CEO · Founder, Octopus Deploy

Paul Stovell

Roles

Role	Organisation	Sources
CEO · Founder	Octopus Deploy	Startup Daily (10 Oct 2025), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (8 Oct 2025), Ten13, Startup Daily (27 Feb 2024)

Coverage

Stories naming Paul Stovell. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

13 deals

Six ANZ startups that raised $211.1 million this week

Roundup of six Australian and New Zealand funding rounds, headlined by Heidi Health and Octopus Deploy, also covering Nexl, OpenSolar, Lucent and PAM, with past acquisitions of Stella AI, MagicBrief and Codefresh noted.

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2 deals

Software veteran Octopus Deploy wraps around another $45 million raise

Brisbane DevOps company Octopus Deploy raised from Insight Partners in 2024, then bought American competitor Codefresh; the piece details valuation, ownership and financial performance since its 2021 raise.

Startup Daily 8 Oct 2025 Octopus Deploy Codefresh Insight Partners Paul Stovell Sonia Stovell

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3 deals

H1 2024 in Review: $100m invested

TEN13's investor letter celebrates passing $100 million deployed, plus fresh backing for iion and Switchboard, team promotions, AutoGrab's overseas growth and NZ-arm sale, and the Mr Yum–Me&U merger.

Also Startup Daily·thetimes.com.au·SmartCompany

2 deals

Queensland quiet software giant Octopus Deploy snaps up US rival for $43 million

Brisbane DevOps software firm Octopus Deploy has bought San Francisco competitor Codefresh, reportedly paying US$28 million; the deal adds revenue and Kubernetes capability while Codefresh's venture backers face a loss.

Startup Daily 27 Feb 2024 Codefresh Octopus Deploy Microsoft's Venture Fund M12 Red Dot Capital Shasta Ventures Insight Partners Paul Stovell

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