Octopus Ventures

Octopus Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm that backs technology-enabled startups across Europe, with a bias toward the UK. It invests across stages, from idea/concept through seed, Series A/B to growth, typically taking lead rounds and board seats. The firm targets sectors including health, fintech, deep tech, consumer, and B2B software, as well as climate and digital health, and provides hands-on support to help portfolio companies scale, not only capital. Annual activity amounts to several hundred million pounds, with equity investments ranging from relatively small rounds to tens of millions. It seeks to partner with founders for multi-year growth, and has backed notable companies such as ManyPets, Cazoo, Depop, Elvie, and WaveOptics. Operations span London and New York, aided by a network of partners in the US and Asia.

Kamran Adle

Investor, Health

Tosin Agbabiaka

Investor

Chloe Allan

Associate

Richard Anson

Venture Partner

Georgiana Diana Barbanta

Investor

Howard Bell

Venture Partner

Dany Bidar

Principal

Rich Bolton

Investor

Matt boutin

Venture Partner

Matt Chandler

Investor

Maiuran Chandrakumaran

Investor

Uzma Choudry

Investor

Lucy Clarke

Associate

Milly-Louisa Cleal

Portfolio Partner

Richard Court

Partner

Chantal Cox

Investment Manager, Health

Paul Davidson

Principal

Emma Davies

Investor

Saranyah Douse

Investor

Jonathan Durnford-Smith

Portfolio Partner

Constanza Díaz

Associate

Fred Ellis

Investor

Will Gibbs

Partner

Renée Godyn

Investor

Luke Hakes Ph.D

Partner

John Hamm

Venture Partner

Hope Johnson

Early Stage Investor

Natasha Jones

Investor

Oliver Jupp

Investor

Edward Keelan

Principal

Simon King

Partner

Timothy Lebus

Member of the Investment Committee and Venture Partner

Flavia Levi

Investor

Alex Macpherson

Chairman

Jeevs Mahil

Partner

Bryony Marshall

Principal

Owen Matters

Investor

Jessica McCreadie

Principal

Jess McCreadie

Principal

Karan Mehta

Investor

Owen Metters

Investment Manager

Owen Metters Ph.D

Investment Manager, Deep Tech

Brandon Mhangami

Investor

Mat Munro

Investor

Ben Newsome

Partner

Amy Nommeots-Nomm

Analyst

Jo Oliver

Partner

Luisa Alix Orsini

Associate

Jane Osborne-Buglear

Principal

Shamik Parekh

Investor

Rosie Phillips

Investor

Erin Platts

CEO

Jebran Raashed

Associate

Uthishtan Ranjan

Principal

Uthish Ranjan

Partner

Zoë Reich

Fund Manager

Patricia Ruiz

Investment Manager

Adam Said

Investor

Conor Scanlan

Investor

Pooja Sikka

Partner, OV TenX

Oliver Sims

Investment Manager

Joe Stringer

Partner

Matthieu Vallin

Investor

Hugo Villanueva

Investor, Biotech

Alan Wallace

Investor

Millen Wolde-Selassie

Investor

Zihao Xu

Partner

Tanya Yankova

Investor, Healthtech

Past deals in CMS

Amplience

Debt Financing in 2025
Amplience is an AI-powered content platform for ecommerce that helps merchants and developers create, manage, and deliver dynamic, personalized shopping experiences. The platform combines data, performance insights, and generative AI with a headless content management system to unify content and asset management, streamline media production, and automate repetitive processes. It integrates with transactional ecommerce platforms to deliver marketing and merchandising content tailored to each shopping context, enabling brands to optimize customer engagement and conversions across channels.

Amplience

Series D in 2022
Amplience is an AI-powered content platform for ecommerce that helps merchants and developers create, manage, and deliver dynamic, personalized shopping experiences. The platform combines data, performance insights, and generative AI with a headless content management system to unify content and asset management, streamline media production, and automate repetitive processes. It integrates with transactional ecommerce platforms to deliver marketing and merchandising content tailored to each shopping context, enabling brands to optimize customer engagement and conversions across channels.

Amplience

Series C in 2018
Amplience is an AI-powered content platform for ecommerce that helps merchants and developers create, manage, and deliver dynamic, personalized shopping experiences. The platform combines data, performance insights, and generative AI with a headless content management system to unify content and asset management, streamline media production, and automate repetitive processes. It integrates with transactional ecommerce platforms to deliver marketing and merchandising content tailored to each shopping context, enabling brands to optimize customer engagement and conversions across channels.

Amplience

Series B in 2015
Amplience is an AI-powered content platform for ecommerce that helps merchants and developers create, manage, and deliver dynamic, personalized shopping experiences. The platform combines data, performance insights, and generative AI with a headless content management system to unify content and asset management, streamline media production, and automate repetitive processes. It integrates with transactional ecommerce platforms to deliver marketing and merchandising content tailored to each shopping context, enabling brands to optimize customer engagement and conversions across channels.

Amplience

Series A in 2013
Amplience is an AI-powered content platform for ecommerce that helps merchants and developers create, manage, and deliver dynamic, personalized shopping experiences. The platform combines data, performance insights, and generative AI with a headless content management system to unify content and asset management, streamline media production, and automate repetitive processes. It integrates with transactional ecommerce platforms to deliver marketing and merchandising content tailored to each shopping context, enabling brands to optimize customer engagement and conversions across channels.

Amplience

Seed Round in 2013
Amplience is an AI-powered content platform for ecommerce that helps merchants and developers create, manage, and deliver dynamic, personalized shopping experiences. The platform combines data, performance insights, and generative AI with a headless content management system to unify content and asset management, streamline media production, and automate repetitive processes. It integrates with transactional ecommerce platforms to deliver marketing and merchandising content tailored to each shopping context, enabling brands to optimize customer engagement and conversions across channels.

Amplience

Seed Round in 2011
Amplience is an AI-powered content platform for ecommerce that helps merchants and developers create, manage, and deliver dynamic, personalized shopping experiences. The platform combines data, performance insights, and generative AI with a headless content management system to unify content and asset management, streamline media production, and automate repetitive processes. It integrates with transactional ecommerce platforms to deliver marketing and merchandising content tailored to each shopping context, enabling brands to optimize customer engagement and conversions across channels.

VYRE

Series A in 2010
VYRE is a prominent provider of digital asset management solutions, specializing in the storage and categorization of digital assets. The company's flagship product, VYRE Unify, is a sophisticated content management system that enables the creation of advanced websites while enhancing marketing and branding efficiency. VYRE's offerings include video compression, DVD authoring technologies, brand asset management, enterprise search, social networking, campaign management, and streamlined creative workflows and approvals. By focusing on innovative solutions, VYRE aims to reduce costs and accelerate delivery times for major brands and post-production agencies.
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