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Octopus Group

Logo: Octopus Group, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

UK financial holding company

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.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Apr 19, 2000Founded1

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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.2

Corporate structure

Octopus Group sits at the top of its group. 18 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Octopus Group London
    • Octopus Energy Subsidiary · 100% · London, United Kingdom
      • Kraken Subsidiary
      • Octopus Energy Germany GmbH Subsidiary · 100% · München, Germany
      • ARBELOS ENERGY LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • KRAKEN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • OCTOPUS ELECTRIC VEHICLES LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • OCTOPUS ENERGY COLLECTIVE LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • OCTOPUS ENERGY ESPANA SOCIEDAD LIMITADA (OCTOPUS ENERGY ESPAÑA SOCIEDAD LIMITADA) Subsidiary · Valencia, Spain
      • Octopus Energy EU Tradeco Limited Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • OCTOPUS ENERGY FRANCE Subsidiary · Paris, France
      • OCTOPUS ENERGY LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • OCTOPUS ENERGY SERVICES ESPANA (OCTOPUS ENERGY SERVICES ESPAÑA) Subsidiary · Valencia, Spain
    • Octopus Investments Subsidiary · 100% · London, United Kingdom
    • Octopus Energy Italy Subsidiary · Ascoli Piceno, Italy
    • Octopus Renewables Subsidiary
    • Octopus Energy France Subsidiary · France
    • Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust Subsidiary

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Octopus Group reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Christopher Hulatt, Guy Myles and Simon Rogerson on Apr 19, 2000, in London.1

Leadership

Who has led Octopus Group, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Simon Rogerson2000–now
20052010201520202025

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 2021Acquired Octopus Energy Italy1

Timeline

  1. 2006Renamed Name changed to Octopus Capital Limited1
  2. Apr 19, 2000New chief executive Simon Rogerson becomes CEO1
  3. Apr 19, 2000Founded Founded in London1

Sources

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