# Octavian Ventures

> Octavian Ventures is a VC fund in Las Vegas backing Video, Software and Automotive. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Las Vegas, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2010
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/octavian-ventures
- Website: http://www.octavianventures.com

Octavian Ventures is an investment vehicle and advisory firm founded by Richard D. Titus, a serial entrepreneur, business leader, investor and strategic advisor to businesses across the UK, Europe, Latin America and the USA. Octavian works with a broad range of T.I.M.E - Technology, Internet, Media & Entertainment enterprises and hasparticular focus on developing early stage internet and mobile businesses. Octavian’s approach to investments and advisory services are based on real experience and rooted in strong, sound and hard-earned strategic product and investment rationale.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Video | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Automotive | 1 | 50% |
| Publishing | 1 | 50% |
| Advertising | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 1 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Videoplaza | Our mission is to empower broadcasters and video publishers to build profitable and sustainable businesses in the internet-delivered TV world. More than 50% of the broadcasters in Europe run their advertising businesses on Karbon. Our technology, built for video, is device agnostic and empowers publishers to trade across sales channels,maximising the value of their audiences. Due to our belief in valuing service equally to technology, we have local teams in London (HQ), Stockholm (R&D), Berlin, Cologne, Madrid, Paris, and Singapore. | $3.7M | Series A | Mar 18, 2010 | http://www.videoplaza.com |
| Mission Motors | The company designs and supplies high-performance EV powertrains,including energy storage systems, drive systems and software, to the vehicle manufacturers, targeting a wide range of applications—including battery-electric, plug-in hybrid electric and hybrid-electric vehicles. | $20K |  | Feb 01, 2010 | http://www.ridemission.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Creandum](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creandum) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Octavian Ventures invest in?

Octavian Ventures invests primarily in Video, Software and Automotive startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Octavian Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Octavian Ventures closed in Mar 2010. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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