Investing Profile

Simon King

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Partner in Ventures Team at Octopus Ventures
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University of Cambridge Network
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Imperial College London Network
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Current Investing Position
Octopus Ventures Partner
Investment Range
$100K - $5.0M
Sweet Spot
$1.5M
Investments On Record
14
Current Fund Size
£83M

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Simon King's Investments On Record (7)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Orbex Space
Series DJan 2025$29M
Series CApr 2024$21M
Series COct 2022$46M
Series BDec 2020$24M
$120M
Co-investors: Keith Barclay (Business Growth Fund), Phillip Chambers
Unlikely AI
SeedSep 2022$20M
$21M
Co-investors: Christopher North (L Catterton Growth), Ian Lane (Cambridge Innovation Capital)
Origami
Series CJun 2021$29M
Series BApr 2018$26M
Series AApr 2016$19M
Series UnknownSep 2014$6M
$80M
Co-investors: Andrew Williamson (Cambridge Innovation Capital)
iSIZE Technologies
Series AMay 2021$6M
$6.9M
Co-investors: Paul Massara
Edgify
SeedOct 2020$7M
Series UnknownJan 2018
$7M
MaxHouse International Services
Series UnknownFeb 2020$8M
$8M
Trafi
Series AMay 2015$7M
$7M

Simon King's Experience

Non Executive Director SmartKem Limited2014 - 2022
Non Executive Director WaveOptics2016 - 2021
Non Executive Director Surrey NanoSystems Ltd2013 - 2017
Site Manager The Sabre Charitable Trust2011 - 2011
Post Doctoral Research Associate Imperial College London2010 - 2011
Non Executive Director TRAFI2015 - Present
Partner in Ventures Team Octopus Ventures2012 - Present

Simon King's Education

Imperial College London PhD Solar Energy/Plastic Electronics, Chemistry Department
University of Cambridge Msc Physics
Magdalen College School