Okapi Venture Capital
Venture capitalNewport Beach · Pre-Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked
Also known as OCVC, LLC · OKAPI CAPITAL, LLC · OKAPI VENTURE CAPITAL, LLC
Investment thesis
Okapi Venture Capital invests at the seed and early stage in information technology and life science companies. The firm was launched after a group of local business leaders pledged to back a seed and early-stage fund, closing its first fund in May 2006. The GPs each bring more than 20 years of venture capital and/or founder and tech executive experience. The firm draws an analogy between its portfolio companies and the okapi animal, noting long gestation periods, precociousness at birth, and unique characteristics that allow them to thrive in a dense competitive environment.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 21 of 47 portfolio companiesSaaS ×12AI & Machine Learning ×10Cybersecurity ×3Enterprise Software ×3Healthtech ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2Cloud Computing ×2Fintech ×2
HQs:United States×21
Investments · 47 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 22024 · 12023 · 22022 · 22021 · 32018 · 12017 · 12016 · 114 dated
HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesMenlo Park, US
Laura N. Dietch(Executive Officer, Director)Kurt Sparks(Executive Officer)
BoardSharon Stevenson, DVM, PhD(Director)inDrew Hoffmann(Director)Robert Brownell(Director)Thomas Fogarty, MD(Director)
Board seatSharon Stevenson· per SEC Form D · $16.3M raise · filed Mar 2021
Co-investorsEmergent Medical Partners, LLP
HealthtechAliso Viejo, US
George D Hermann(Executive Officer)Steven Gex(Executive Officer, Director)Steven Naber(Executive Officer)Gail S Lebovic(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRobert Brownell(Director)
Board seatSharon Stevenson· per SEC Form D
The page presents Kredos AI, a company whose tagline references human-like artificial intelligence.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSBellevue, US
Balaji Sridharan(Executive Officer, Director)David Thoms(Executive Officer, Director)David William Thoms(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPeter Mueller(Director)inSyed Nasir Ali(Director)
Board seatJeff Bocan· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsEarly Light VenturesSeaChangeBMW i VenturesMotley Fool VenturesSaas Ventures, L.L.C.StartFast Ventures+1 more
Network Perception offers NP-View, software that generates and maintains network maps to help organizations assess risk, verify network segmentation, and evaluate the security posture of their environments.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSChicago, US
Robin Berthier(Chief Executive Officer, President, & Director)Ted Greene(Chief Operating Officer)William Sanders(Director)
BoardSteve Westly(Director)inRobert Schultz(Director)in
Board seatJeff Bocan· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsEarly Light VenturesEarth FoundryEnergy FoundryEnergy Impact PartnersIllinois VenturesSerra Ventures+1 more
NotiSphere appears to provide digital communication systems for supply disruption notifications, particularly focused on FDA recalls and hospital supply chain transparency.
HealthtechSaaSWest Hollywood, US
Guillermo RamasGuillermo M. Ramas(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatMarc Averitt· per SEC Form D · $3.6M raise · filed Dec 2021
Co-investorsSupernode VenturesCoelius CapitalRise of the Rest SeedThe Fund
Paladin Cloud offers an open source, Security-as-Code platform that helps developers and security teams identify and remediate risks across cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, and GCP.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsCalifon, US
Daniel Deeney(Executive Officer, Director)inSteven Hull(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardLoren Straub(Director)in
Board seatMarc Averitt· per SEC Form D · $3.5M raise · filed May 2024
Co-investorsCerity Partners VenturesBowery Capital
Specright provides an AI-powered, spec-first product lifecycle management (PLM) platform for managing specifications, formulas, ingredients, packaging, and bills of materials across food & beverage, beauty, consumer goods, industrials, life sciences, and quick service restaurants.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSIrvine, US
Matthew Wright(Founder & Executive Chairman)
BoardGabe Greenbaum(Director)
Board seatMarc Averitt· per SEC Form D · $37M raise · filed Jul 2021
Co-investorsFikaMucker CapitalNew Earth VenturesSageview Capital
Co-investorsTenOneTen Ventures
CLI Conservatory is a 10-month in-person dance training program that prepares students for professional dance careers, offering training in commercial and concert dance, on-camera performance, teaching and choreography, plus career mentorship and wellness support.
EdTechNew York, US
Jon Arpino(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Justin Rucker(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsGSV VenturesPLG Ventures
CrowdStrike provides an AI-native cybersecurity platform that unifies endpoint, identity, cloud, SaaS, and AI protection to detect and stop breaches for enterprise organizations.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaSSunnyvale, US
George Kurtz(Founder)in
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.AccelBallistic VenturesBright Pixel CapitalCapitalGICONIQ+7 more
Fluid-AI offers a Reliability as a Service (RaaS) platform that gives industrial equipment operators real-time insight into machine health, with predictive and prognostic diagnostics to reduce downtime and inefficiency.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningIoT
Co-investorsLongley Capital
Goodhood is a mobile car repair service that sends certified mechanics to a customer's home or office for maintenance and repairs, with fixed upfront quotes and a two-year warranty.
ConsumerMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersMichigan RiseKubera Venture CapitalMucker CapitalNew Age Ventures
Jurny is an AI-native property management platform (jOS) for hospitality operators running short-term rentals, boutique hotels, and vacation rentals, targeting managers with 15 or more units.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaSLos Angeles, US
Co-investorsMucker CapitalScale Lab AndorraSQN Venture Partners, LLC
LeadrPro operates a recommendation engine that matches business software buyers with vendor solutions based on their stated requirements and budget, aiming to replace cold outreach.
B2B MarketplacesSaaSSales TechSanta Monica, US
Chris S.(Founder)inWalter Guevara(Director)Christopher Sheng(Executive Officer)
BoardJohn G Waller(Director)
MagicDoor is an AI-native property management platform for property management companies, self-managed landlords, and multi-portfolio operators, with its Genie AI handling leasing, maintenance, accounting, tenant screening, and communication workflows.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS
Kasper Rune Sogaard(Founder)in
Co-investorsEarly Light VenturesMotley Fool VenturesShadow Ventures
Las Vegas, US
Kasper Rune Sogaard(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAnn Luth(Director)Yingmei Ao Sogaard(Director)
Co-investorsEarly Light VenturesMotley Fool VenturesShadow Ventures
BiotechCarlsbad, US
Mark Brister(Chief Technology Officer)Kelly Huang, Ph.D.(Chief Operating Officer)William J. Plovanic(Chief Financial Officer)Andrew Rasdal(President and Chief Executive Officer)Les Howe(Director)Douglas Fisher(Director)
Occuspace develops AI-enabled sensors that detect occupancy and space utilization through wireless signal scanning, without cameras or personal data collection.
AI & Machine LearningIoT
Co-investorsCove FundHamilton VenturesLewis & Clark Ventures
Slingshot provides real-time operational intelligence and autonomous coordination software for space operations, serving defense, commercial, and sovereign operators.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDefense TechRoboticsSpace TechEl Segundo, US
David Godwin(Founder)in
Co-investorsAnkona CapitalEdison PartnersElementum VenturesOne 9 InvestmentsTechstarsLockheed Martin Ventures
TrackStreet provides brand protection software and managed services that monitor online marketplaces and retailers to enforce MAP pricing, remove unauthorized listings, and identify rogue resellers.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaSLas Vegas, US
Andrew Schydlowsky(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsEarly Light VenturesRecurring Capital Partners
Trellis operates a legal research and analytics platform focused on U.S. state trial courts, making trial court filings, dockets, rulings, and motions searchable across jurisdictions.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechLegalTechSaaSLos Angeles, US
Nicole Clark(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCalibrate VenturesTechstarsCraft Ventures
Ubiq provides a wireless presentation solution for conference rooms that eliminates cable management and reduces IT support overhead.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSBoston, US
Sumit Pasupalak(Founder)inJayanth Kottapalli(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioBioTrace Medicalacq. by Merit Medical
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
KredosAI · geekwire.com · Jul 2, 2026
Specright · specright.com · May 13, 2026
MagicDoor · finsmes.com · Sep 4, 2025
MagicDoor · finsmes.com · Sep 4, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Okapi Venture Capital made?
- Okapi Venture Capital has 37 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Okapi Venture Capital invest at?
- Okapi Venture Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Okapi Venture Capital's typical check size?
- Okapi Venture Capital typically writes checks of $750K – $3M.
- What sectors does Okapi Venture Capital focus on?
- Okapi Venture Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Consumer, Deep Tech, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, Future of Work, Healthtech, Medical Devices, SaaS.
- Where is Okapi Venture Capital located?
- Okapi Venture Capital is headquartered in Newport Beach, US.
- Does Okapi Venture Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Okapi Venture Capital leads investment rounds.
- Who does Okapi Venture Capital co-invest with?
- Okapi Venture Capital most often shares deals with Early Light Ventures, Accel, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), among 30 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamVC Speaker Series with Jeff Bocan from Okapi Venture Capital
UCI Beall Applied Innovation at the Cove · Jeff Bocan
Marc Averitt (Okapi Venture Capital) at Startup Grind Orange County
Startup Grind Local · Marc Averitt
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Co-investors · 10
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Firms observed investing alongside Okapi Venture Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Okapi Venture Capital's recorded portfolio.
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