Octopus Ventures

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$7.3 billion

Total European healthtech VC investment in 2022. Octopus Ventures p.8

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£61 million

Spinout company share sales in 2018/2019. Octopus Ventures p.2

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4.9 billion USD

European AI investment in 2019. Octopus Ventures p.20

The Resilience of Early-stage European Healthtech

ReportOctopus VenturesJuly 202353 pages

Total funding for Pre-seed to Series B European healthtech companies grew 49% YoY from 2020 to 2021 and remained resilient in 2022 with an 8% YoY growth, reaching $4.4 billion.

Entrepreneurial Impact Ranking 2020

ReportOctopus VenturesJanuary 202022 pages

The 2018/2019 academic year was a record year for spinout exits from UK universities, with sales of spinout company shares totalling more than £61 million, an increase of 37% from 2017/2018.