Tech Company Financing Transactions

Octane AI Funding Round

Octane AI closed a $1.5 million financing round on 11/3/2016. Investors included General Catalyst Partners, Boost VC and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
11/3/2016
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$1,500,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

General Catalyst Partners (Lead Investor) (Phil Libin)

Boost VC

private investors (Allan Grant)

private investors (Brad Hunstable)

private investors (Lawrence Braitman)

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Communications
Mailing Address
2312 Park Ave. 436
Tustin, CA 92782
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
Octane AI came into existence as a result of the difficulty that exists in creating and managing chatbots. Matt became fascinated with messaging ever since he learned that the top messaging platforms are bigger and growing faster than the top social networks.
Profile
Octane AI LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Octane AI Company Twitter Account
Company News
Octane AI News
Facebook
Octane AI on Facebook
YouTube
Octane AI on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Matthew Schlicht
  Matthew Schlicht LinkedIn Profile  Matthew Schlicht Twitter Account  Matthew Schlicht News  Matthew Schlicht on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Leif K-brooks
  Leif K-brooks LinkedIn Profile  Leif K-brooks Twitter Account  Leif K-brooks News  Leif K-brooks on Facebook
President
Ben Parr
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VP - Engineering
Vince Silvey
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VP - Finance
Alex Gurevich
  Alex Gurevich LinkedIn Profile  Alex Gurevich Twitter Account  Alex Gurevich News  Alex Gurevich on Facebook
VP - Marketing
Heather Adams
  Heather Adams LinkedIn Profile  Heather Adams Twitter Account  Heather Adams News  Heather Adams on Facebook
VP - Product Management
Megan Berry
  Megan Berry LinkedIn Profile  Megan Berry Twitter Account  Megan Berry News  Megan Berry on Facebook
VP - Sales
Brian Shanley
  Brian Shanley LinkedIn Profile  Brian Shanley Twitter Account  Brian Shanley News  Brian Shanley on Facebook


 

 

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