Emma Davies

Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust

Functions as a College/University

Engages in charity and related services

Functions as a College/University

Octopus Ventures invests in companies located in the United States and Europe, primarily in London with a minimum investment size of EUR 0.1 million. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of B2B Software, Bio, Climate, Consumer, Deep Tech, Fintech and Healthcare sectors. It provides financing for pre-seed, seed and early stage capital requirements. The firm also makes follow on investments.

Better Society Capital invests in companies located in the UK. The firm targets specialist organizations who lend to charities and social enterprises. They provide financing in the form of equity and debt.

Provides healthcare services for charity

Wellcome-IM controls risk in the portfolio primarily by diversification of assets, and by careful management of the cash flow for their charitable activities so that they are not forced to sell good assets at the wrong time. The majority of the firm’s assets are managed directly by their in-house investment team as well as third-party fund managers – a model that optimizes returns over the long-term. Their funding has come from a wide range of financial assets around the world: publicly listed stocks and shares, private equity, venture capital, property, hedge funds and other investments.

MPLLP is a fundamentally active investor that seeks to add value through inefficiencies created by macro or technical factors, such as short-termism, behavioral biases, or new information. They have an unconstrained global remit. Public equities lie at the heart of their approach, yet they are equally comfortable in areas such as fixed-income, real assets, or specialist credit (such as distressed debt). The firm focuses on three investment strategies: direct investments in public equities, allocations to specialist funds managed by third-party managers, and hard-to-access special investments. Risk management and sustainability considerations are embedded in their investment methodology.