Octopus Ventures

Europe HQ Pre-seed Seed Series-A

01 · Thesis & focus

Octopus is a multi stage European venture capital investor specializing in health, fintech, deep tech, B2B software and consumer.

Cheque range
£100k – £15M
Stages
Pre-seed, Seed, Series A
Avg deals / year
14.8
Leads rounds
Yes
HQ
33 Holborn, London EC1N 2HT
Fund type
Venture fund

02 · Recent publicly announced deals

OLIX Series B · Aug 2026 · $546.9M total raised ↗

New compute paradigm integrating SRAM architecture with photonics to enhance throughput for frontier AI applications.

Gradient Labs Series A · Jun 2026 · $29.6M total raised ↗

AI-driven platform automating customer operations in financial services with specialized agents for lending, disputes, and KYC.

White Circle Seed · May 2026 · $11M total raised ↗

Control layer for AI enabling companies to test, protect, observe, and enhance AI interactions.

Cogna Series A · Apr 2026 · $21.8M total raised ↗

AI-native applications enhancing critical workflows in physical industries such as asset management, dispatch, and compliance.

Doubleword Series A · Apr 2026 · $14.8M total raised ↗

Efficient inference engines reducing the cost of AI inference by up to 90% for high-volume workloads.

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