Erin Platts - CEO @ Octopus Ventures - Crunchbase Person Profile

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Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

CB Rank (Investor)

175,821

Primary Job Title CEO
Primary Organization
Octopus Ventures

Location London, England, United Kingdom
Regions Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)
Gender Female

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Erin Platts is based out of London, England, and is the Chief Executive Officer of Octopus Ventures. Erin previously worked at HSBC Innovation Banking as a Chief Executive Officer. Erin Platts attended Babson College.

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Founders Forum Group	Silicon Valley Bank UK	Yes	Venture Round - Founders Forum Group	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Secret Escapes	Silicon Valley Bank	—	Series D - Secret Escapes	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Trustpilot	Silicon Valley Bank	Yes	Debt Financing - Trustpilot	obfuscated obfuscation

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs

Number of Past Jobs

Erin Platts

is the

CEO

Octopus Ventures

. Additionally,

Erin Platts

has had

past jobs including

CEO

HSBC Innovation Banking

Octopus Ventures CEO2024

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
HSBC Innovation Banking	CEO	Jun 2023	Dec 2024
Silicon Valley Bank	CEO	Mar 2019	Jun 2023
Silicon Valley Bank	Head of Commercial Banking	Jan 2016	Sep 2022
Silicon Valley Bank	Managing Director, Commercial Banking	Sep 2013	Sep 2022
Silicon Valley Bank	Head of EMEA & President of the UK Branch	Apr 2019	Aug 2022

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles

Erin Platts

is the

Member Board of Trustees

Founders Pledge

Founders Pledge Member Board of TrusteesMay 2024

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
UK Finance	Board Member	Jul 2022	Jun 2023
Founders Forum Group	Board Member	Oct 2022	2023

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