Octane - About the company
Octane is an acqui-hired company based in Delhi (India), founded in 2007 by Digvijay Bhandari and Samarth Saxena. It operates as a SaaS platform for email and web marketing. The company has 950 active competitors, including 13 funded and 65 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like SendGrid, LiveIntent and Mailjet.
Company Details
Provider of cloud based marketing technology for email, SMS web-marketing. Also has developed a social media tracking tool and enables for creating and managing multi-channel campaigns. Users can send mails through the marketing channel and also monitor what people are saying about their brand on social media. Its cloud based services are available on per email basis.Based on the needs/requirements of a client, also does custom-made, on-site deployment of their software. Selected as one of the 20 hottest technology startups as part of Techcircle Fastrack 2012. Also has presence in Mumbai and Bangalore. Clients include Airtel, Bajaj Allianz, BigFlix, BhartiAXA, Bose, CommonFloor etc. Acquired by ValueFirst in June 2017.
- Website
- octane.in
- Registered Address
- TANLA TECHNOLOGY CENTRE, HITECH CITY ROAD, MADHAPUR, Madhapur, Hyderabad, Shaikpet, Telangana, India, 500081
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2007
Location
Delhi, India
Stage
Acqui-Hired
Ranked
30th among 950 active competitors
Annual Revenue
₹500 - ₹1,000 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
Employee Count
23 as on Aug 31, 2026
Legal entities associated with Octane
Octane is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Valuefirst Digital Media Private Limited CIN: U64202TS2003PTC187740 , India, Active | Oct 17, 2003 | ₹500 - ₹1,000 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 257 (As on Mar 31, 2026) | |
OCTANE MARKETING PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U51101DL2007PTC158669 , India, Active | Feb 02, 2007 | 0 - ₹10 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 1 (As on Jul 31, 2018) |
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Octane's funding and investors
Octane has not raised any funding rounds yet.
Octane's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Octane are Digvijay Bhandari and Samarth Saxena.
Here are the details of Octane's key team members:
- Digvijay Bhandari: Former Co-Founder & Director of Octane and founder of 1 other company. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Samarth Saxena: Co-Founder & COO of Octane and founder of 1 other company. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Octane's employee count trend
Octane has 23 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Octane's employee count trend over the years:
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Octane's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Octane include SendGrid, LiveIntent and Mailjet. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Octane, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | SendGrid 2009, Boulder (United States), Acquired | Email API and marketing campaigns for reliable email delivery | $83.5M | 61/100 | |
2nd | LiveIntent 2009, New York City (United States), Acquired | Real time email advertising and marketing platform | $64.8M | 59/100 | |
3rd | Cloud based platform for Transactional and Marketing Emails | $17.6M | 58/100 | ||
4th | GetResponse 1998, Wilmington (United States), Unfunded | Email marketing suite | - | - | 54/100 |
5th | iContact 2003, Morrisville (United States), Acquired | Easy email marketing platform empowering businesses with intuitive tools and expert support | $47.9M | 53/100 | |
6th | Developer of email, internet, and sales force automation software solutions | - | - | 52/100 | |
7th | Web-based email marketing platform | - | - | 47/100 | |
8th | iPost 1996, San Mateo (United States), Funding Raised | Enterprise email marketing platform for marketers | - | 46/100 | |
9th | CallHub 2011, Walnut (United States), Funding Raised | Voice broadcasting software | - | 45/100 | |
10th | Sigstr 2013, Indianapolis (United States), Acquired | Marketing through email signatures | $14.8M | 45/100 | |
30th | SaaS platform for email and web marketing | - | - | 37/100 |
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Octane's Investments and acquisitions
Octane has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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News related to Octane
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Octane Marketing launches new Ad Tech product VinFuel for auto dealersPR Newswire•Jan 10, 2019•Octane
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ValueFirst Digital Media Pvt. Ltd. Acquires Octane Marketing Pvt. Ltd.Finalaya•May 30, 2017•Octane, ValueFirst
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