Matthieu Vallin

VC Investor

2020

Octopus Ventures is a London and New York based venture capital firm, focused on backing unusually talented entrepreneurs. We have been fortunate enough to work with the founding teams of over 60 companies, including Zoopla, Secret Escapes, SwiftKey and BoughtbyMany. We can invest from £250,000 to £25 million in a first round of funding and will look to follow in subsequent rounds. We are proud to be known as one of the most entrepreneur friendly investors in Europe. A significant part of our portfolio consists of referrals from teams we have already invested in or serial entrepreneurs who we have previously backed. Octopus Ventures is part of the Octopus group, one of the UK’s fastest growing investment management companies with more than £6 billion of assets under management. I work within our Future of Health investment team, in which we invest and support pioneering founders and companies drastically advancing the healthcare and life sciences sectors. Octopus has a strong track record in the market with investments such as Big Health, Medisafe, and Elvie.

Board Member

2023

Board Member

2023

Investor

2023

Board Member

2022

Investor

2022

Board Member

2021

Speaker & Advisor @ Incubator

2017

Conduct monetisation strategy workshops for Incubator start-ups, providing examples, tools and insights. Individual sessions with 11 startups to discuss monetisation strategy.

Mentor

2018 - 2022

Part of the accelerator programme, I work with Ahmed to help him set up a successful business in the UK: www.osmansmarket.co.uk Get in touch if you'd like to support us!

Engagement Lead

2018 - 2020