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:

• Experienced, proven management teams

• Dramatic Growth Potential

• Capital-efficient/scalable business models
  

• Barriers to entry

• Differentiated products or services