The UK government plans to take a £25M stake in Octopus Energy's tech spin-off Kraken, last valued at $8.65B, in an effort to encourage Kraken to list in London Financial Times 2026-01-20 Octopus Energy's, Kraken, Kraken, UK, London Related Coverage British Business Bank takes £25m stake in Octopus Energy-spinoff Kraken Sifted · Freya Pratty Government investment to entice tech companies to stay in UK The Times · Alex Ralph Minister denies ‘bung’ as Labour adviser's tech firm handed £25m Telegraph · Matthew Field British Business Bank invests £25M in Kraken Technologies Tech.eu · John Reynolds British Business Bank sets record with £25m Kraken investment BusinessCloud · Patrick Killeen British Business Bank makes record investment in Kraken Technologies UKTN · Oscar Hornstein Discussion r/ukpolitics r on reddit UK government to take £25mn stake in Octopus Energy's tech arm Kraken