Octant
Octant is a biotechnology company developing small molecule drugs for rare diseases, oncology and immunology using cell engineering and automation. The company has raised $115M, most recently in a Series B round in April 2022, and employs 69 people.
The growth story
Octant grew from 41 to 69 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $115M along the way, most recently a Series B in April 2022.
About
Octant develops small molecule drugs by combining cell engineering, high-throughput chemistry and automation. Its focus areas include rare diseases, oncology and immunology, aiming to create what it considers best-in-class treatments.
The company has raised $115M from investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Bristol-Myers Squibb, with its latest round closing in April 2022. With 69 employees, Octant maintains a strong research focus, with 20 staff dedicated to research functions.
Founders and leadership
Octant is led by experienced technologists and entrepreneurs, with research being its largest function at 20 employees. The company shows stability in its leadership, with a median tenure of 3 years across its workforce.
The Octant org chart
Sri Kosuri (Co-Founder and CEO) leads 19 mapped leaders with 4 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Research 26 (+4% YoY), Operations 10 (+25% YoY), Engineering 7 (+17% YoY), Business Development 6 (-14% YoY), Education 4 (-33% YoY).
Talent flow
Octant recruits heavily from UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco, with 7 and 6 alumni respectively. The company also draws talent from biotech firms like Zymergen and Genentech. Alumni have moved to companies including Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine and Khosla Ventures.
Most common previous employers of Octant staff: University of California, Berkeley (7), University of California, San Francisco (6), Zymergen (5), UCLA (4), Invitae (3), Genentech (2). Former Octant employees most often moved to Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine (1), Khosla Ventures (1), Warp (1), Rezo Therapeutics (1), Neurocrine Biosciences (1), Benchling (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Octant mafia
Octant alumni have founded 3 companies, including Tacit Therapeutics with 12 staff and Kekulai with 7 staff. These ventures suggest Octant fosters entrepreneurial talent in the biotech space.
3Beatriz Osuna, was Scientist until 2021Hannah Shen, was Vice President, Strategy until 2023Shoham Das, was Senior Software Engineer until 2024Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Octant: Molecular Biology (19), Python (Programming Language) (17), Research Skills (16), Biochemistry (15), Biotechnology (15), Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) (15), Microsoft Excel (15), Data Analysis (15).
Where the team actually sits
Octant people are concentrated in California, United States (37), San Francisco Bay Area (14), Michigan, United States (2), Connecticut, United States (1).
Search footprint
Octant attracts about 1,896 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $2K a month if bought through ads. It gained 98 ranking keywords and lost 58 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.70 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.70 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.80 / 5
Frequently asked
Octant has 69 employees as of September 2026.
Octant has raised $115M in total, most recently a Series B round in April 2022.
Octant was founded in 2017 by Ramsey Homsany, Sri Kosuri.
Sri Kosuri (Co-Founder and CEO) sits at the top of Octant's reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Octant staff are University of California, Berkeley (7 people), University of California, San Francisco (6 people), Zymergen (5 people).
Former Octant employees most often move to Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine (1), Khosla Ventures (1), Warp (1).
At least 3 companies have a founder who previously worked at Octant, including Tacit Therapeutics, Kekulai, BlackCat Bio.
Octant attracts about 1,896 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $2K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Octant staff are Molecular Biology, Python (Programming Language), Research Skills, Biochemistry, Biotechnology.
Octant staff are concentrated in California, United States (37), San Francisco Bay Area (14), Michigan, United States (2).
Octant has about 26 people in Research, up 4% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Octant has about 10 people in Operations, up 25% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 59 current and 90 former Octant profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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