Key notes: Octopart is a vertical search engine enabling users to discover, compare prices and view the specifications of electronic components.
Office address: New York, New York, United States
Description: Octopart was founded by a trio of experimental physicists with a vision of a better way to find parts online. Today, over 700,000 engineers, scientists and sourcing professionals use our tools to search for parts across thousands of suppliers. We manage structured data for 30 million parts and growing. Our mission is to open up access to part data in design, sourcing and manufacturing. Like most startups, our existence depends on our innovations and hard work. Unlike many startups, Octopart has not raised any venture capital beyond Y-Combinator, and we stay in business by being profitable.
http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/octopart
$ 374,999 over 2 funding rounds.
| Date | Name | $ Invested | Crunchbase link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-03-05 | seed | $ 15,000 | Detailed data |
| 2008-05-12 | seed | $ 359,999 | Detailed data |
| Round Date | Round Name | Investor | Crunchbase Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-05-12 | seed | Frank Caufield | Investor Profile |
| 2008-05-12 | seed | Ron Garret | Investor Profile |
| 2008-05-12 | seed | Georges Harik | Investor Profile |
| 2008-05-12 | seed | Paul Graham | Investor Profile |
| 2008-05-12 | seed | Felicis Ventures | Investor Profile |
| 2008-05-12 | seed | Trevor Blackwell | Investor Profile |
| 2007-03-05 | seed | Y Combinator | Investor Profile |
| 2008-05-12 | seed | Paul Buchheit | Investor Profile |
| 2008-05-12 | seed | XGYC | Investor Profile |
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Created: 11-Jul-2012, 22:05
Last Crunchbase update: 30-Jun-2019, 05:08
Last modified: 07-Mar-2021, 05:08
Country: USA