Rosie Phillips

Chief of Staff to Brent Hoberman (Co-Founder & Executive Chair)

2024 - Current

Chief of Staff to Brent Hoberman (Co-Founder & Executive Chair)

2024

Chief of Staff to Brent Hoberman (Co-Founder & Executive Chair)

2024

Investor (Consumer)

2022 - 2023

At Octopus Ventures we invest in the people, the ideas and the industries that will help change the world. Our investment team is built to specialise in the five areas where we see the most potential for growth and innovation: health, fintech, deep tech, consumer and B2B software. Since 2008 we have backed over 130 teams, including Zoopla, Secret Escapes, graze.com, tails.com, Swiftkey, Elvie, Depop, Sofar Sounds, Big Health, ManyPets, ByMiles, OLIO, Allplants, Hurr, Lollipop, Faction, Cazoo, City Pantry, Simply Cook, HAS Technology and many more. With over £2 billion under management and investing over £200 million a year, Octopus Ventures is one of the largest and most active venture investors in Europe. We tend to invest from £1 million for Seed to £10 million for Series B with the ability to fund the companies backed right through to IPO. Proud to be a B Corp.

Advisor - Home Affairs & Security

2021 - 2022

The Behavioural Insights Team (BIT), also known unofficially as the "Nudge Unit", is a UK-based global social purpose organisation that generates and applies behavioural insights to inform policy and ultimately improve people's lives and communities. As a Policy Advisor, I led on a portfolio of projects across a range of countries and policy areas, with a particular focus on justice and security, online harms and digital policy. I ran behavioural science capacity building workshops and programmes for governments and NGOs in the UK, Armenia, France and Italy. I was also the personal Policy Advisor to the UK Managing Director, providing proactive and reactive advice on pressing policy issues for the UK Government. Whilst at BIT, I moved to Paris to help set up our first European office.

Advisor - BIT France

2021 - 2021

Associate - BIT France

2020 - 2021

Associate - Home Affairs, Security & International Programmes

2019 - 2020

Business Development Manager, UK & EU

2018 - 2019

Executive Consultant

2016 - 2018

Intern

2016 - 2016

English Language Teacher

2015 - 2015

Summer Camp Counselor

2011 - 2011