About OCA Ventures
OCA Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1999. It is primarily based out of Chicago, United States. As of Sep 2026, OCA Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 123 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Impossible Objects Overall, OCA Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 1 IPO and 31 acquisitions including key companies like SpotHero, Tenor and Placer. A lot of funds co-invest with OCA Ventures, with names like HPA sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. OCA Ventures has team of 25 people including 6 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
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Series A, Seed & 7 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Unicorns
Deals in last 12 months
OCA Ventures' List of Top Investments
OCA Ventures has a portfolio of 123 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Roqad and SpotHero.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, Germany and 2 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 26 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 7 more. Here is the list of top investments by OCA Ventures:1. SpotHero
Provider of a platform for booking parking spots and related services. The platform allows users to search and reserve parking spaces. It offers options for hourly, daily, and monthly parking. The platform also provides booking capabilities through mobile applications and integration with vehicle dashboards.
Key facts about SpotHero
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Chicago (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $118M
- Employee Count: 303 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Union Grove Venture Partners, Blossom Street Ventures and 40 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Aug 22, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Tenor
GIF keyboard platform bringing personality to conversations through animated content. It is a platform where users can explore, discover, and share animated GIFs to express themselves. It offers a vast library of reaction GIFs and trending content, accessible through its GIF Keyboard on Android. The platform partners with content creators, movie studios, TV networks, game publishers, and sports leagues to enhance mobile communication. It provides APIs, including the Tenor GIF API and Unity AR SDK, for integration into other applications. The company aims to define a new visual language for mobile users, making it easy to find and share the right GIF across devices. It is a B2C tech company offering a software solution for enhancing digital conversations.
Key facts about Tenor
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $32M
- Employee Count: 66 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Tenaya Capital, Redpoint Ventures and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Placer
Provider of location intelligence and foot traffic data software platform. The platform offers analytics for strategic decisions, along with an enrichment API to pair data with applications and custom reports. A data marketplace is available to enhance insights with datasets. The company provides tools to analyze chain performance, industry trends, and points of interest. Embeddable widgets enhance analytics tools with exported data.
Key facts about Placer
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Covina (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $268M
- Employee Count: 624 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Akkadian Ventures, HT Ventures and 35 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jul 10, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Level Blue
Alert Logic is a network and cloud infrastructure security solutions provider. It provides security-as-a-service solutions for the cloud provides solutions to secure the application and infrastructure stack. It provides a system that analyzes, correlates, and automatically mitigates IT security incidents and vulnerabilities, and an on-premise appliance that monitors network traffic and continuously scans the network for threats and vulnerabilities.
Key facts about Level Blue
- Founded Year: 2002
- Location: Dallas (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $55.6M
- Employee Count: 170 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: HarbourVest Partners, Square 1 Bank and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jun 20, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Livly
Provider of a unified platform for property and resident management. The platform offers tools for resident experience, property operations, and management experience. It provides features such as resident mobile application, amenity management, and event management. The platform also includes tools for renewals, rewards, and smart apartment integration.
Key facts about Livly
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Chicago (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $28M
- Employee Count: 44 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: OCA Ventures, Navitas Capital and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 13, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
OCA Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
OCA Ventures has invested in 123 companies over the last 22 years, with an average of 5 new investments annually in the last 10 years. As of Sep 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Resolv and most recent follow-on round was in Impossible Objects.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2023 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
2022 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
2021 | 13 | 11 | 24 |
2020 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
2019 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
2018 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
2017 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
OCA Ventures' Investments by Stage
OCA Ventures has made 38 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $5.55M, 36 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.49M and 11 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $9.38M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 38 |
Seed | 36 |
Series B | 11 |
Angel | 1 |
Grant (prize money) | 1 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
OCA Ventures' Investments by Sector
OCA Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, HealthTech, High Tech, Consumer and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 101 Tech companies, 88 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 69 Software companies and at least 37 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 48 |
HealthTech | 18 |
High Tech | 16 |
Consumer | 14 |
Vertical SaaS | 14 |
Others | 86 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
OCA Ventures' Investments by Geography
OCA Ventures has made most investments in United States (90), followed by Germany where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 90 |
Germany | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
OCA Ventures' recent investments
OCA Ventures has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. Impossible Objects and Amplified Sciences are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by OCA Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 11, 2026 | United States | Series B | 2151 | [+3] | |
Jun 04, 2026 | United States | Seed | 9777 | ||
Jan 21, 2026 | United States | Seed | 4586 | [+6] | |
Jul 29, 2024 | United States | Seed | 2229 | ||
Jun 20, 2024 | United States | Series B | 5208 | [+9] |
Unicorns in OCA Ventures' Portfolio
OCA Ventures has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Placer. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Placer which became a unicorn in 2022, 1 years after OCA Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in OCA Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66 | Provider of location intelligence and foot traffic data software platform | 2018 | Covina | Series D | dgkoplt |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in OCA Ventures' Portfolio
1 of OCA Ventures' portfolio company became public - NRC Health. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Oct 1997 at marketcap of $110MHere are OCA Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 10, 1997 | Jul 31, 2018 | Post IPO | 4034 |
Acquired companies in OCA Ventures' Portfolio
31 companies from OCA Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was SpotHero in Feb 2026 by Uber for $*****.Here are OCA Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 23, 2026 | May 27, 2014 | Seed | 4411 | |
Sep 19, 2025 | Jan 19, 2016 | Series A | 7557 | |
Mar 11, 2025 | Nov 2021 | Seed | 1998 | |
Nov 02, 2023 | Jul 10, 2018 | Series A | 3950 | |
Oct 24, 2023 | Dec 15, 2020 | Series B | 3999 |
Team profile of OCA Ventures
OCA Ventures has a team of 25 members including 6 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 5 Principals located in United States. OCA Ventures' team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in OCA Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Chicago | - | ||
Partner | Louisville | - | - | |
Partner | Chicago | - | - | |
Partner | Austin | |||
Partner | Denver | - | ||
Partner | Falmouth | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Chicago | - | ||
Principal | Chicago | - | ||
Principal | Chicago | - | ||
Principal | New York City | - | - | |
Principal | Chicago | - | - |
Co-investors of OCA Ventures
Over the past 22 years, 565 investors have co-invested in OCA Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before OCA Ventures: Pritzker Group, 500 Global and 105 others have invested in rounds before OCA Ventures. There are 4 companies where Pritzker Group has invested before OCA Ventures and 3 companies where 500 Global has invested before OCA Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of OCA Ventures: 219 investors entered a company along with OCA Ventures. These include investors like HPA (5 companies).
- Invested after OCA Ventures: A total of 239 investors have invested in OCA Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Chicago Ventures (3 companies), SVB (3 companies) and HHS (3 companies).
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