Octopus Ventures ·
All figures cover the European funds tracked here since 1 January 2025, whether closed or still raising, and are compiled from public sources.
- Tracked funds
- 1
- Latest source published
- November 2026
Tracked volume sums the public fund amounts tracked here, not the manager's firm-wide assets under management, so it may differ from totals on the manager's website.
Pan-European venture capital team, part of Octopus Investments (Octopus Group), investing from pre-seed upwards across the UK and Europe.
Focus: Pre-seed to growth venture capital in AI, biotech and healthcare, deep tech, fintech, robotics and industrial technology
First Cheque I, its first dedicated pre-seed fund (GBP 10m), has backed more than 80 companies including OLIX, which the manager says is now valued at more than USD 3bn (company statement, 2026-11-05).
Tracked funds
- Target €23.2m. Fundraising target, not capital already raised.
Fundraising target, not capital already raised.
Dedicated pre-seed fund writing the first institutional cheque for UK and European founders.
- Octopus Ventures
- AI, Health & Bio, Deep Tech, Fintech, Industrial Tech
- UK and Europe
- Fund 2
- November 2026
Fund pages
- Octopus Ventures First Cheque IIOctopus Ventures · €23.2m target · source published November 2026