The search infrastructure for AI. Real-time web search foundation that empowers LLMs to reason with the world's latest information. Engineered for AI Agents, Copilots, and Chatbots with real-time indexing, sub-100ms latency, and high reliability.
Location: Singapore
Total raised: $10M
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 22.04.2026 | Seed | $10M | Square Peg... |
Mentions in press and media 6
| Date | Title | Description |
| 27.04.2026 | Octen Redefines AI Search: A New Era for Autonomous Agents | Octen has launched, introducing a transformative web search API tailored for AI agents. This platform solves critical performance gaps found in traditional search engines, which were built for human use. Octen delivers unparalleled speed, a... |
| 22.04.2026 | Octen raises $10M in seed funding to speed up AI agent search queries Send us a News Tip EXTRACT THE SIGNAL FROM THE NOISE Cookies | Octen, a startup with software that enables artificial intelligence agents to search the web, launched today with $10 million in seed funding. Square Peg led the investment. It was joined by Singapore-based venture capital firm Argor and a ... |
| 22.04.2026 | Octen Closes $10M Seed Funding Round | Octen, a San Francisco, CA and Singapore-based search infrastructure company for the generative AI era, completed a $10m seed funding. The round was led by Square Peg with participation from Argor and a cohort of AI scientists. The company ... |
| 22.04.2026 | Octen: $10 Million Seed And New API Launch Aim To Redefine Search Infrastructure For AI Agents | Octen announced the launch of its web search API designed for the “agentic internet,” alongside the completion of a $10 million seed funding round led by Square Peg. The company is positioning its platform as a next-generation search layer ... |
| 25.03.2026 | Search infra startup Octen emerges from stealth with $10m seed round | - |
| - | Octen AI | “The search infrastructure for AI. Real-time web search foundation that empowers LLMs to reason with the world's latest information. Engineered for AI Agents, Copilots, and Chatbots with real-time indexing, sub-100ms latency, and high relia... |