LaunchPad Alumni and Technology Innovation Forum Presenter, Conectric Networks, and 2018 High Tech Awards Winner, Site 1001, today announced a key strategic partnership enabling buildings to become intelligent places that people want to go.  

"We are thrilled to hear about...

In October 2018, OCTANe announced its Women Leader’s of OCTANe Initiative with the mission to support women in their career development and growth by:

• providing aligned resources & networking opportunities
• Get more women- operated companies in SoCal Funded
• Drive Innovation...

Avimesa and Conectric combine solutions to deliver simplified Industrial IoT value.

San Diego, CA May 29^th, 2019 

Conectric Networks, a recent graduate of the OCTANe LaunchPad business accelerator program and TIF2019 finalist is pleased to announce that we have entered into...

Eyenovia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EYEN) is a clinical stage ophthalmic biopharmaceutical company, developing a pipeline of therapeutics for front and back-of-the-eye diseases using a novel microdosing approach. We have built a robust pipeline focused on the late-stage development of...

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., May 14, 2019 – OCTANe, Orange County’s technology and life sciences accelerator organization, today announced that it will spearhead seven new initiatives to further momentum and job growth in the Southern California region. Each of these initiatives...

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., May 2, 2019 – OCTANe, Orange County’s technology and life sciences accelerator organization, today announced the continued growth of its signature event, Technology Innovation Forum (TIF). Themed Evolve, this year’s conference will take place at the...

Congratulations to LaunchPad Alumni, Mavenlink, for receiving $48M in funding in their Series E round.  Mavenlink, a cloud based project management platform, graduated OCTANe's LaunchPad Accelerator in 2010 when they were seeking their frist round of venture funding at...

For our Second Success Story, we are featuring TearClear who recently received their Series A1 Funding.  I spoke with Kevin Hershfield, CEO, for a few minutes about how their specialty pharmaceutical company is changing the way ophthalmic drugs are being delivered to...

As a world-leading medical technology company, ZEISS drives progress in medicine, enabling doctors to achieve the best possible outcomes for their patients. Our vision is to become the partner of choice for healthcare providers in our segments and to improve the quality of...

Being an entrepreneur means taking risk.  Growth, for all its positivity, also brings with it that moment when your co-founders and fearless first adopters can no longer work out of your garage. 

At JLL, we specialize in supporting scaling businesses, not just with site...