Simon Rogerson spent two decades as a hands-on entrepreneur-operator before becoming an investor at Octopus Ventures, giving him an unusually founder-like perspective when backing ventures. He's known for making investment decisions based almost entirely on gut instinct and first impressions, which is distinctive in an industry that typically relies on formal committees and models.
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Octopus Ventures
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Health, Fintech, Climate, SaaS, Deeptech / Hardware
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Octopus Ventures operates as a specialist VC within the broader Octopus Group, giving it access to permanent capital and the ability to channel retail investor money into startup investing through UK tax-advantaged products like VCTs and EIS alongside traditional institutional funds. The firm runs multiple sector-focused pods across deep tech, climate, health, fintech, and consumer with over 70 people, and provides dedicated US expansion support to help European founders scale into American markets.
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