Octopus Ventures
Simon joined Octopus Ventures in 2012 and looks after the origination strategy.
With a background as a scientist, he’s passionate about new tech and its positive impact on all their lives.
He pursues that passion by focusing on deep tech investments, including looking at companies building novel AI and machine learning tech, advanced materials, semiconductors and quantum computing.
His academic background is in physics, chemistry and materials, culminating in a PhD in organic electronics from Imperial College London.
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Octopus Ventures
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Octopus Ventures helps pioneers change the world. The pioneers they back dare to reimagine the future of health, money and deep tech. With £1.2 billion under management, Octopus Ventures is one of the largest VCs in Europe. Their typical investment is from £1 million for Seed to £10 million for Series B and they can follow their investment from a few hundred thousand right up to £25 million. Their team is based in London and New York with Venture Partners in San Francisco, Singapore and China.