One of Europe’s largest venture capital teams, Octopus Ventures has been investing in ambitious early-stage companies for 15+ years. With the Octopus Future Generations VCT they have a Venture Capital Trust dedicated to three themes: building a sustainable planet, empowering people and revitalising healthcare. Watch this interview with deep tech investor Simon King to find out how they invest and some examples of portfolio companies to date. In this interview:

• What are the three themes the VCT invests in?
• Two example investments: Drift (harvesting offshore wind to convert seawater into hydrogen) and CoMind (using lasers for non-invasive monitoring of the brain)
• A maturing holding: how is Skin+Me doing?
• A first exit: Cobee (employee benefits platform, acquired by Pluxee)
• How does Octopus Ventures add value to companies besides providing capital?
• “It’s counterintuitively a very good time to be investing in early stage companies”
• How risky is the VCT? Ultimately, why consider investing?

For more on Octopus Future Generations VCT, including documents and how to invest, please see
https://www.wealthclub.co.uk/y/octopus-future-generations.

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