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

Past deals in Ticketing

Seatfrog

Series A in 2018
Seatfrog is the next generation of merchandising technology for airlines. A mobile first, customer centric auction platform for upgrades on the day of departure, selling seats guaranteed to otherwise fly empty. Airlines can now use Seatfrog's mobile platform to increase ancillary revenue by targeting passengers within 48hrs of their flight, during the peak period of engagement for ancillaries*. With in-app payments and boarding passes reissued direct to mobile in one simple transaction, Seatfrog eliminates friction and delivers an outstanding passenger experience on mobile.