Tilly Fleming

Investor

2024

At Octopus Ventures, we invest in the people, the ideas and the industries that will help change the world. The broader investment team is built to specialise in five areas where they see the most potential for growth and innovation: health, fintech, deep tech, consumer and B2B software. Since 2008, Octopus Ventures has backed over 130 teams, including Zoopla Property Group, Secret Escapes and Depop. Octopus Ventures is one of Europe's largest and most active venture investors. At First Cheque Fund, we invest £100k into pre-seed rounds.

Associate

2023 - 2024

I am really excited to be joining the Octopus First Cheque Fund for a secondment. Octopus First Cheque Fund invest at pre-seed into founders building new technologies to solve the world’s toughest problems.

Associate

2023 - 2024

Analyst

2020 - 2023

Office Manager

2019 - 2020

Newton Venture Fellow

2022 - 2022

Newton Venture Fellow

2022 - 2022

Sales And Marketing

2015 - 2019

I have worked for Noble Macmillan, a luxury leather brand, periodically over four years. Held various positions such as Retail assistant, Sales assistant and Events coordinator. • Worked on the shop floor and dealt with customer services whether on the phone or in person developing my client relationship skills • Analysis of competitor products • My time at Noble Macmillan ensured I developed my organisational and sales skills.

Next Generation course

2019 - 2019

• I took part in a weeklong course, which aims to help young entrepreneurs understand all aspects of running their own business, from marketing to finance, and from leadership to communication. • I led our team in the ‘Dragon’s Den’ challenge, where we had to design a product/idea within a team, presenting it to the top members of the company.

Intern

2018 - 2018

• I worked with the team at Montfort Communication for two weeks developing my knowledge and skills of PR specifically in the financial sector • I gained an insight into managing the communications and public image of several clients whilst working with a small but varied team. I also learnt to understand the importance of a brand and it’s messaging to a business. • I enjoyed meeting new people and getting a more in depth knowledge of the role they play in the company and why each element of PR is so important

Internship

2015 - 2015

I worked as a Christmas Intern while the company was at a young stage so I was helping with a variety of different tasks. I helped with the social media strategy and execution as well as a variety of other marketing elements Responsible for day-to-day communication and liaising with external agencies to ensure efficient management of the procurement process. Also day to day contact with customers through an online customer services role. Assisted with online accounting Attended a range of meetings; from investors to designers Attended several fashion and Christmas fairs, for example Men’s fashion week 2015/2016 and The Spirit of Christmas. This gave me real experience of frontline sales and customer relations.

Work Experience

2015 - 2015

• Responsible for retail outlet and assisted with online selling • Experience in customer relations and complaints • Joint responsibility for stock room management

Intern

2015 - 2015

I did work experience at the Kia Oval for two weeks • I worked with with many different departments at the Oval cricket ground, from media to ticketing giving me a broad range of experience. • I also worked with people in different teams, giving me a perspective of working within a large organisation.