OCTA was founded by Jon Edward Santillan, Nupur Mittal, Turki AlJeaid, Andrey Korchak.

Who are OCTA's investors?

OCTA's investors include 500 Global, Plug and Play Ventures, Quona Capital, Sadu Capital, Plus VC, Sukna Ventures.

Where is OCTA headquartered?

OCTA is headquartered in Dubai, AE.

OCTA

500 Global 500 Global

Dubai, AE · 7 known investors

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Octa operates an SME hub featuring an online directory of over 2,282 investors, including venture capital firms, angel investors, and family offices, which startups and small businesses can filter by stage, location, and check size to find funding partners.

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Founders & leadership

Jon Edward SantillanCo-Founder & CEOJon Edward Santillan is a founder who previously built and sold a company to Careem. He now leads OCTA, an SME hub that operates an online directory of investors to help startups and small businesses access funding.

Nupur MittalCo-Founder

Turki AlJeaid

Andrey Korchak

Investors · 7

500 Globallisted by 500 GlobalPalo Alto · $150K

How we know: open dataset · 500 Global portfolio 2026-08 · Not right? Tell us

Plug and Play Ventureslisted by Plug and Play VenturesSilicon Valley · $50K – $400K

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Quona Capitallisted by Quona CapitalWashington · $5M

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Sadu Capitallisted by Sadu CapitalRiyadh

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Plus VCreportedAbu Dhabi · $100K – $500K

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Sukna VenturesreportedRiyadh

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Also in the syndicate · 1

Global 500

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Undisclosed amountPre-Seed roundOct 2024
Quona Capital (lead), Sadu Capital (lead), Global 500, Plus VC, Sukna Ventures
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Frequently asked questions

What does OCTA do?: Octa operates an SME hub featuring an online directory of over 2,282 investors, including venture capital firms, angel investors, and family offices, which startups and small businesses can filter by stage, location, and check size to find funding partners.
Who founded OCTA?: OCTA was founded by Jon Edward Santillan, Nupur Mittal, Turki AlJeaid, Andrey Korchak.
Who are OCTA's investors?: OCTA's investors include 500 Global, Plug and Play Ventures, Quona Capital, Sadu Capital, Plus VC, Sukna Ventures.
Where is OCTA headquartered?: OCTA is headquartered in Dubai, AE.