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OCA Ventures

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Last activity: 15.09.2026
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OCA Ventures is an early stage (Seed, Series A, and Series B) venture capital firm focused on equity investments in companies with dramatic growth potential, primarily in technology and highly-scalable services businesses. OCA invests in many industries, with a preference for technology, financial services, education and healthcare technology. Founded in 1999, the firm is investing out of its fourth fund in companies spread throughout the United States.

OCA supports innovative entrepreneurs who are obsessed with building great companies that stand the test of time. We recognize that this is no easy task. As investors our goal is to become an extension of the team and use our resources and experiences to help companies jump to the next level. We are not just a source of capital– we are long-term strategic partners and active investors.
News
160
Portfolio
51
Mentions
42

Overview

Location
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Employees
1-10
Founded date
1999
Investment Type
Venture Capital
Investment Stage
Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A

Portfolio 51

DateNameWebsiteTotal RaisedLocation
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Feb 14, 2023Bettybetty.ca$5MUnited States, New York
Aug 23, 2022Biotiabiotia.io$10.4MUnited States, New York
Aug 26, 2021LMNOPlmnop.co
Aug 16, 2021Osso VRossovr.com$109M
Aug 4, 2021Health iPASShealthipass.com$10.2MUnited States, Illinois, Oak Brook
Aug 4, 2021DocuSigndocusign.comGermany, Hesse, Frankfurt
Aug 4, 2021SAI Globalsaiglobal.com$769MAustralia
Aug 4, 2021Custom Inkcustomink.com$40MUnited States, Virginia, Fairfax
Aug 4, 2021Base-2 Capitalchicagotrading.com
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News 160

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Aug 25, 2021OCA Ventures completes Amplified Sciences’ $1.8M seed roundWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Amplified Sciences, a startup life science diagnostic company, announced that its $1.8 million seed round of funding has been completed by Chicago-based OCA Ventures. Amplified Sciences is developing diagnostics to de...
Aug 19, 2021Call center automation startup Balto secures $37M AI-powered platform Automation trendBalto, a call center automation startup based in St. Louis, Missouri, today announced that it raised $37 million in a series B funding round led by Stripes, with participation from RingCentral Ventures, Sierra Ventures, TIA Ventures, OCA Ve...
Aug 16, 2021Curate Brings In $1.25M Seed For Small Business Sales, Operations PlatformAfter a year of helping small businesses navigate sales and operations during the global pandemic, Curate has raised a $1.25 million seed to continue developing its modern sales and operations platform for florists, caterers and other creat...
Aug 16, 2021Osso VR raises $27M to train surgeons via simulationsOsso VR has raised $27 million to train doctors and other medical professionals using virtual reality surgery simulations.
Aug 16, 2021Cake Raises $3.7M to Expand End-of-Life Planning Offerings Amidst Growing DemandServing more than 30 million people per year, Cake has emerged as world’s largest online platform for end-of-life planning
May 10, 2021Livly and Amenify Announce Partnership to bring Amenities to Multi-Family Buildings Across the U.S.May 06, 2021, 12:36 ET
Apr 28, 2021This Founder Wants to Make Sure No Mom Has to Choose Between Her Family and Her CareerPresented by Ally | “There’s nothing that moms can’t do,” says Allison Robinson, who founded The Mom Project to support women at every stage of their professional—and parenthood—journeys.
Apr 28, 2021Votive Health Raises $2.5MM in Funding to Bring Complex Care HomeThe health care start-up facilitates payer-provider integration through value-based arrangements to end suffering for people with serious illness.
Apr 26, 2021OneMain Acquires Customer-Focused Financial Wellness Fintech Trim ContactsNEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–OneMain Financial, the country’s largest installment lender to hardworking Americans with nonprime credit, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Trim, a customer-focused financial wellness...
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Sep 15, 2026From Prototyping to Production: Impossible Objects Lands $40M Series BAdvanced manufacturing technology company Impossible Objects has closed a $40 million Series B round to scale its industrial 3D printing technology, adding to $20 million in U.S. government contracts the company has already secured for defe...
Sep 14, 2026Impossible Objects Raises $40 Million Series B NORTHBROOK, IL, Impossible Objects, a manufacturing technology company bringing the flexibility of 3D printing to industrial-scale production, announced a $40 million Series B funding round. >> Click here for more funding data on Imp...
Apr 22, 2025$42.1 million poured into startup offering energy-efficient solutions for costly and unwieldy operational data and AI workloadsJoin our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Hyperscale data warehouse vendor Ocient announced today that it has raised $42.1 million as the second extension ...
Apr 18, 2023Meet Our April Pitch Presenter: Diana Caldwell of Amplified Sciences, Amplifying Trace Enzymes for Earlier DiagnosisI first met Diana Caldwell when she was the co-founder and CEO of Pearl Pathways. Pearl was among VisionTech’s corporate sponsors and an invaluable commercialization resource for our life sciences portfolio companies. It didn’t take long fo...
Mar 17, 2023Contributed: Why digital health is fertile ground for reproductive care innovationPhoto: Maskot/Getty Images
Jan 10, 2023CVS Invests $25M in Virtual Mental Health ClinicInvestors understand that virtual behavioral health services are not only here to stay, but are crucial to addressing the nation’s mental health crisis. That’s why CVS Health on Monday poured $25 million into a Series C funding round for Ar...
Aug 24, 2022Biotia Raises $8M to Fight Infectious Diseases Powered by AI & Genomics What You Should Know: Biotia is a health tech company located in New York, NY, that leverages sequencing-based technology and proprietary AI-powered software to rapidly and accurately identify microorganisms and antimicrobial resistance. Th...
Aug 23, 2022Biotia, Pioneering Pathogen Detection Company, Raises an Oversubscribed $8M Series ANEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / August 23, 2022 / Biotia, a company fighting infectious diseases powered by genomics and artificial intelligence (AI), has raised an oversubscribed $8 million Series A round led by OCA Ventures. OCA, a veteran ea...
Apr 4, 2022HealtheMed Secures Funding to Fuel Expansion of Digital Care ServiceMINNEAPOLIS (PRWEB) April 04, 2022 HealtheMed™, a Minnesota-based healthcare solutions company, today announced its latest round of funding, designed to help the company expand awareness for its digital care service offerings that enable th...
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FAQ about OCA Ventures

When was OCA Ventures founded?

OCA Ventures was founded in 1999.

How many startups has OCA Ventures invested in?

OCA Ventures has 51 portfolio companies on Parsers VC, among them Betty, Biotia and LMNOP.

What is the latest news about OCA Ventures?

Parsers VC has 160 news items about OCA Ventures, among them “OCA Ventures completes Amplified Sciences’ $1.8M seed round” (Aug 25, 2021) and “Call center automation startup Balto secures $37M AI-powered platform Automation trend” (Aug 19, 2021).

What has the press written about OCA Ventures?

Parsers VC has collected 42 articles mentioning OCA Ventures, among them “From Prototyping to Production: Impossible Objects Lands $40M Series B” (Sep 15, 2026) and “Impossible Objects Raises $40 Million Series B” (Sep 14, 2026).

Is OCA Ventures still active?

Yes, OCA Ventures is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 15, 2026.