B2B Software investments
Supporting industries through digitisation and automation
Our B2B Software investment team
Who we’re backing
Advances in B2B software have an impact on every industry, bringing everyone closer to more efficient and sustainable ways of working. We’re looking for founders who are passionate and knowledgable about the problems they want to solve. We back B2B software pioneers who are using their knowledge to transform and reshape the most traditional industries. We’re focused on evolving B2B commerce, empowering companies to sell more efficiently and make transactions easier.
Why us?
When you’re backed by Octopus, you get more than just a founder-investor relationship. We come with a network of skilled collaborators who can get behind your idea and help power the future of your business. B2B software is a huge market and our team covers the lot. Our long-standing portfolio companies, Permutive, Natterbox, Calastone and Ometria, have all benefited from our team’s diverse, collective experience.
The investment process
These are the general steps we follow – note that the process is slightly different at the pre-seed stage of investment.
Step 1
Send us your deck – if we think we’re a fit for your business, we’ll set up a call
Step 2
Meet some of our investors at a discovery meeting
Step 3
We’ll visit you at your office and spend some time with your team
Step 4
Present to our wider team at a partnership meeting
Step 5
We’ll tell you our final decision – if we’re not investing, we’ll say why