Octopus Ventures

Octopus Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 and based in London, with additional offices in New York. The firm specializes in direct investments across various stages, including seed, Series A, Series B, and growth capital, primarily focusing on small and medium-sized enterprises. It invests in a range of sectors, with particular attention to health, technology, and industry, favoring areas such as digital health, artificial intelligence, and manufacturing. Octopus Ventures typically leads investment rounds, aiming to take board seats in its portfolio companies, and prefers to invest between £0.28 million and £25 million in companies with a minimum EBITDA of £0.5 million. The firm has a strong emphasis on collaboration, often co-investing with venture partners, and leverages its extensive network to provide strategic guidance beyond financial support. Its investment horizon is generally around five years, and it has significant assets under management, reflecting its robust presence in the European market.

Kamran Adle

Partner

Tosin Agbabiaka

Investor

Chloe Allan

Investor

Richard Anson Ph.D

Venture Partner

Georgiana Barbanta

Investor

Howard Bell

Venture Partner

Dany Bidar

Principal

Rich Bolton

Principal

Matt Boutin

Venture Partner

Matt Chandler

Investor, Consumer and Principal

Maiuran Chandrakumaran

Investor

Uzma Choudry

Investor

Lucy Clarke

Associate

Milly-Louisa Cleal

Portfolio Partner

Alliott Cole

Managing Director and Chairman of Investment Committee

Richard Court

Partner

Chantal Cox

Investor

Emma Davies

Co-CEO

Saranyah Douse

Investment Manager

Jonathan Durnford-Smith

Partner

Constanza Díaz

Investment Manager

Fred Ellis

Investment Manager

Malcolm Ferguson

Principal

Will Gibbs

Partner

Renée Godyn

Investor

Luke Hakes

Partner

Hope Johnson

Early Stage Investor

Natasha Jones

Investor

Oliver Jupp

Investor

Edward Keelan

Investment Principal

Tim Lebus

Venture Partner

Flavia Levi

Investor

Alex Macpherson

Chairman

Jeevs Mahil

Partner

Bryony Marshall

Principal

Owen Matters

Investor

Jessica McCreadie

Principal

Karan Mehta

Early Stage Investor

Brandon Mhangami

Investor

Ben Newsome

Portfolio Partner

Amy Nommeots-Nomm

Investor

Jo Oliver

Director

Luisa Alix Orsini

Associate

Jane Osborne-Buglear

Principal

Eyal Pabinovich

Partner

Shamik Parekh

Investor

Ian Perry

Venture Partner

Rosie Phillips

Investor

Jebran Raashed

Investment Manager

Eyal Rabinovich

Venture Capital Investor

Uthishtan Ranjan

Partner

Uthish Ranjan

Partner

Patricia Ruiz

Investment Manager

Adam Said

Investment Manager

Conor Scanlan

Investor

Pooja Sikka

Partner, OV TenX

Oliver Sims

Investment Manager

Joe Stringer

Partner

Matthieu Vallin

Investor

Hugo Villanueva

Investor, Biotech

Alan Wallace

Director

Tanya Yankova

Investor, Healthtech

Owen Metters Ph.D

Investment Manager, Deep Tech

Past deals in Motor Insurance

DeadHappy

Venture Round in 2022
DeadHappy Limited is an insurtech company based in Leicester, United Kingdom, that specializes in providing customized life insurance products. Founded in 2013, it offers a unique product called Deathwishes, which encompasses various categories such as financial, responsible, thoughtful, personal, adventurous, and charitable. The company focuses on digital pay-as-you-go life insurance, allowing customers to tailor their policies to their current circumstances and add coverage as needed on a rolling basis. DeadHappy aims to deliver flexible life insurance solutions that are more affordable and user-friendly compared to traditional providers.

Anansi

Seed Round in 2021
Anansi is a developer of an embedded insurance platform aimed at e-commerce businesses facing challenges such as missing deliveries, fraud, and product liability. The platform provides automated insurance solutions that allow merchants to concentrate on business growth instead of managing multiple insurance policies. By integrating insurance directly into the front-end environments of e-commerce sites, Anansi simplifies the process with features like one-click signup, minimal administrative tasks, and parametric claims triggered by events like lost or delayed parcels. This innovative approach leverages data to enhance the efficiency of insurance transactions, from onboarding and pricing to policy management and claims settlement.

ManyPets

Series D in 2021
Bought By Many is the multi-award-winning pet insurance provider that is disrupting insurance distribution. They do this by analysing anonymised internet search data and customer research to identify unmet consumer needs for insurance. Key company milestones are as follows: o 2012: Launched boughtbymany.com. Completed seed funding round. o 2013: Named Insurance Website of the Year. o 2014: Identified by Boston Consulting Group & Morgan Stanley as the global exemplar of innovation in insurance distribution. Awarded Best Use of Mobile Technology at the Digital Insurance Awards. o 2015: Surpassed 100,000 members. Launched SaaS platform in China in partnership with Ping An Insurance. Completed second funding round. Became directly regulated by the FCA. Acquired Brooks Braithwaite (Sussex) Ltd - the UK’s leading provider of insurance for exotic pets and pet businesses. Named Fintech Innovation of the Year & Insurance Start Up of the Year. o 2016: Innovation in Insurance Award at the Fintech Innovation Awards. Named in the FinTech 50. Signed long-term insurance agreement with Munich Re. Completed Series A funding round. o 2017: Launched Bought By Many-branded cat and dog insurance product range. o 2019: Named most trusted pet insurance provider at the 2019 Moneywise Customer Service Awards. Launched Bought By Many cat and dog insurance in Sweden. o 2020: Covers more than 200,000 pets in the UK. They have an exceptional team of 150, based across sites in Farringdon, Central London; Haywards Heath, Sussex; Birmingham; and Sweden. They're always interested to hear from people who'd like to learn about career opportunities at Bought By Many, and they're currently recruiting for web development, business analysis, & project management roles.

Sprout.ai

Series A in 2021
AI powered Claims Automation & Fraud Filtering for Insurance Sprout.ai's Benefits: - Reduce settlement times with 50% - Increase fraud detection with 15% - Reduce operational costs with 70$ - Zero impact on IT roadmap - Industrial grade security Working with insurance players in USA, UK & Europe

DeadHappy

Series B in 2021
DeadHappy Limited is an insurtech company based in Leicester, United Kingdom, that specializes in providing customized life insurance products. Founded in 2013, it offers a unique product called Deathwishes, which encompasses various categories such as financial, responsible, thoughtful, personal, adventurous, and charitable. The company focuses on digital pay-as-you-go life insurance, allowing customers to tailor their policies to their current circumstances and add coverage as needed on a rolling basis. DeadHappy aims to deliver flexible life insurance solutions that are more affordable and user-friendly compared to traditional providers.

By Miles

Series B in 2020
By Miles Limited, established in 2015 and headquartered in Bootle, United Kingdom, specializes in pay-per-mile car insurance tailored for low mileage drivers. The company offers a smartphone application that tracks vehicle usage and charges customers based on the exact distance driven. This innovative model combines a fixed monthly subscription with additional charges per mile, allowing drivers to save on insurance costs by only paying for the miles they actually drive. The app provides users with visibility into their journeys and includes features designed to simplify their driving experience. By Miles aims to provide a fairer and more flexible approach to car insurance, catering specifically to the needs of low mileage users.

ManyPets

Series C in 2020
Bought By Many is the multi-award-winning pet insurance provider that is disrupting insurance distribution. They do this by analysing anonymised internet search data and customer research to identify unmet consumer needs for insurance. Key company milestones are as follows: o 2012: Launched boughtbymany.com. Completed seed funding round. o 2013: Named Insurance Website of the Year. o 2014: Identified by Boston Consulting Group & Morgan Stanley as the global exemplar of innovation in insurance distribution. Awarded Best Use of Mobile Technology at the Digital Insurance Awards. o 2015: Surpassed 100,000 members. Launched SaaS platform in China in partnership with Ping An Insurance. Completed second funding round. Became directly regulated by the FCA. Acquired Brooks Braithwaite (Sussex) Ltd - the UK’s leading provider of insurance for exotic pets and pet businesses. Named Fintech Innovation of the Year & Insurance Start Up of the Year. o 2016: Innovation in Insurance Award at the Fintech Innovation Awards. Named in the FinTech 50. Signed long-term insurance agreement with Munich Re. Completed Series A funding round. o 2017: Launched Bought By Many-branded cat and dog insurance product range. o 2019: Named most trusted pet insurance provider at the 2019 Moneywise Customer Service Awards. Launched Bought By Many cat and dog insurance in Sweden. o 2020: Covers more than 200,000 pets in the UK. They have an exceptional team of 150, based across sites in Farringdon, Central London; Haywards Heath, Sussex; Birmingham; and Sweden. They're always interested to hear from people who'd like to learn about career opportunities at Bought By Many, and they're currently recruiting for web development, business analysis, & project management roles.

DeadHappy

Series A in 2019
DeadHappy Limited is an insurtech company based in Leicester, United Kingdom, that specializes in providing customized life insurance products. Founded in 2013, it offers a unique product called Deathwishes, which encompasses various categories such as financial, responsible, thoughtful, personal, adventurous, and charitable. The company focuses on digital pay-as-you-go life insurance, allowing customers to tailor their policies to their current circumstances and add coverage as needed on a rolling basis. DeadHappy aims to deliver flexible life insurance solutions that are more affordable and user-friendly compared to traditional providers.

By Miles

Series A in 2019
By Miles Limited, established in 2015 and headquartered in Bootle, United Kingdom, specializes in pay-per-mile car insurance tailored for low mileage drivers. The company offers a smartphone application that tracks vehicle usage and charges customers based on the exact distance driven. This innovative model combines a fixed monthly subscription with additional charges per mile, allowing drivers to save on insurance costs by only paying for the miles they actually drive. The app provides users with visibility into their journeys and includes features designed to simplify their driving experience. By Miles aims to provide a fairer and more flexible approach to car insurance, catering specifically to the needs of low mileage users.

ManyPets

Series B in 2018
Bought By Many is the multi-award-winning pet insurance provider that is disrupting insurance distribution. They do this by analysing anonymised internet search data and customer research to identify unmet consumer needs for insurance. Key company milestones are as follows: o 2012: Launched boughtbymany.com. Completed seed funding round. o 2013: Named Insurance Website of the Year. o 2014: Identified by Boston Consulting Group & Morgan Stanley as the global exemplar of innovation in insurance distribution. Awarded Best Use of Mobile Technology at the Digital Insurance Awards. o 2015: Surpassed 100,000 members. Launched SaaS platform in China in partnership with Ping An Insurance. Completed second funding round. Became directly regulated by the FCA. Acquired Brooks Braithwaite (Sussex) Ltd - the UK’s leading provider of insurance for exotic pets and pet businesses. Named Fintech Innovation of the Year & Insurance Start Up of the Year. o 2016: Innovation in Insurance Award at the Fintech Innovation Awards. Named in the FinTech 50. Signed long-term insurance agreement with Munich Re. Completed Series A funding round. o 2017: Launched Bought By Many-branded cat and dog insurance product range. o 2019: Named most trusted pet insurance provider at the 2019 Moneywise Customer Service Awards. Launched Bought By Many cat and dog insurance in Sweden. o 2020: Covers more than 200,000 pets in the UK. They have an exceptional team of 150, based across sites in Farringdon, Central London; Haywards Heath, Sussex; Birmingham; and Sweden. They're always interested to hear from people who'd like to learn about career opportunities at Bought By Many, and they're currently recruiting for web development, business analysis, & project management roles.

ManyPets

Series A in 2017
Bought By Many is the multi-award-winning pet insurance provider that is disrupting insurance distribution. They do this by analysing anonymised internet search data and customer research to identify unmet consumer needs for insurance. Key company milestones are as follows: o 2012: Launched boughtbymany.com. Completed seed funding round. o 2013: Named Insurance Website of the Year. o 2014: Identified by Boston Consulting Group & Morgan Stanley as the global exemplar of innovation in insurance distribution. Awarded Best Use of Mobile Technology at the Digital Insurance Awards. o 2015: Surpassed 100,000 members. Launched SaaS platform in China in partnership with Ping An Insurance. Completed second funding round. Became directly regulated by the FCA. Acquired Brooks Braithwaite (Sussex) Ltd - the UK’s leading provider of insurance for exotic pets and pet businesses. Named Fintech Innovation of the Year & Insurance Start Up of the Year. o 2016: Innovation in Insurance Award at the Fintech Innovation Awards. Named in the FinTech 50. Signed long-term insurance agreement with Munich Re. Completed Series A funding round. o 2017: Launched Bought By Many-branded cat and dog insurance product range. o 2019: Named most trusted pet insurance provider at the 2019 Moneywise Customer Service Awards. Launched Bought By Many cat and dog insurance in Sweden. o 2020: Covers more than 200,000 pets in the UK. They have an exceptional team of 150, based across sites in Farringdon, Central London; Haywards Heath, Sussex; Birmingham; and Sweden. They're always interested to hear from people who'd like to learn about career opportunities at Bought By Many, and they're currently recruiting for web development, business analysis, & project management roles.

DeadHappy

Seed Round in 2016
DeadHappy Limited is an insurtech company based in Leicester, United Kingdom, that specializes in providing customized life insurance products. Founded in 2013, it offers a unique product called Deathwishes, which encompasses various categories such as financial, responsible, thoughtful, personal, adventurous, and charitable. The company focuses on digital pay-as-you-go life insurance, allowing customers to tailor their policies to their current circumstances and add coverage as needed on a rolling basis. DeadHappy aims to deliver flexible life insurance solutions that are more affordable and user-friendly compared to traditional providers.
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