{"id":418,"date":"2025-03-19T13:00:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T14:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beijingcareer.com\/?p=418"},"modified":"2025-03-19T18:22:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T18:22:30","slug":"howden-ventures-hires-octopus-ventures-luke-hakes-as-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beijingcareer.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/19\/howden-ventures-hires-octopus-ventures-luke-hakes-as-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"Howden Ventures hires Octopus Ventures\u2019 Luke Hakes as Partner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Howden, a global insurance intermediary group, has announced the appointment of former Octopus Ventures partner Dr Luke Hakes as a Partner at Howden Ventures to accelerate its next phase of growth.<\/p>\n

\"\"Hakes, based in London, will work alongside Tom Hoad, Head of Howden Ventures, to co-lead the Howden Ventures team and drive the growth and success of the investment portfolio.<\/p>\n

Howden Ventures, the venture capital arm of Howden, combines industry expertise, strategic insights, and capital to invest in entrepreneurs leveraging data that benefit clients and insurers alike.<\/p>\n

In his new role at Howden Ventures, Hakes will leverage \u201chis extensive venture capital expertise to help seek out the most talented entrepreneurs, addressing the industry\u2019s structural shift toward data-enriched and digitally enhanced underwriting models,\u201d Howden stated.<\/p>\n

During his time at Octopus Venture, the executive used his experience in building successful ventures to expand the team from four and \u00a315m in assets under management (AUM) to over 90 people managing \u00a31.4bn in AUM.<\/p>\n

Over his 13-year tenure, Hakes participated in investments across more than 100 companies, contributing to numerous successful acquisitions and IPOs.<\/p>\n

Commenting on his appointment, Hakes said: “Howden Ventures presents a truly unique opportunity. The integration of capital, infrastructure, and industry-leading expertise is unlike anything available in the market today.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am excited to join the team and help build on this platform to deliver long-term value for our investments and the industries we serve.”<\/p>\n

Tom Hoad, Head of Howden Ventures, said: “Luke’s vast experience in the venture capital space and his track record of success makes him a valuable addition to Howden Ventures. His leadership will be instrumental as we continue to push the boundaries of innovation in underwriting and insurance.”<\/p>\n

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Howden, a global insurance intermediary group, has announced the appointment of former Octopus Ventures partner Dr Luke Hakes as a Partner at Howden Ventures to accelerate its next phase of growth. Hakes, based in London, will work alongside Tom Hoad, Head of Howden Ventures, to co-lead the Howden Ventures team and drive the growth and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":420,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beijingcareer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beijingcareer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beijingcareer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beijingcareer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beijingcareer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=418"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/beijingcareer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":421,"href":"https:\/\/beijingcareer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418\/revisions\/421"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beijingcareer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beijingcareer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beijingcareer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beijingcareer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}