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Octopus Investments
UK Venture Capital Trust manager · 4 VCTs on WiT Money
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Venture Capital Trusts
Overview
About Octopus Investments
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Octopus Investments is listed on WiT Money as the manager of 4 venture capital trusts. Octopus Titan VCT (Tech-enabled UK growth businesses): No current new-share offer; Octopus Apollo VCT (Smaller B2B software companies): No current new-share offer; Octopus AIM VCTs (VCT-qualifying companies quoted on AIM): No current new-share offer; Octopus Future Generations VCT (Sustainability, people empowerment and healthcare themes): No current new-share offer. VCTs invest in smaller companies. Your capital is at risk, dividends are not guaranteed, and shares can be illiquid and may trade below NAV. The dataset records 20% income tax relief on qualifying new VCT share subscriptions. Relief depends on your circumstances and current rules, can be withdrawn, and does not apply automatically to ordinary secondary-market purchases. Tax relief does not reduce investment risk. The dataset records a minimum holding period of 5 years and a maximum qualifying subscription of £200,000. Tax-free dividends are recorded for qualifying VCT holdings, subject to current rules. Details last verified 2026-08-09.
Octopus Investments is recorded as an FCA-regulated VCT manager. An FRN is not included in the WiT Money dataset. Last checked in the WiT Money dataset on 2026-08-09. Confirm current permissions on the Financial Services Register before you invest.
Products offered
What Octopus Investments offers
Key product areas we track on WiT Money — rates and availability change.
Venture Capital Trusts
Octopus Titan VCT
Octopus Titan VCT: Tech-enabled UK growth businesses. No current new-share offer. Annual management fee: Tiered: 2% NAV up to £500m; 1.75% £500m–£750m; 1.5% above £750m. Recorded NAV 44.5p per share. Latest recorded dividend 0.5p per share, not guaranteed. Current policy / target; not guaranteed. Board-controlled buyback; current availability varies. Listed VCT shares may trade at a discount to NAV. Current NAV published 44.5p at 31 Dec 2025; latest published dividend 0.5p. Capital is at risk.
No current new-share offer · AMC Tiered (up to 2%) · Tech-enabled UK growth businesses
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Octopus Apollo VCT
Octopus Apollo VCT: Smaller B2B software companies. No current new-share offer. Annual management fee: 2% annual management charge. Performance fee: 20% performance fee. Recorded NAV 47.8p per share. Targets annual dividend yield of 5% of NAV; not guaranteed. Listed VCT shares may trade below NAV. Current NAV published 47.8p; cumulative dividends 93.9p. Capital is at risk.
No current new-share offer · AMC 2% · Smaller B2B software companies
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Octopus AIM VCTs
Octopus AIM VCTs: VCT-qualifying companies quoted on AIM. No current new-share offer. Annual management fee: Effective annual management charge shown as 1.5%. VCT-specific; not guaranteed. Regular buyback arrangements subject to board policy. Listed AIM VCT shares can trade at a discount. Product combines Octopus AIM VCT and Octopus AIM VCT 2. Capital is at risk.
No current new-share offer · AMC 1.5% · VCT-qualifying companies quoted on AIM
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Octopus Future Generations VCT
Octopus Future Generations VCT: Sustainability, people empowerment and healthcare themes. No current new-share offer. Listed VCT shares may trade at a discount. One of Octopus's four current VCT propositions. Capital is at risk.
No current new-share offer · Sustainability, people empowerment and healthcare themes
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Pros and cons
Recorded product facts for Octopus Investments. Terms, eligibility and pricing can change.
Pros
- Octopus Titan VCT — Tech-enabled UK growth businesses — NAV 44.5p
- Octopus Apollo VCT — Smaller B2B software companies — NAV 47.8p
- Octopus AIM VCTs — VCT-qualifying companies quoted on AIM — minimum £5,000
- Octopus Future Generations VCT — Sustainability, people empowerment and healthcare themes
- Generalist strategy
Cons
- Higher-risk smaller-company investing — capital at risk
- Dividends are not guaranteed
- VCT shares can be illiquid and may trade below NAV
- No verified open new-share offer at last check
- Performance fee may apply
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