OCA Ventures

OCA Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Chicago, established in 1999. The firm focuses on early-stage investments, particularly in Seed, Series A, and Series B rounds, targeting companies with significant growth potential. OCA Ventures primarily invests in technology and highly-scalable services businesses, with a strong preference for sectors such as software, fintech, healthcare technology, and education. The firm is currently deploying capital from its fourth fund, investing predominantly in companies located in the United States and Canada.

Michelle Cao

Associate

Jim Dugan

CEO, Co-Founder and Founding Managing Partner

Peter Ianello

Chairman and Co-Founder

David Kokonas

Senior Associate

Bob Saunders

General Partner

Dana Sun

Senior Associate

Taylor Whittaker

Associate

David Zyer

Partner

Past deals in Missouri

Balto

Series B in 2021
Balto Software Inc. is a company that specializes in developing sales software utilizing artificial intelligence and real-time conversation analytics to enhance the performance of sales representatives during phone calls. Founded in 2017 and based in Saint Louis, Missouri, Balto's platform provides live guidance by listening to both sides of a conversation and offering prompts to agents, enabling them to address objections, recognize buyer signals, and maintain an effective dialogue. The software alerts representatives to errors in real-time, allowing for immediate self-correction and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Additionally, it automatically populates dashboards with detailed conversation data for managerial review, helping to identify areas for improvement. Balto's solutions cater to various sectors, including sales leadership, customer service, and compliance, ultimately aiming to improve conversion rates and enhance customer experiences.

Curate

Seed Round in 2021
Curate is a software as a service (SaaS) company that specializes in event management solutions for professionals in the industry. The company offers a platform that streamlines the planning and execution of events by managing various components such as documents, catering, and rental services. This comprehensive approach allows event professionals to significantly reduce the time spent on generating proposals and facilitates the creation of digital proposals during client consultations. By providing end-to-end event services, Curate enhances the efficiency and effectiveness of event planning and coordination.

Balto

Series A in 2020
Balto Software Inc. is a company that specializes in developing sales software utilizing artificial intelligence and real-time conversation analytics to enhance the performance of sales representatives during phone calls. Founded in 2017 and based in Saint Louis, Missouri, Balto's platform provides live guidance by listening to both sides of a conversation and offering prompts to agents, enabling them to address objections, recognize buyer signals, and maintain an effective dialogue. The software alerts representatives to errors in real-time, allowing for immediate self-correction and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Additionally, it automatically populates dashboards with detailed conversation data for managerial review, helping to identify areas for improvement. Balto's solutions cater to various sectors, including sales leadership, customer service, and compliance, ultimately aiming to improve conversion rates and enhance customer experiences.

Balto

Seed Round in 2019
Balto Software Inc. is a company that specializes in developing sales software utilizing artificial intelligence and real-time conversation analytics to enhance the performance of sales representatives during phone calls. Founded in 2017 and based in Saint Louis, Missouri, Balto's platform provides live guidance by listening to both sides of a conversation and offering prompts to agents, enabling them to address objections, recognize buyer signals, and maintain an effective dialogue. The software alerts representatives to errors in real-time, allowing for immediate self-correction and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Additionally, it automatically populates dashboards with detailed conversation data for managerial review, helping to identify areas for improvement. Balto's solutions cater to various sectors, including sales leadership, customer service, and compliance, ultimately aiming to improve conversion rates and enhance customer experiences.

Balto

Seed Round in 2018
Balto Software Inc. is a company that specializes in developing sales software utilizing artificial intelligence and real-time conversation analytics to enhance the performance of sales representatives during phone calls. Founded in 2017 and based in Saint Louis, Missouri, Balto's platform provides live guidance by listening to both sides of a conversation and offering prompts to agents, enabling them to address objections, recognize buyer signals, and maintain an effective dialogue. The software alerts representatives to errors in real-time, allowing for immediate self-correction and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Additionally, it automatically populates dashboards with detailed conversation data for managerial review, helping to identify areas for improvement. Balto's solutions cater to various sectors, including sales leadership, customer service, and compliance, ultimately aiming to improve conversion rates and enhance customer experiences.

SpiderOak

Series A in 2015
SpiderOak, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that focuses on eliminating various categories of cyber-attacks while addressing compliance, security, and usability needs. Founded in 2007 and based in Kansas City, Missouri, with an additional office in Chicago, the company offers a range of products that employ Zero-Trust encryption and private blockchain technology. Its flagship solutions include SpiderOak CrossClave, which enables secure file exchange and synchronization through no-knowledge encryption, and The SpiderOak, a secure platform for group messaging and file sharing. The company also provides SpiderOak One Backup, a desktop application for multiple operating systems, and SpiderOak Enterprise Backup, which offers ransomware protection and disaster recovery for sensitive data. SpiderOak’s innovations allow clients to safely operationalize sensitive datasets, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability in collaborative environments.
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