Octopart

Overview

Octopart is a search engine for electronic components [1] that was founded in 2012 and went through Y Combinator's Winter 2007 batch [3]. Based in New York City, NY, USA [2], the company operates with a team size of 11 [4]. According to its company description, Octopart aims to streamline the engineering workflow by providing transparent access to pricing, availability, technical specifications, and reference designs for millions of electronic components [5]. The company's stated mission is to enable engineers to compare components and find technical information efficiently, reducing distractions caused by poorly designed websites, unreliable data, or disorganized component information [5]. Octopart lists its headquarters address as 4225 Executive Sq, San Diego, California, 92037 [6].

Engineering tools should be as streamlined and smart as everything else in your life: as your phone, as your email, as all the apps that help you manage your day-to-day. Your work should be as efficient as possible so you can generate innovative ideas, design elegant technology, and manufacture at scale, all because you can focus on the right things. There should not be any distractions caused by poorly designed websites, unreliable data, or unwieldy spreadsheets of haphazard electronic component information. You should be able to compare components, find important technical information, and easily grasp the spectrum of parts that will be a match for your design. This is what Octopart strives for. Finding electronic component information should not be holding engineers back from bringing ideas to life quickly and efficiently. We believe that pricing, availability, technical specifications, and reference designs should be transparent, fast to find, and easy to understand. That’s why we create powerful, intelligent tools that streamline the engineering workflow and enable fast decision making. Octopart provides accurate and complete data for millions of electronic components in [5]

Y Combinator's directory lists the company location as New York City, NY, USA; New York, NY, USA. [2]

Business address: 4225 Executive Sq, San Diego, California, 92037. [6]

Growth & traction

Y Combinator lists a team size of 11. [4]