently recruiting for web development, business analysis, & project management roles.

skew.

Series A in 2020
Skew Ltd develops and operates online marketplace that provides market intelligence for crypto derivatives markets. Its platform provides real time data analytics for bitcoin and ether derivatives; customized services to suit users’ needs as a trader, investor, and researcher; and provides market participants with an overview of crypto markets. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in London, United Kingdom.