About Us
We started out in 2000 as an investment company, but today we do so much more. We make things, we build things, we scare the life out complacent businesses and we shake up sectors crying out for disruption. For example: - We create and manage healthcare premises, everything from GP surgeries to care homes and retirement villages. So, we’re emotionally invested in making them the very best they can be. - We own and operate our own renewable energy assets, from fields of solar panels through to windfarms. And we supply renewable energy to hundreds of thousands of households across the UK. - We have our own fintech arm, run our own start-up programme and we work with a vast community of UK and international entrepreneurs. - And, because we believe being an entrepreneur is a brilliant thing to do, we encourage all of our employees to take the plunge and start their own business. Across all Octopus businesses, we now have over 150,000 customers. We want Octopus to be a group of companies we’re proud to tell our grandchildren about. Octopus is a group of innovative, entrepreneurial businesses investing in the people, ideas and industries that will help to change the world. Our aim is to have an impact in everything we do, and to make a vital contribution to the UK economy by helping people, companies and institutions generate wealth. And we’re always on the look-out for smart, talented people who share our values. Personality counts. The Octopus Group incorporates Octopus Energy, Octopus Real Estate, Octopus Investments, Octopus Ventures and Octopus Labs. We are experts in financial services and energy, transforming these markets by offering our customers access to smart and simple solutions that do what we say they will. At Octopus we don't just focus on what we do but also how we do it. Everyone shares our values of being straightforward, helpful and bold. And while these are the principles that guide us as an organization, our DNA goes even further, by revealing our inner strengths: • We are loyal: we fully buy-in to the company's vision and believe in everything that Octopus stands for. • We are respectful: we live and breathe the Octopus values of being helpful, straightforward and bold. • We are resilient: we have an inner strength that means we never give in. • We are intellectually curious: we seek to understand how the world works and are always learning, adapting and improving. • We understand who our customers are: and because we know them really well, we always give them our very best. What we offer Octopus has built an exciting and inclusive high-performance culture where employees feel empowered. This means we welcome discussions around flexible working hours. We also understand the value of diversity, and we have a team dedicated to promoting gender, ethnic, socio-economic, LGBT and disability equality, to make sure we back up our words with actions. All Octopus employees are given the opportunity to develop new skills, aim higher and accelerate their careers.