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August 15, 2024

Meet six Octopus Energy alumni who started their own companies

Meet the ex-employees who went on to set up their own ventures

Sadia Nowshin

3 min read

Since launching in 2015, Octopus Energy has raced to become the UK’s largest domestic electricity supplier by market share, and in recent years has grown its empire through a series of at least 15 acquisitions.

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Sadia Nowshin

Sadia Nowshin was a reporter at Sifted covering foodtech, biotech and startup life. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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