# Octane AI funding: rounds and investors > Octane AI has raised $6.5M across 2 rounds since 2016. Investors include General Catalyst, FJ Labs and Mana Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/octane-ai (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Octane AI* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 5 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. AI Education Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$6.5M** raised across 2 rounds since 2016, from 2 sources **$1.5M** Round **$5.0M** Venture - **Latest round:** Venture, $5.0M Jul 2021 - **Step-up i:** 3.3× - **Investors:** 5 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 **$1.5M** Round **$5.0M** Venture - **First round:** Round, $1.5M - **Biggest round:** $5.0M - **Between rounds:** 4.7 years ## The rounds - **Jul 2021** Venture **$5.0M** *4 new* *1 returning* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) [Mana Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mana-ventures) [Bullpen Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bullpen-capital) [Leblon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/leblon-capital) Source recorded SEC filing: $5.0M sold, first sale May 2021 - **Nov 2016** Round **$1.5M** *1 new* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) Reported by TechCrunch ## Founders and team From Octane AI's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 2 founders, 14 on the team. **Gabriel Menezes** CEO/Co-Founder **Marina Pérez Garcia** President/Co-Founder - **Aleksandar Vukovac** QA Manager - **Alison Ferrenha** Director of Engineering - **Aoife Teague** Director of Partnerships - **Arleen Nino** Partner Manager - **Elizabeth Levi** Account Management Team Lead - **Felipe Manhani** Senior Software Engineer - **Gustavo Leme** Senior Software Engineer - **Ivana Vukovac** Senior Customer Success Specialist - **Juan Paolo Lim** Operations Manager - **Leonardo Voltani** Account Manager - **Pablo Fuentes** Account Manager - **Rafael Ehlers** Product Manager - **Benjamin Parr** Executive Officer, Director i - **Matthew Schlicht** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Brayton Williams* ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Round** 2016 **Venture** 2021 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) [Mana Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mana-ventures) [Bullpen Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bullpen-capital) [Leblon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/leblon-capital) ## Everyone who backed them [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) VC firm **2** rounds [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) VC firm **1** round [Mana Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mana-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Bullpen Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bullpen-capital) VC firm **1** round [Leblon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/leblon-capital) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=octane-ai). ## Also claim to have backed them These 5 firms list Octane AI as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [MaC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mac-venture-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Javelin Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/javelin-venture-partners) VC firm Per its own site [Nelstone Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nelstone-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Switchboard Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/switchboard-ventures) Venture studio Per its own site [irrvrntVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/irrvrntvc) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Octane AI ### Who invested in Octane AI? Octane AI's investors include General Catalyst, FJ Labs, Mana Ventures, Bullpen Capital and Leblon Capital. ### How much has Octane AI raised? Octane AI has raised $6.5M across 2 rounds since 2016. ### When did Octane AI last raise? Octane AI's most recent round was a Venture of $5.0M in Jul 2021. ### What was Octane AI's biggest round? Its most recent round, $5.0M in Jul 2021, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Octane AI first? Octane AI's first round on record, in Nov 2016, was backed by General Catalyst. ### What stage is Octane AI at? Octane AI's latest named round is a Venture, in Jul 2021. ### Where is Octane AI based? Octane AI is based in the United States. ## Companies like Octane AI In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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