“Our role is simple. We will bring about a sustainable global energy system faster and cheaper through technology” - Greg Jackson, CEO & Founder, Octopus Energy (UK)
In 2016, Octopus entered the UK market to disrupt the status quo, with energy that’s good for the planet and good for your wallet. We now supply over 2 million UK homes and to this day 92% of our customers rate us 5* Excellent on TrustPilot. We try to make everything as easy as possible for you, from the simplicity of our bills to offering exceptional customer service.
We're now embarking on the exciting next step in our global expansion, destination New Zealand.
A 30 year veteran of global energy markets, Ari is setting the direction for the team and leading the clean energy revolution in NZ.
Linkedin profileUmesh is our numbers guy, managing & running our financial operations.
An established energy executive, Margaret is growing our customer base and ensuring we deliver outstanding service.
Linkedin profileAlex is a born trader. He’s focusing on all aspects of energy procurement & trading and hunting out good wholesale prices.
Dave is a self-confessed energy nerd. He’s overseeing the team adapting Octopus’s global energy technology platform for the NZ market.
Linkedin profile10 businesses in 6 countries across 3 continents. We serve more than 2 million domestic customers, over 25,000 business customers, with 17 million contracted accounts for our entech platform, Kraken.
Launched by ecommerce entrepreneurs with a vision of using technology and data to bring affordable green energy to the world
Reached 100,000 retail customers & launched Octopus Electric Vehicles
The only energy supplier awarded Which? Recommended status. Launched Octopus Energy Services
Surpassed 1 million UK retail customers, announced licensing agreements for Kraken technlogy platform, and launched Octopus Energy Hatchery
Valued at over $2 billion after closing two investment rounds in nine months, launching Octopus Energy Generation, Kraken Flex & Octopus Centre for Net Zero
With over 2 million UK retail customers and operations in US, Japan, Germany, New Zealand and Australia, the Octopus Energy Group's mission is going global
From day 1, our journey has been powered by our backers, Octopus Group, who are still our majority shareholder today. Over the last 12 months we've welcomed two new strategic investors to the Octopus Energy family: Origin Energy and Tokyo Gas, who are now also shareholders, alongside all full-time Octopus Energy Group employees.
Octopus Group, a financial services and energy firm, which manages more than £9.2bn of funds. Octopus has invested more than £3bn in renewable assets across Europe, while its ventures arm has backed UK success stories like Zoopla, Depop, Secret Escapes and SwiftKey.
Origin Energy is a leading Australian energy company with approximately 4.2 million customer accounts, more than 7,000 MW of owned and contracted generation capacity including 1,200 MW of wind and solar energy. Alongside their investment, Origin are using Kraken to transform their retail business.
Tokyo Gas was founded in 1885 and is one of the most established and successful utilities in Japan. Alongside investment, Tokyo Gas and Octopus Energy Group have a joint venture to introduce the Octopus Energy brand to Japan: the world's largest deregulated energy market.
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