{{Short description|UK financial holding company}} {{Use British English|date=May 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox company | name = Octopus Capital Limited | logo = Octopus Group Logo.svg | former_name = Octopus Capital Plc <small>(19 April 2000–7 July 2006)</small><ref>{{Cite web |title=OCTOPUS CAPITAL LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03981143 |access-date=2026-01-27 |website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref> | type = Holding | founded = {{Start date and age|2000|04|19}} in London, England<ref>{{Cite web |title=OCTOPUS CAPITAL LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03981143 |access-date=2026-01-27 |website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref> | founders = {{Unbulleted list |Simon Rogerson |Christopher Hulatt |Guy Myles }} | area_served = Worldwide | key_people = Simon Rogerson (CEO) | revenue = {{decrease}}£12.4 billion (FY2024) | profit = {{decrease}}£83 million (FY2024) | aum = {{increase}}£9.9 billion (June 2025) | hq_location_city = London | hq_location_country = England | industry = Holding | products = | num_employees = 8,500 (2024) | subsid = {{Unbulleted list |Octopus Energy |Octopus Renewables |Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust |Octopus Investments }} | homepage = {{URL|www.octopusgroup.com}} }}
'''Octopus Capital Limited''' (formerly '''Octopus Capital Plc'''), commonly known as '''Octopus Group''', is a privately held United Kingdom based holding company founded in 2000 by Simon Rogerson, Christopher Hulatt and Guy Myles as a fund management company.
Through its subsidiaries, it operates in the investment management, venture capital, energy, and real estate industries.<ref name="ft">{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/6dd78916-9ed9-11e7-8b50-0b9f565a23e1|work=Financial Times|title=Octopus Group founders are EY UK Entrepreneurs of the Year|date=12 October 2016|first=Andy|last=Bounds|accessdate=27 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://octopusgroup.com/about/|work=Octopus Group|title=About|accessdate=27 February 2020}}</ref>
==Businesses== ===Octopus Energy=== {{Main|Octopus Energy}} Octopus Energy was established in 2015 as a retail electricity and gas supplier in the UK, and by December 2019, had over 1.35 million domestic and business customers. Under the Octopus Energy Group brand, it has expanded into energy for business and energy services, and licences its customer handling software to other energy suppliers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Octopus Energy Group|url=https://www.octopusenergygroup.com/|access-date=2021-05-08|website=}}</ref>
=== Octopus Energy Generation === Octopus Energy Generation owns and manages renewable energy production, particularly in solar and onshore wind. According to its own website, it is one of the largest owners of renewable energy infrastructure in Europe, with £3bn of assets under management.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://octopusrenewables.com/about/|work=Octopus Renewables|title=About|accessdate=27 February 2020}}</ref> Previously a separate entity within Octopus Group, the company was acquired by Octopus Energy in July 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cotton|first=Barney|date=2021-07-05|title=FCA clears acquisition of Octopus Renewables by Octopus Energy|url=https://www.businessleader.co.uk/fca-clears-acquisition-of-octopus-renewables-by-octopus-energy/125824/|access-date=2021-07-07|website=Business Leader}}</ref> Octopus Energy Generation is the manager of Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust,<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 June 2021|title=Octopus Renewables - Further Investment Management Update|url=https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/LON:ORIT/Octopus-Renewables-Infrastructure-Trust-PLC/rns/997096|access-date=2021-07-07|website=Proactiveinvestors UK}}</ref> an investment fund which was floated on the London Stock Exchange in December 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=Thicknesse|first=Edward|date=6 December 2019|title=New Octopus Renewables trust smashes target in £350m float|url=https://www.cityam.com/new-octopus-renewables-trust-smashes-target-in-350m-float/|work=City A.M.|accessdate=27 February 2020}}</ref>
=== Octopus Inheritance Tax Service === Octopus Inheritance Tax Service provides investors a possibility to purchase shares of one or more unquoted UK companies that are contributing to the UK economy growth. Notable investments include Fern Trading Ltd.,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-08-04 |title=The outlook for Fern Trading Limited |url=https://octopusinvestments.com/resources/insights/outlook-fern-trading-limited/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330091045/https://octopusinvestments.com/resources/insights/outlook-fern-trading-limited/ |archive-date=2023-03-30 |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=Octopus Investments |language=en-GB}}</ref> a £2.8 billion trading company with a concentration on short-term loans to seasoned real estate professionals, as well as the development and management of fiber broadband in underserved areas. In 2020, Vorboss was added to Fern's portfolio of UK broadband network builders, getting £250m in funding.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Mark |date=2021-02-13 |title=Full Fibre UK ISP Vorboss Acquired by Fern Trading Limited |url=https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2021/02/full-fibre-uk-isp-vorboss-acquired-by-fern-trading-limited.html |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=ISPreview UK |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-06-15 |title=London Tech Week: The capital is being ‘held hostage by legacy fibre providers’ |url=https://londonlovestech.com/london-tech-week-the-capital-is-being-held-hostage-by-legacy-fibre-providers/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=London Tech News |language=en-US}}</ref>
===Octopus Money=== Octopus Money was launched in 2023 to offer money coaching and advice to consumers, often through the individual's employer.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.ftadviser.com/investments/2023/05/24/octopus-group-launches-money-coaching-and-advice-business/|work=FTAdviser|title=Octopus Group launches money coaching and advice business|date=24 May 2023|first=Sally|last=Hickey|accessdate=24 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://octopusmoney.com/|work=Octopus Money|title=About|accessdate=24 May 2023}}</ref> The business is run by Ruth Handcock, who joined Octopus Investments from Tandem Bank in 2018.<ref name=":0" /> The launch of the brand followed the purchase of Hatch Financial Coaching in 2021,<ref name=":0" /> and replaced Octopus Wealth, a financial advice business announced in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walmsley |first=Charles |date=19 December 2018 |title=Octopus launches restricted advice business |url=https://citywire.com/wealth-manager/news/octopus-launches-restricted-advice-business/a1186188 |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=citywire.com}}</ref> ===Octopus Investments=== Octopus Investments, part of Octopus Group, is a UK-based investment management company founded in 2000. As of June 2025, it manages £9.9 billion on behalf of retail and institutional investors. The firm employs over 600 people and is headquartered in London.
Octopus Investments is a certified B Corporation. It offers a range of products for retail investors, including venture capital trusts (VCTs), enterprise investment schemes (EIS), business relief-qualifying investments, and listed UK small and medium-sized company funds. Its institutional strategies focus on renewable energy, sustainable infrastructure, real estate, healthcare, and venture capital.
Octopus Capital and Octopus Ventures operate as divisions within Octopus Investments. Octopus Investments Ltd is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority.
{{Anchor|Octopus Ventures}} Octopus Ventures is a venture capital fund with assets of £1.7bn {{As of|2022|lc=y}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Octopus Investments |url=https://www.scaleupinstitute.org.uk/programmes/octopus-investments/ |access-date=2025-10-08 |website=ScaleUp Institute}}</ref> Notable Octopus Ventures investments include SwiftKey, ManyPets, Graze, and Zoopla.<ref>{{cite web |title=Portfolio |url=https://octopusventures.com/portfolio/ |accessdate=8 October 2025 |work=Octopus Ventures}}</ref>
Octopus Capital is an institutional asset manager specialising in real estate, energy and infrastructure, and private debt. The company was previously known as Octopus Institutional Investments and Octopus Real Estate. It focuses on alternative assets, with strategies designed to deliver financial returns while addressing wider economic and social challenges.
=== Octopus Legacy === Octopus Legacy is a UK company that provides estate planning, probate, and bereavement support services. The business was founded in 2016 as Guardian Angel by entrepreneur Sam Grice after the sudden death of his mother, with the aim of making bereavement and estate planning easier to navigate. Headquartered in London, it became part of Octopus Group in 2022. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Rach|first=Sonia|date=12 December 2022|title=Octopus buys tech firm to help people prepare for death|url=https://www.ftadviser.com/companies/2022/12/12/octopus-buys-tech-firm-to-help-people-prepare-for-death/|access-date=23 February 2024|website=FT Adviser}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mclaughlin|first=Aimee|date=2024-01-31|title=Octopus Legacy on changing how we talk about death|url=https://www.creativereview.co.uk/octopus-legacy-branding-talking-about-death/|access-date=2024-02-23|website=Creative Review|language=en-UK}}</ref>
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Category:Holding companies of the United Kingdom Category:British companies established in 2000 Category:Asset management companies