Venture capital firm

Octopus Ventures

B Corp certified venture capital firm backing purpose-led founders from pre-seed to Series A

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TrustList summary

Octopus Ventures is a venture capital firm that has backed founders since 2008. It looks for businesses that put people, community and the environment first, and it can invest from the very first idea through to later growth.

What Octopus Ventures offers

Early investment: its typical range runs from pre-seed to Series A.
Specialist teams: sector experts in seven areas.
Founder support: hands-on help alongside funding.
Research and insight: a Future Generations Report and articles on growth investing and venture debt.

Customers and markets

Founders in B2B software, bio, climate, consumer, deep tech, fintech and health. Backed companies include ManyPets, Depop, Elvie and Pelago, and Definely, which works on legal documents.

Key facts

Founded: 2008
Portfolio: more than 180 teams backed
Exits: 32 companies have exited successfully
Certification: B Corp

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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Rankings

Octopus Ventures is ranked on 9 TrustList rankings: #1 on 5 and #2 on 4.

Every ranking orders its listings by their reviews, how complete the profile is and the Trust Score. Octopus Ventures has no reviews yet and 3 of the 10 profile details we look for. Where no listing on a page has been reviewed, the order follows the profiles alone.

Venture capital firm · 9 rankings

#1of 291
Seed stage
It is the only one of the top 54 here listing corporate venture capital and one of 2 here listing biotech.
Of the top 54 here, 19 also cover series a and 18 also cover pre seed; 8 also work in Silicon Valley and 7 also work in San Francisco.
Behind Y Combinator, ahead of Grace Beauty Capital.
#1of 246
Series a
It is one of 5 here listing fintech and SaaS.
Its profile: “- Early investment: its typical range runs from pre-seed to Series A.”
Of the top 57 here, 28 also cover series and 21 also cover seed stage; 5 also work in London and 4 also work in New York City.
Behind NXTP Ventures, ahead of Mayfield Fund.
#1of 207
Pre seed
It is one of 6 here listing healthtech and one of 12 here listing deep tech.
Its profile: “- Early investment: its typical range runs from pre-seed to Series A.”
Of the top 71 here, 12 also cover deep tech and 11 also cover SaaS; 3 also work in Seattle and 3 also work in Europe.
Behind Elemental Accelerator, ahead of Band of Angels (company).
#1of 147
Healthtech investors
It is one of 6 here listing pre seed and one of 9 here listing series a.
Of the top 64 here, 16 also cover partners and 14 also cover biotech; 7 also work in Boston and 7 also work in Chicago.
Behind Menlo Ventures, ahead of Livingbridge.
#1of 80
Fintech investors
It is one of 12 here listing seed stage.
Of the top 66 here, 14 also cover artificial intelligence; 5 also work in Munich and 5 also work in Toronto.
Behind SOSV, ahead of Nightingale Partners.
#2of 79
Biotech investors
It is one of 3 here listing corporate venture capital and one of 4 here listing fintech.
Of the top 65 here, 22 also cover healthtech and 17 also cover science.
Behind Nan Fung Group, ahead of Summit Partners.
#2of 73
Deep tech investors
It is the only one of the top 65 here listing corporate venture capital and one of 6 here listing biotech.
Of the top 65 here, 10 also cover fintech; 4 also work in Zürich.
Behind Weber Capital, ahead of Albion Capital Group.
#2of 72
Saas investors
It is one of 2 here listing corporate venture capital and one of 5 here listing biotech.
Of the top 61 here, 5 also work in Austin and 3 also work in Sao Paulo.
Behind Nightingale Partners, ahead of DGF Investimentos.
#2of 20
Corporate venture capital
It is the only one of the 20 here listing deep tech and fintech.
Of the 20 here, 4 also cover growth stage and 3 also cover series b; 3 also work in York and 2 also work in New York.
Behind Nan Fung Group, ahead of West Coast Capital.