Octen

Octen is a web search API for AI built for speed and scalability: 62ms retrieval, million-QPS concurrency, and pages indexed within five minutes of publication.

Developer tools and cloud

Latest funding

$10M Seed · April 22, 2026

Source: fundraisingfox.com

Funding history ↓

Website: octen.ai.

X: @OctenAI · 618 followers.

GitHub: Octen-Team.

Category: Developer tools and cloud.

Stage: Seed.

Based in: California, United States.

Last round: Apr 22, 2026 · 207 days ago.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 29, 2026.

Signals

X account@OctenAI · created Jun 17, 2026 (5 months old) · 618 followers

Website registeredOct 28, 2025 (13 months old)

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Octen | 176 days from website to first raise on record

@OctenAI·Raised $10M in 1 sourced round·1 signal before the first raise

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

Date	Round	Amount	Lead	Source
Apr 22, 2026	Seed	$10M	—	fundraisingfox.com

Timeline

June 17, 2026
X account created
October 28, 2025
Website created

Founders and team

KZ
Kuan Zou Founder

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Sources and API

Every amount links to the page it came from. * Estimated from an accelerator's published standard deal, not a company-specific disclosure. How Recent Funding sources and verifies funding data. The same data as JSON: /api/v1/companies/octen (get a free API key).