Octopus Investments launches new sustainable VCT

2 February 2022

Octopus Investments has launched the Octopus Future Generations VCT.

The VCT offers investors the opportunity to access a portfolio of early-stage companies aligned to three core investment themes:

  • Building a more sustainable planet: tackling the climate emergency by investing in and supporting companies at the forefront of reducing carbon emissions, protecting ecosystems, or creating a circular economy that removes waste.
  • Empowering people: investing in businesses using technology to further society, such as those improving access to digital learning, making financial advice widely available, or providing cybersecurity and privacy solutions.
  • Revitalising healthcare: improving the health and wellbeing of people around the world by investing in modern healthcare industries, such as those helping people conquer addictions, or creating software that will make healthcare services more efficient.

Octopus said it believes that these companies understand what it means to make the world a better place, and have the potential to deliver some of the best returns to investors over the coming decades.

The new VCT will be managed by Simon King, a partner in Octopus Ventures, the investment team behind the £1.3 billion Octopus Titan VCT.

Octopus Future Generations VCT is open for investment through a new share offer of an initial £20 million.

Simon Rogerson, CEO of Octopus Group, added: “We are living through a period of unprecedented change, in which whole industries are transforming, almost overnight, creating value for investors at a rate never seen before. At the same time, society is struggling to deal with rising levels of inequality, the massive impact of climate change and creaking healthcare systems.

“The combination of these factors creates a huge opportunity for investors. We believe that some of the best returns in the future will come from companies solving society’s biggest problems. These companies will help build a better tomorrow, allowing us, and future generations, to live happier, healthier, and longer lives. I am excited that we now offer investors this exposure to smaller businesses with truly sustainable objectives.”

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