Octopus Promise
When we created Octopus Ventures, we believe we created a new kind of venture firm - one that's based on blending the passion and energy of entrepreneurs with the operational business experience and expertise of our unique group of successful entrepreneurs and business people - the Octopus Investor Group.
Though we come from diverse business backgrounds, we are all capable of spotting opportunities and taking a risk in order to build great businesses. We are also prepared to be bold when others walk away. We are passionate about investing in entrepreneurs who want to build great companies: whether from the inception of an idea or by providing the development capital to take existing businesses to the next stage ready for exit.
We are committed to providing superior service to entrepreneurs and we are dedicated to helping them build successful companies. When we commit to an entrepreneur we provides access to our unique network of entrepreneurs, business contacts, creativity and resources to accelerate growth.
As you can see from our portfolio we are generalists preferring to back entrepreneurs first and foremost as opposed to backing sectors. So we have successfully invested into consumer brands like LoveFILM , Zoopla, and Plum Baby, as well as outstanding business suppliers like 21Net, Phase Vision, Calastone, ITM Power plc and Site Confidence. If we want to know about a sector we can always call upon someone in our network to guide us away from the obvious risks and pitfalls.
Our ultimate aim is to help entrepreneurs build great businesses with the skills, people, resources and entrepreneur and business networks that are unique to Octopus.