How We’re Building SoCal
What We Do
OCTANe is the convening organization of the Southern California technology and medical technology business ecosystem by connecting people, resources and capital. We will create 55,000 high paying technology jobs to Southern California by 2030 through our accelerator LaunchPad SBDC as well as our platform Growth Services. In addition, OCTANe hosts dozens of programs throughout the year and has direct access to capital.
What We Do
OCTANe is the convening organization of the Southern California technology and medical technology business ecosystem by connecting people, resources and capital. We will create 55,000 high paying technology jobs to Southern California by 2030 through our accelerator LaunchPad SBDC as well as our platform Growth Services. In addition, OCTANe hosts dozens of programs throughout the year and has direct access to capital.

Vision 2025
OCTANe’s accelerator, LaunchPad SBDC, and our newest platform, Growth Services, will create 22,000 high paying technology jobs by 2025 and 55,000+ by 2030. Additionally, we will enable companies to access growth capital, operational expertise, shared services and talent.
Impact Report
Review our progress report from 2018 as we achieve our goal of creating 55,000+ high-paying technology jobs in Southern California. This is an in-depth report of OCTANe’s performance last year, the various services we provided and the impact we made on the Southern California innovation ecosystem.


InSoCal
Meet the Team
BILL CARPOU
President & CEO
JANELLE BRUNETTE
Vice President, Operations
JC RUFFALO
Director, LaunchPad SBDC & Investor Relations
TERESA MADDEN
Director, Partner Relations
Director, Innovation & Growth
CARA DAVIDOFF
Director, Marketing
CARA PARCHMENT
Signature Events & Programs Manager
JAMIE HILL
Administrator of Innovation
LaunchPad SBDC Analyst
RITA BATTOCCHIO
Head of Signature Events, MTIF & HTA
Events & Marketing Coordinator
Graphic Designer
Senior Advisor, OCTANe
KENNETH STANIGAR
Senior Advisor, OCTANe
Associate, Visionary Venture Fund
Managing Partner, Visionary Venture Fund
Chief Happiness Officer
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