OCA Ventures is a 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 financial services and for-profit education. Over the last decade, OCA has invested three funds in over 30 companies. OCA is based in Chicago and has investments throughout the United States.
Investment Profile
Leadership: OCA
Ventures leads or co-leads a vast majority of its deals which are
typically syndicate with one or more institutional investors to provide
a broader set of resources to our companies and to share risk. OCA
Ventures uses its relationships in the capital markets to attract
top-tier institutional investors in subsequent capital raises.
Size: A
typical initial investment for OCA Ventures is $1-2M with a target of
$3-5M per company. OCA Ventures targets initial rounds of $6M or less.
OCA is also opportunistic and will consider smaller and larger deals.
Stage: OCA
Ventures typically participates in a company’s first round of
institutional capital. This may range from seed stage (pre-product,
pre-revenue) to expansion stage ($3-8M in revenue, near profitability).
OCA Ventures looks to own a meaningful portion of its companies and a
minority investor, it does not often take controlling interest.
Potential for attractive risk-adjusted financial return: OCA
Ventures expects financial returns to be commensurate with the risk the
portfolio company faces. Given the preferred stage of OCA Ventures’
investments and the associated risk, OCA Ventures typically seeks
investments that can return 5x – 10x invested capital or higher.
Ideal investment opportunities also exhibit the following characteristics:
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Experienced, proven management teams
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Dramatic Growth Potential
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Capital-efficient/scalable business models
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Barriers to entry
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Differentiated products or services