Octopus Investments
Octopus appoints Chris Wade as strategic adviser
Chris Wade, Octopus Investments
WestBridge buys Vista Retail from Finance Wales
Finance Wales makes 4.5x money on divestment
VC-backed Zoopla formalises IPO plans
Flotation could value business at more than £1bn
Octopus pumps £2.7m into Countrywide Healthcare
Company supplies products to UK care sector
Certivox raises $8m series-B
Japan's NTT Docomo also backs company in first European investment
Octopus sells stake in Hydrobolt to AEA-backed LoneStar
Exit comes six years after VC's initial investment
Beringea, Octopus invest in Coal Grill and Bar
Beringea and Octopus Investments have provided growth capital to Coal Grill and Bar (CGB), a UK-based chain of casual dining restaurants.
Octopus et al. invest £3m in Bowman
Octopus Investments, Fjord Capital and several angel investors have injected £3m into Bowman Power, a UK-based developer of waste heat recovery technology for large diesel engines.
Octopus finances two bolt-ons for GetLenses
Octopus Investments has provided fresh funding for the acquisition of Dutch firms Lensbase and Vision Direct by its portfolio company GetLenses, a UK contact lenses retailer.
Octopus supports Michelson Diagnostics
Octopus Investments has led a £1.98m round for existing portfolio company Michelson Diagnostics, a UK-based medical devices company.
Octopus leads £3.8m round for Kabbee
Octopus Investments and Moneysupermarket.com founder Simon Nixon have provided Kabbee, a price comparison app for London minicabs, with a £3.8m series-A round of funding.
Octopus leads £700,000 seed round for UniPlaces
Octopus Investments has backed student accommodation booking platform UniPlaces in a £700,000 seed funding round.
Faction raises further $3m
Ski equipment and apparel retailer Faction has received a further $3m in funding from Octopus Investments and London-based angel investors.
Private equity eager to cash in on real estate bubble
The much-debated property bubble has economists worrying over soaring inflation rates. However, for the buyout community, a rush of first-time buyers and a flood of foreign money has those supporting the property industry licking their lips in anticipation....
Ex-Prudential CEO joins Octopus board
Octopus Investments has appointed Rob Davey, former CEO of Prudential UK and Europe, as non-executive director.
Octopus et al. back Swoon Editions with £1.2m
Octopus Investments, Index Ventures and angel investors have injected £1.2m into furniture designer Swoon Editions.
Sector focus: An outbreak of biotech IPOs
Biotech IPOs
Accel leads $18m round for Calastone
Accel Partners has led an $18m funding round for Calastone, a UK-based fund transaction network.
Index leads $17.5m round for SwiftKey
Index Ventures has led a $17.5m series-B round for London-based virtual keyboard app SwiftKey, with participation from existing backer Octopus Investments and several angel investors.
Octopus launches £50m Titan fundraise
Octopus Investments has launched a £50m fundraise for its Titan Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs).
Octopus leads £3.7m investment in Amplience
Octopus Investment, joined by existing shareholders as well as new investor Northstar Ventures, has led a £3.7m series-B funding round for e-commerce technology company Amplience.
Octopus backs Affectv with £2m
Octopus Investments has injected £2m into Affectv, a UK-based targeted-advertisement technology company.
VCs reach for the cloud
Silver linings
Octopus backs UltraSoC
Octopus Investments has invested a further $2.3m in a series-B funding round for UltraSoC, a UK-based provider of system-on-chip infrastructure (SoC).