A Conversation with Zihao Xu, Principal at Octopus Ventures

Octopus Ventures is one of the largest VCs in Europe with £1.3 billion under management. Their typical investment is from £1 million for Seed to £10 million for Series B, and they can continue to fund companies right through to IPO. The fund is currently organised into 4 pods, “The Future of Health”, “The Future of Money”, “Deep Tech”, “Consumer and Growth”.

Feb 11, 2021, 6:00 – 7:00 PM

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About this event

About Zihao Xu:

Zihao is a Principal at Octopus Ventures: he focuses on the deals within the “Future of Money” category, including Crypto, Fintech, Insurtech, and distributed ledger technologies, with a particular focus on public ledger blockchain projects that enable permissionless incentive structures to unlock innovation in hitherto closed ecosystems. Prior to joining Octopus in 2016, Zihao was a Senior Consultant at Roland Berger where he led strategic, operational and commercial diligence projects across a range of industries whilst also setting up a direct-to-consumer ecommerce sunglasses brand.

Zihao holds a BA in Economics and Management from the University of Oxford.

Description of the event:

This event will cover the topic: VC Investment and Investment Selection Criteria in Cryto.

Organizers

  • Daniel Seymour

    GDSC Lead

  • Josh Ang

    Head of Technical Events

  • Jacob Schwandt

    Head of Digital Boost Challenge

  • Isabel Mora

    Head of Technical Events

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