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.

[16] One VTC – Octopus Future Generations VCT – invests in businesses that are helping to build a sustainable planet, empower people, or revitalize healthcare.

Notable Octopus Ventures investments include SwiftKey, Eve Sleep, ManyPets (formerly known as Bought By Many), LoveFilm, Graze, and Zoopla.

[19] Octopus Legacy provides services for people to plan for their death (will writing, life insurance, power of attorney) as well as probate and deceased estate management.

[20] The business was founded as Guardian Angel in 2016 by Sam Grice, and Octopus Investments acquired a majority stake in 2022.