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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.

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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.

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InSoCal

OCTANe, LAVA (Los Angeles Venture Association) and SDVG (San Diego Venture Group) have formed a coalition to convene the Southern California Ecosystem and enable investors and companies to engage with no boundaries within the Southern California Region.

Meet the Team

BILL CARPOU
President & CEO

JANELLE BRUNETTE
Vice President, Operations

JC RUFFALO
Director, LaunchPad SBDC & Investor Relations

TERESA MADDEN
Director, Partner Relations

NICOLE WASHINGTON
Director, Innovation & Growth

CARA DAVIDOFF
Director, Marketing

CARA PARCHMENT
Signature Events & Programs Manager

JAMIE HILL
Administrator of Innovation

ELSA KONDRI
LaunchPad SBDC Analyst

RITA BATTOCCHIO
Head of Signature Events, MTIF & HTA

MAGGIE CARRANZA
Events & Marketing Coordinator
MALLORY SALDANA
Graphic Designer
PAUL SYMCZAK
Senior Advisor, OCTANe

KENNETH STANIGAR
Senior Advisor, OCTANe

MARC BELLOTTI
Senior Advisor, OCTANe

TOM MATTOON
Senior Advisor, OCTANe

JEFFRY WEINHUFF
Managing Partner, Visionary Venture Fund
GARRETT HAMONTREE
Associate, Visionary Venture Fund
CHUNK
Chief Happiness Officer

OCTANe Foundation for Innovation

Since its inception in 2004, OCTANe Foundation for Innovation (OFI)* has been committed to driving innovation and growth by connecting Southern California tech and medtech startups and small-to-mid-size companies with capital, resources and expertise to accelerate their development and growth in diverse economic communities. To help drive these businesses forward, OFI convenes the entire ecosystem to elevate its strength and diversity as a whole. The result:

  • Formation and growth of tech and medtech companies
  • Creation and preservation of high-paying jobs
  • Promotion of economic inclusion and opportunity for underserved populations
  • Infusion of capital into the regional economy 
For more information or to make a charitable contribution to OFI, please contact Janelle Brunette, VP of Operations at [email protected].
 
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OCTANe History

OCTANe was organized in 2002 with a strong idea: to unite regional biomedical and information technology companies, major university research institutes (University of California, Irvine and Chapman University), and a population of highly educated and entrepreneurial residents that together would build transformational businesses. Its founders, Tom Moebus (UCI), Dwight Decker (Former Conexant Systems), Jim Mazzo (Zeiss), Mike Mussallem (Edwards Life Sciences) and Matt Massengill (Former Western Digital), began working to create an organization capable of bringing all of these important communities together, and build a vast network of resources, expertise, and capital. The result is a catalyst that drives an unparalleled community of innovation and commercialization in Orange County — home to thousands of biomedical, technology, and clean tech companies.

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* OCTANe Foundation for Innovation is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration as well as through public and private agreements. Funding is not an endorsement of any product, opinion, or service. All programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.
OCTANe Foundation for Innovation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Tax ID# 90-0176361

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