# OCA Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> OCA Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 73 investments on record, latest Nov 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/oca-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# OCA Ventures

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Jul 2026, closing $11M. Last cheque observed Nov 2019.

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Quiet New fund $11M, Jul 2026 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Army Cybersecurity Deep-tech

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 73 on record

Since the last cheque **2531** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$4.1M** Cheque size, as they say **$300K – $5.0M** Rounds led **1 of 73** Sole investor **13 rounds** Exits **8 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## OCA Ventures highlights

- 01 73 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 68% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 13 rounds, median $1.1M
- 04 8 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> OCA Ventures have been incredible partners on our journey from Genvid’s first days as a seed stage company to now its Series C From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $300K – $5.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Army Cybersecurity Deep-tech
- **Based in:** Chicago, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **73 appearances**

- **2019** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Genvid](https://millionrounds.com/company/genvid)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$27M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[Balto](https://millionrounds.com/company/balto)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$3.0M** *Led*
- **Jun** **[Vynca](https://millionrounds.com/company/vynca)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$10M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Impossibe Objects](https://millionrounds.com/company/impossibe-objects)** US · FinSMEs **$4.1M** Sole investor
- **2018** 1 round
- **Aug** **[PatienWisdom](https://millionrounds.com/company/patienwisdom)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **2016** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[LogicGate](https://millionrounds.com/company/logicgate)** US · FinSMEs **$1.9M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Ascend Consumer Finance](https://millionrounds.com/company/ascend-consumer-finance)** Series A · US · Finance **$11M** With 3 others
- **2015** 14 rounds
- **Oct** **[HealthiPASS](https://millionrounds.com/company/healthipass)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Base CRM](https://millionrounds.com/company/base-crm)** Series C · US **$30M** With 6 others
- **Aug** **[SpotHero](https://millionrounds.com/company/spothero)** Series B · US **$20M** With 8 others
- **Aug** **[mPulse Mobile, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/mpulse-mobile-inc)** Seed · US **$1.7M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Rithmio](https://millionrounds.com/company/rithmio)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 9 others
- **Jun** **[Whittl](https://millionrounds.com/company/whittl)** Series A · US **$3.3M** With 5 others
- **May** **[SpiderOak](https://millionrounds.com/company/spideroak)** Series A · US **$3.5M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[PATHAR INC](https://millionrounds.com/company/pathar-inc)** Series A · US **$6.5M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Campus Steps](https://millionrounds.com/company/campus-steps)** Series A · US **$1.0M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Ascend Consumer Finance](https://millionrounds.com/company/ascend-consumer-finance)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[healthfinch](https://millionrounds.com/company/healthfinch)** Venture · US **$2.4M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Options Away](https://millionrounds.com/company/options-away)** Series A · US **$3.5M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[WedPics](https://millionrounds.com/company/wedpics)** Series B · US **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Persio](https://millionrounds.com/company/persio)** Series A · US **$2.5M** With 4 others
- **2014** 6 rounds
- **Dec** **[WedPics](https://millionrounds.com/company/wedpics)** Series B · US **$4.3M** With 12 others
- **Nov** **[Impossible Objects](https://millionrounds.com/company/impossible-objects)** Seed **$2.8M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Automated Insights](https://millionrounds.com/company/automated-insights)** Series B · US **$5.5M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[SpotHero](https://millionrounds.com/company/spothero)** Series A · US **$4.5M** With 13 others
- **Mar** **[Base CRM](https://millionrounds.com/company/base-crm)** Series B · US **$15M** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[Sales Beach](https://millionrounds.com/company/sales-beach)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2013** 8 rounds
- **Oct** **[Persio](https://millionrounds.com/company/persio)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$3.0M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Whittl](https://millionrounds.com/company/whittl)** Venture · US · pevc.dowjones.com **$1.3M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Whittle](https://millionrounds.com/company/whittle)** Venture · US · pevc.dowjones.com **$1.3M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[SupplyHog](https://millionrounds.com/company/supplyhog)** Seed · US **$75K** Sole investor
- **May** **[Pangea Universal Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/pangea-universal-holdings)** Seed · US · pnga.co **$1.0M** With 8 others
- **Apr** **[Safe Shepherd](https://millionrounds.com/company/safe-shepherd)** Seed · US **$629K** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[71lbs](https://millionrounds.com/company/71lbs)** Seed · US **$75K** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Fitocracy](https://millionrounds.com/company/fitocracy)** Seed · US **$250K** With 26 others
- **2012** 7 rounds
- **Dec** **[SpotHero](https://millionrounds.com/company/spothero)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$2.5M** With 8 others
- **Nov** **[Cartavi](https://millionrounds.com/company/cartavi)** Seed · US · sec.gov **$1.2M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Alert Logic](https://millionrounds.com/company/alert-logic)** Series F · US · pevc.dowjones.com **$12M** With 6 others
- **May** **[Future Simple](https://millionrounds.com/company/future-simple)** US **$6.8M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Base CRM](https://millionrounds.com/company/base-crm)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$6.8M** With 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **7 named**

DZ **Dave Zyer** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

ID **Ian Drury** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

JF **James Francis Dugan** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

JJ **John Joseph Dugan** General Partner i Form ADV

PA **Peter Anthony Ianello** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

RS **Robert Saunders** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

TA **Tamim Abdul Majid** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

We also hold **16** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$316M** assets it manages Oct 2026

**Registered** investment adviser full reporting to the SEC

- **Legal name:** OCA Ventures, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 161160

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **8 in all**

**[Cleversafe](https://millionrounds.com/company/cleversafe)** Bought by [IBM (International Business Machines)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ibm-international-business-machines) **$1.3B** Oct 2015

**[Automated Insights](https://millionrounds.com/company/automated-insights)** Bought by [Vista Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vista-equity-partners) **$80M** Feb 2015

**[Power2Switch](https://millionrounds.com/company/power2switch)** Bought by Choose Energy **Undisclosed** Sept 2013

**[BrightNest](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightnest)** Bought by Angie's List **$6.3M** Aug 2013

**[Cartavi](https://millionrounds.com/company/cartavi)** Bought by [DocuSign](https://millionrounds.com/fund/docusign-ventures) **Undisclosed** May 2013

**[FeeFighters](https://millionrounds.com/company/feefighters)** Bought by [Groupon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groupon) **Undisclosed** Mar 2012

**[Brickfish](https://millionrounds.com/company/brickfish)** Bought by Social Mecca **Undisclosed** Apr 2011

**[Univa UD](https://millionrounds.com/company/univa-ud)** Bought by Univa UD **Undisclosed** Oct 2007

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**$11M**

raised in Jul 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$4.1M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.1M**

Led 1 of 73 rounds **1%**

- **Said size:** $300K – $5.0M
- **Sole investor:** 13 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2019
- **Exits:** 8 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *29*
- Seed said *18*
- Series B said *12*
- Series C *5*
- Venture *5*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2001 2019

Often in the room with

- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 10
- [Pritzker Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pritzker-group) 9
- [Origin Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/origin-ventures) 8
- [Chicago Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures) 7
- [Hyde Park Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyde-park-venture-partners) 6
- [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) 5

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as OCA Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**500 Global** Angel **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Pritzker Group** Private equity **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pritzker-group)[**Origin Ventures** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/origin-ventures)[**Chicago Ventures** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures)[**Hyde Park Venture Partners** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyde-park-venture-partners)[**Index Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)[**RSVP Capital** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/i2a-fund)[**Access Venture Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/access-venture-partners)[**Battery Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures)[**Bullpen Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bullpen-capital)[**Hyde Park Angels** Angel network **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyde-park-angels)[**IDEA Fund Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idea-fund-partners)

## Recently backed

The latest companies OCA Ventures put money into.

[**Balto** $3.0M · Sept 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/balto)[**Vynca** $10M · Jun 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/vynca)[**LogicGate** $1.9M · Dec 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/logicgate)

## Quick answers about OCA Ventures

### What does OCA Ventures invest in?

OCA Ventures invests most often at Series A and Seed (68% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Army, Cybersecurity and Deep-tech.

### How active is OCA Ventures?

73 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Nov 2019.

### What has OCA Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Genvid (Series B, Nov 2019), Balto (Seed, Sept 2019) and Vynca (Series B, Jun 2019).

### How big are OCA Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.1M. It says it writes cheques of $300K to $5.0M.

### Does OCA Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 73 investments on record (1%).

### Where does OCA Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is OCA Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2019.

### Who does OCA Ventures invest alongside?

Most often 500 Global (10 rounds together), Pritzker Group (9 rounds together) and Origin Ventures (8 rounds together).

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