Octopus Ventures
Octopus Ventures helps pioneers change the world. The pioneers they back dare to reimagine the future of health, money and deep tech. With £1.2 billion under management, Octopus Ventures is one of the largest VCs in Europe. Their typical investment is from £1 million for Seed to £10 million for Series B and they can follow their investment from a few hundred thousand right up to £25 million. Their team is based in London and New York with Venture Partners in San Francisco, Singapore and China.
Investing activity
Octopus Ventures appears in 5 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $32M, and led 1 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed, Growth and Pre-seed, with a median round size of $5M and the largest at $20M. The most recent are Living Optics (Growth, $20M, Oct 2026), Metris Energy (Seed, $5M, Sep 2026) and Ossprey (Pre-seed, $2.65M, Jul 2026).
Octopus Ventures most often invests alongside BRV Capital Management, Foresight Group, Lockheed Martin and Braavos Group, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI and Computer vision / hyperspectral imaging.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Octopus Ventures
What AI companies has Octopus Ventures invested in?
Octopus Ventures's AI investments include Living Optics, Metris Energy, Ossprey, geoSurge and Handshake. The 5 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Octopus Ventures based?
Octopus Ventures is based in London, England, United Kingdom.
What stage does Octopus Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Octopus Ventures has invested at Seed, Growth and Pre-seed, with a median round of $5M. Octopus Ventures led 1 of those rounds.
Who does Octopus Ventures co-invest with?
Octopus Ventures's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are BRV Capital Management (1 deal), Foresight Group (1 deal), Lockheed Martin (1 deal), Braavos Group (1 deal) and British Business Bank (1 deal).
How can founders reach Octopus Ventures?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Octopus Ventures's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Octopus Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.