Tilly Fleming

Octopus Ventures, part of Octopus Group, is one of the largest and most active venture capital investors in the UK and Europe. We’re on a mission to invest in the people, ideas and industries that will change the world. We back entrepreneurs ─ from the first cheque their business receives, right through to IPO. We manage £1.8bn and are investing in more than 200 businesses, focusing on the companies solving three of the world’s biggest problems: those building a sustainable planet, empowering people, and revitalising healthcare. We know what it takes to build a successful business. We support founders through our strong teams, sector expertise and deep networks, using our people and talent to help them build a better tomorrow.

Venrex is an early-stage venture capital fund manager primarily backing technology-enabled businesses in consumer industries. We were the earliest stage backers of Charlotte Tilbury, Revolut, 365Scores, Orlebar Brown, Opus Energy and Maven Clinic, and early investors in Rippling, Just Eat, Notonthehighstreet.com, Mumsnet and ME+EM. Founded in 2002, we have offices in London and New York If you are looking for investment, we’d love to hear from you. Please send us a message telling us about you, your business, and why you believe it will succeed. Unfortunately, due to high volume of contacts, we’re unable to respond to every application but we will try our best to get back to you.

Newton Venture Program provides venture capital training and development for aspiring investors, practising investors, and others in the venture space. Our mission is to level the playing field for people from typically overlooked and underestimated backgrounds, ensuring that the next generation of investors represent the world we live in. Newton Alumni span the globe with more than 500 people from all backgrounds going on to secure positions in VC firms, accelerate their careers in VC, and become disruptors of the status quo. As of the start of 2024, 46% identify as female or non-binary, and 49% identify as the global majority. Newton is a joint venture between Phoenix Court and London Business School with founding partner, HSBC Innovation Banking. With our unique blend of faculty and practitioner teaching, we are training the investors of tomorrow to back the ventures of the future.