A Passion for Business

Although we come from different professional, industry, and scientific backgrounds, we share a real passion for business. We are committed to our companies. We view our management teams both as partners and customers. We bring considerable experience and expertise to our companies along with no small amount of ambition, energy, resolve and creativity.

We also understand just how difficult it is to create and grow a business. It's not just about having a great idea and a capable team: having a network of contacts and real world experience to draw upon counts for as much. That's why we have been building both an informal and a formal network for over a decade. The latter, the Octopus Investor Group, now numbers in excess of 100 businessmen, leaders of commerce, and entrepreneurs. This group coinvests with Octopus and is a unique and invaluable resource for our companies to draw upon. See how this works in practice. This blend of knowledge and skill has allowed us to help more than 60 UK companies thrive in recent years.

What we look for

We are generalists preferring to back exceptional entrepreneurial teams rather than specific sectors. We look for businesses which can create, transform or dominate an industry. We are focused on the UK and can invest up to £5m. We have £150m to invest in the next three years.

Steps to Investment

Our investment process will always include rigorous commercial, financial, management and legal due diligence. This will involve several meetings with management and at least one site visit. We would expect to complete the whole process in three to four months.

Submit your proposal

If you think we're the right partner for you, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please submit your plan.