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About Octane

Octane, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2002, is based in Aliso Viejo, United States. With a presence in 6 countries, it has supported around 116 startups in sectors like Life Sciences, Enterprise Applications. As of Oct 2026, Octane has 1 unicorn under its belt and has witnessed 13 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in its portfolio include Acorns, EV Connect and HyperIce. The program is backed by a team of 66 people who primarily support Seed startups based in United States. Its latest investment was a $500K Seed round in TinyKicks on Aug 15, 2016.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2002
Location
Aliso Viejo, United States
Portfolio Companies
Stages of Investment
Seed
Locations of Investment
Unicorn in Portfolio

Octane's List of Top Investments

Octane has a portfolio of 116 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments include Acorns and EV Connect.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, United Kingdom and 3 more locations. They have invested in Life Sciences, Enterprise Applications, High Tech and 25 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by Octane:
App-based platform for spare change investment. The company allows users to collect spare change from everyday transactions. It rounds off the user's transactions to the nearest dollar and invests it. It also gives customers discretion over the type of portfolio they want to create, with five alternatives to pick from. It also provides money-saving education tools.

Key facts about Acorns

  • Founded Year: 2012
  • Location: Irvine (United States)
  • Valuation: $*****
  • Stage: Series F
  • Total Funding till date: $588M
  • Employee Count: 602 as on Sep 30, 2026
  • Investors: Owl Rock, Goldmark and 69 Others
  • Latest Funding Round: Series F, Mar 09, 2022, $*****
  • Highlight: Editors' Pick
Platform for electric vehicle charging management. It helps users access and operate charging stations through structured digital tools. The platform supports monitoring activity, handling sessions, and managing related services in one space. It offers an online environment where charging needs can be organized with clarity.

Key facts about EV Connect

Internet first brand offering smart devices for physical fitness. It develops muscle recovery, rehabilitation, and ice compression wraps for knees, ankles, shoulders, backs, wrists, and elbows. It provides ice compression therapy devices with patented air release technology. It also offers a fitness and recovery device that uses pressure and vibration to improve the body's overall performance.

Key facts about HyperIce

Transforming cardiac rhythm management with innovative extravascular pacing and defibrillation solutions. This medical device company is dedicated to designing novel extravascular leads and deployment systems, aiming to eliminate the risks and drawbacks of traditional transvenous leads. They focus on both pacing and defibrillation solutions, offering a new option for pacing without entering the heart and life-saving ICD benefits without transvenous leads. Their extravascular solutions place leads outside the vasculature and heart, maintaining the integrity of the heart while delivering much-needed therapy. They are developing the EV Temporary Pacing Lead System and the EV-ICD Lead System, both designed to address pacing and defibrillation needs without entering the heart or vascular system. This innovative approach seeks to reduce complications associated with transvenous leads and improve patient outcomes in cardiac rhythm management. They are focused on medical devices, electrophysiology, cardiology, temporary pacing, extracardiac, and extravascular solutions.

Key facts about AtaCor Medical

  • Founded Year: 2014
  • Location: San Clemente (United States)
  • Stage: Series D
  • Total Funding till date: $137M
  • Employee Count: 34 as on Sep 30, 2026
  • Investors: aMoon, Broadview Ventures and 7 Others
  • Latest Funding Round: Series D, Oct 06, 2025, $*****
  • Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of lithium-ion batteries. It develops rechargeable energy storage technology. The platform provides batteries based on materials and battery structures that deliver higher capacity in smaller sizes while maintaining plug-and-play compatibility with existing Li-ion battery applications.

Key facts about Enevate

Octane's Investments by Stage

Octane has made 1 investment in Seed stage with an average round size of $500K.

Octane's Investments by Sector

Octane has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, HealthTech, High Tech, Internet of Things - Industry Applications and Life Sciences. Notably, it has invested in 96 Tech companies, 82 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 59 Software companies and at least 37 companies focusing on Tech hardware.
Here are Octane's investments by sector:
Sector
No. of Investments
Consumer
1
HealthTech
1
High Tech
1
Internet of Things - Industry Applications
1
Life Sciences
1
Others
2
Breakdown of Octane's investments by sectorsConsumer (1)HealthTech (1)
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

Octane's Investments by Geography

Octane has made most investments in United States (1).

Octane's recent investments

Octane has not made any investment in 2026 so far.
Here are the most recent investments by Octane:
Date
Company
Location
Round Details
Round Amount
Co-Investors
Aug 15, 2016
United States
Seed
6099
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Unicorns in Octane's Portfolio

Octane has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Acorns. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Acorns which became a unicorn in 2019, 7 years before Octane first invested in it.
Here is a list of unicorns in Octane's portfolio:
Tracxn Score
Company
Short Description
Founded year
Sector
Location
Company Stage
First Investment/ Acquisition Details
78
App-based platform for spare change investment
2012
Irvine
Series F
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IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Octane's Portfolio

3 of Octane's portfolio companies have become public. CARLSMED got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Jul 2025 at marketcap of $398M and 2U got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) at marketcap of $509M.
Here are Octane's portfolio companies that went public:
Company
IPO Date
First Invested on
First Round of Investment
Round Size
Jul 23, 2025
-
-
6203
Mar 28, 2014
-
-
7875
Nov 14, 2008
-
-
2232

Acquired companies in Octane's Portfolio

10 companies from Octane's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was CathWorks in Apr 2026 by Medtronic for $*****.
Here are Octane's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company
Acquisition Date
First Invested on
First Round of Investment
Round Size
Apr 20, 2026
-
-
7099
May 06, 2025
-
-
6226
Feb 01, 2024
-
-
6436
Nov 07, 2022
-
-
7781
Jul 21, 2022
-
-
7298

Team profile of Octane

Octane has a team of 66 members including 35 Partners and 3 Principals located in United States. Octane's team sits on the board of 3 companies.
Here is a list of top team members in Octane:
Name
Designation
Location
Board Memberships
Contact Details
Partner
Irvine
-
Partner
Orange
-
Partner
-
-
Partner
Orange
-
Partner
Aliso Viejo
-
Partner
Newport Beach
-
-
Partner
-
-
Partner
-
Partner
Newport Beach
-
Partner
San Diego
-
Partner
Orange County
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Co-investors of Octane

Over the past 10 years, 2 investors have co-invested in Octane's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

  • Invested before Octane: EvoNexus and BioAccel have invested in rounds before Octane. There is 1 company where EvoNexus has invested before Octane and 1 company where BioAccel has invested before Octane.

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