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Simon King

@SimonpKing

VC Investor at Octopus Investments interested in EdTech, IoT, Machine Learning and learning new things. Views expressed are my own.

 London
octopusventures.com/
Joined December 2011
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David Novotny@davnov134Oct 27
🌍 Introducing Echo-3, a new world model enabling the most accurate reconstructions of real spaces to date! From a quick phone video of my daughter’s room, Echo-3 built a 3DGS model and restyled the whole house with her favorite fairy tales 🚀✨. Get the app and try it out!
SpAItial AI (@SpAItial_AI) profile pictureSpAItial AI
@SpAItial_AIOct 27
Introducing Echo-3. A state-of-the-art world model. Echo-3 turns phone captures into photorealistic, metric-scale 3D worlds. From a single room to multi-floor buildings, outdoor and public spaces. Available today.
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The quantum race is on, but what will it take to win? @SimonpKing spoke to @ZDNet about the importance of supporting academic entrepreneurship if the UK is to retain its status as a frontrunner.
ZDNET (@ZDNET) profile pictureZDNET
@ZDNET10 Feb 2021
The global quantum computing race has begun. What will it take to win it? zdnet.com/article/the-quantu…
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Great to see Kickstarters get going at so many exciting companies. If you're a business and would like to join our Kickstart scheme, just head here: kickstart.campaign.gov.uk/
[Withdrawn] Kickstart Scheme closure

[Withdrawn] Kickstart Scheme closure

Information about how the Kickstart Scheme closure will affect employers and Kickstart gateways.

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Jolt.io (@jolt_io) profile pictureJolt.io@jolt_io11 Jan 2021
Meet our second #Kickstart cohort! Welcome! 👋 We're so excited to spend the next 4 weeks together before you start your work placements with our employer partners - @BulbUK, @allplants, @iamYiam, @plumguide, @keepfiteatfit, @workhappyuk & @rolecatcher. #WhatInspiresMe
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Here's a welcome distraction from world events: be transported through space as Mason Sinclair launches this month's Deep Thoughts newsletter. bit.ly/34xgDeA
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Our first ever national #GBEA Health & Wellbeing Entrepreneur of the Year goes to Tania Boler of @elvie! 👶🏻
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Missive@missivecomms19 Nov 2020
It’s been another busy morning in front of the media for @OctopusVentures, with @SimonpKing joining @IanKingSky to discuss the latest figures from the firm’s Entrepreneurial Impact Ranking 2020 📺🎥👇
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Brill hearing @OctopusVentures @SimonpKing talk about how @QUBelfast @QUB_Innovation @EnterpriseSU_ @vcoulter_ @franmorelli__ @brianamc @judithsarah12 @maguirekat are the leading UK Entrepreneurial Uni @IanKingSky on @SkyNews Congrats to the above & everyone else at Queens!
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"The societal benefits of universities’ capabilities have never been more prominent,” @SimonpKing spoke to @thetimes about the significance of spinouts and the release of our latest Entrepreneurial Impact Ranking. thetimes.co.uk/article/unive… #EIR2020 #deeptech #spinouts

Universities add positive spin to new companies

British universities made £61 million from sales of companies that commercialised their research last year, up 37 per cent on 2018.Start-ups developing artifi

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I never expected this: finally we may have a path to the fundamental theory of physics...and it's beautiful writings.stephenwolfram.com/…
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Memrise@memrise14 Mar 2020
100 digits of pi in 10 languages... from memory. Happy #PiDay 🎉🎉
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Augmentation of humans ➡️ starting with👂🏼#DeepTech investing at @OctopusVentures @itskaranmehta @SimonpKing @akritidokania
Octopus Ventures (@OctopusVentures) profile pictureOctopus Ventures@OctopusVentures13 Mar 2020
Last week we announced our investment in @AudioTelligence, a company that has developed technology that impressively isolates speech from a noisy background. @_Zoe_Chambers tells us why this a company that our #deeptech team is excited to be backing. bit.ly/2UdNgYX
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Alex Asseily
@aasseily9 Oct 2018
First Elvie Pumps delivering the goods in the wild! Watch and believe! cc @helloelvie @darren_e_goode
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@Wave_Optics delighted to be included as a case study in the UK Immersive Tech Sector report @ImmerseUK_ #AR @OctopusVentures @GobiPartners @IPGroupplc @SimonpKing nitter.gq/ImmerseUK_/status/9985…
Innovate UK Immersive Tech Network (@IUK_Immersive) profile pictureInnovate UK Immersive Tech Network@IUK_Immersive21 May 2018
Launched today! The Immersive Economy in the UK report highlights the rapid growth of the immersive tech sector. Read more bit.ly/2s3PsUO #UKimmersivereport @KTN_Creative @nesta_uk @UKRI_News
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Ed Cooke
@tedcooke11 Jun 2018
Nice article on Memrise's $15.5m Series B via @uktnofficial uktech.news/news/language-le…
Language learning app Memrise scores $15.5m Series B

Language learning app Memrise scores $15.5m Series B

Memrise is a language learning app for adults, which supports more than 22 languages.This round was led by Octopus Ventures and Korelya Capital

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Memrise raises $15.5M as its AI-based language-learning app passes 35M users tcrn.ch/2LFz2tP via @techcrunch
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Very proud to be among the first backers of the @wearetrouva team. Now one of the UK's 5 fastest growing tech companies according to The Next Web. Well done @mandeepsinghuk and @alexloiz! thenextweb.com/tech5/finalis…
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There's a new tech partnership designed to bring augmented reality to the masses - read about @OctopusVentures portfolio company @Wave_Optics. Very exciting stuff for the future of #AR cnb.cx/2HMajpx
There's a new tech partnership designed to bring augmented reality to the masses

There's a new tech partnership designed to bring augmented reality to the masses

Quality, price and flexibility are all factors that could make or break companies such as WaveOptics and Vuzix as they bid for customers.

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"OpenSignal, which taps sensors on 100M #smartphones to monitor network speed, raises $8M in Series B led by @OctopusVentures" buff.ly/2u4PDmV #telecom @TechCrunch @ingridlunden
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Luke Hakes@Lukehakes30 Jan 2018
Congrats to the team at Behaviosec, and welcome Trident! lnkd.in/g9y5DDd
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