Grow Your Company with
Octane Capital & Growth
Speed to Capital, Speed to Revenue
Grow your company to reach the next level and build revenue faster through Octane Capital & Growth. Find prospective customers, partners and funding by creating a plan and strategy through our vetted network. Octane Capital & Growth is a for-profit subsidiary committed to furthering Octane’s mission of creating 55,000+ jobs in Southern California by 2030.
Our Capital & Growth Solutions
Executive Peer Groups
Grow personally and professionally as a leader while benefiting your business through our CEO and Marketing Leaders Peer Groups. These exclusive groups are designed to help executives make more effective decisions and generate powerful solutions through focused input from peers and a confidential advisory group
Capital Raise
Octane Capital & Growth works with LaunchPad SBDC Alumni during the capital formation process and identifies investors who are active in your company’s industry to aid in your capital funding strategy.
Octane Capital & Growth also has non-dilutive capital options for any qualifying company.
Professional Growth Services
Octane Capital & Growth has assembled third-party resources to provide operational expertise to small, mid-market, and large/ mature companies as a key part of the overall Octane ecosystem. Octane Capital & Growth leverages relationships with our vetted provider network to offer access to best-in-class services with exclusive programs and pricing.
Peer Groups
CEO Peer Group
Discover a community of seasoned CEOs who are navigating through the same journey (or who have done it before!) with the Octane Capital & Growth CEO Peer Group. Between tough business decisions and other pressing issues, being a CEO is challenging. The Peer Group program includes small-group sessions of non-competitive business leaders, 1:1 mentorship with the Chair, and interaction with established leaders who can guide you and your business to success.
Unpack how other CEOs succeed in similar challenges so you can take the right course of action
Become a more effective leader
Generate fresh perspectives
Create thoughtful solutions to pressing issues
Gain powerful connections to grow your business
Marketing Leaders Peer Group
Take your marketing leadership to the next level.
Octane’s Marketing Leaders Peer Group provides personal and professional development for seasoned marketing professionals. Led by an experienced Chair, the group offers an intimate and confidential advisory group of peers for focused input on pressing challenges resulting in greater skills to lead their teams more effectively and grow their businesses.
Marketing leader benefits:
Greater self-confidence and peace of mind
Clearer strategic thinking and prioritization
Stronger interpersonal and leadership skills
Higher productivity in delivering business results
Sponsoring Company benefits:
Stronger internal alignment between senior leaders
More effective leadership of the marketing team (and better results)
More thoughtful solutions to pressing issues facing the business
Longer length of service from the head of marketing (i.e., continuity of leadership) which means less disruption to the business
Capital Services
Supporting Your Capital Raise Jouney
The # 1 reason why startups fail is because they cannot raise capital fast enough, according to a CB Insights study published in July 2021. This insight prompted us to analyze the capital raising journeys of our LaunchPad alumni compared to other startups nationwide who raised at least $1M Series A in 2021. Here’s what we discovered:
Our LaunchPad alumni raised capital 25% than their peers, which means they can achieve their milestones, commercialization and revenue faster.
Our LaunchPad alumni retain 3% more equity than their peers and maintain this advantage through future rounds.
This validates that our LaunchPad alumni are uniquely equipped through the Octane Ecosystem and have a distinct advantage when raising capital.
Past performance is not an indicator of future results.
Professional Growth Services
The resources to help your company grow.
Octane Capital & Growth has partnered with a suite of Preferred Advisors that provide operational and consultative expertise to small, mid-market, and large/mature companies as a key part of the overall Octane ecosystem. Our Preferred Advisor partner network offers best-in-class services with exclusive programs and pricing helping companies to achieve their growth milestones faster and more efficiently.
Grow Your Company with Octane Capital & Growth
Increasing the Strength of Our Ecosystem
Octane Capital & Growth is committed to furthering Octane’s mission of creating 55,000+ jobs in Southern California by 2030. Through Octane Capital & Growth, small, mid-market and large/mature companies leverage relationships with our vetted provider network in operational & capital expertise to offer access to best in class services and pricing.
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October 2022
Octane / Insperity Webinar: Recession, Inflation, Business realities – what they mean to your employees and your profits
Join Octane and Insperity for a live webinar on Wednesday, October 12th at 8AM PST. Tough times don't last; tough people do. In business, tough means resilient, adaptable, strategic, and focused on a vision. Unfortunately, the news lately has been ominous, and the economy, the stock market, and the supply chain are all telling us there might be a storm approaching. This webinar will discuss things you, as a business owner or leader, can do to shore up your people…
Find out more »Women Leaders of Octane Quarterly Meeting – October 2022
RSVP Here Please join Women Leaders of Octane for our virtual quarterly meeting, Wednesday, October 19th from 12 - 1 pm PST, featuring Spotlight Thought Leader, Caren Mason, President and Chief Executive Officer at STARR Surgical. In addition to our thought leader, our committee chairs will share progress reports. Our Committees and Committee Chairs: Creating Women-led Businesses & LaunchPad Committee – Marinela Gombosev, SPARK Neuro Funding Committee – Delilah Panio, Toronto Stock Exchange Women on Boards Committee – Joyce Averna, JP…
Find out more »WLO Workshop: Women on Corporate Boards
Join us at for a Women Leaders of Octane interactive workshop part of Octane's Medical Innovation Forum taking place October 27-28 at the Irvine Marriott! You must be registered for the forum to attend this free workshop. Register first for Octane's Medical Innovation Forum here. Once registered for the Forum, to attend the Women On Boards Workshop you can sign up here>> Women on Corporate Boards: What it’s Like, How to Prepare & How To Do It Thursday, October 27…
Find out more »November 2022
Webinar: Thinking of Opening a US Branch Office? US Work Visa Options
Setting up a business in the USA can be quite exciting. But there are also many challenges. In-depth market research and planning can minimize the risks. Join Mitch Wexler, Managing Partner, Fragomen as he discusses US Work Visa Options. This will go over the more common visa options that you should consider, their timelines, eligibility requirements, challenges and the application process for each. Register Here>>
Find out more »January 2023
Women Leaders of Octane Quarterly Meeting – January 2023
RSVP Here Please join Women Leaders of Octane for our virtual quarterly meeting, Wednesday, January 18th from 12 - 1 pm PST, featuring Spotlight Thought Leader, Anastasia Williams, The A List. In addition to our thought leader, our committee chairs will share progress reports. Our Committees and Committee Chairs: Creating Women-led Businesses & LaunchPad Committee – Marinela Gombosev, SPARK Neuro Funding Committee – Delilah Panio, Toronto Stock Exchange Women on Boards Committee – Joyce Averna, JP Morgan Private Bank Resources &…
Find out more »Open House/New Year Social
Hosted in Octane's new office space! 4041 MacArthur Blvd, 1st Floor Atrium, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Co-hosted by Sustain Socal and Lincoln Property Company Register here: https://register.octaneoc.org/social2023
Find out more »FoundHERS Preview Program
FoundHERS is a new training program to serve Women-led start-ups led by Women Leaders of Octane a leading advocacy organization that provides Women Founders with access to capital, networking, and influence on Boards. Octane hosts one of the top business accelerators in the nation. Through our cohort approach, you will meet subject matter experts, develop a winning pitch deck, and hone investor presentation skills. This is a no-cost program. We are hosting a zoom event on Thursday, January 19th from 8:30 AM -…
Find out more »Next Wave Founder’s Circle January Program
Join Octane and our Next Wave Founder’s Circle for a program featuring Asante Cleveland, podcast host and former pro-football player on January 19th 5-6:30pm at LCAD Gallery. During this session, Asante will talk about his background, upbringing and how it shaped him to where he is today. He will also discuss the importance of arts, culture and diversity as it relates to sport and growth on and off the field. The program will be interactive, where we will encourage you to ask questions as…
Find out more »Aesthetics Technology Forum 2023
The 2nd Annual Aesthetics Technology Forum will be held at the Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach. This event will bring together leading physicians, industry, and entrepreneurs to discuss groundbreaking medical aesthetic technologies as well as unmet clinical needs and new business opportunities. Join leaders in the aesthetics field to examine how they fuel innovation in the medical aesthetic industry in Southern California. Learn more here.
Find out more »February 2023
Octane Webinar: Employment Law Update 2023
It is time for Octane's annual Employment Law Update. The laws on COVID in the workplace have been loosened, but the Legislature and local governments continue to enact new laws that impact most employers in other areas. One major development is a new California law requiring most employers to publish pay scales for every job posting and to file annual reports of pay data broken down by sex and ethnicity. This law goes hand in hand with other amendments that…
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