Octopus Ventures has appointed Erin Platts as its new CEO. Platts spent close to two decades at Silicon Valley Bank, the banking partner for technology startups and scaleups, latterly as CEO of the UK & EMEA as it scaled to 800 people. Following HSBC’s acquisition of SVB UK in 2023 in a £1 rescue deal, … Continue reading Octopus Ventures nabs CEO from HSBC Innovation Banking