Octane Revenue, Valuation, Funding & Investors

Octane is valued at $1.3B as of December 2025.

Last Octane valuation

$1.3B

Secondary · Dec 2025

Last Octane funding round

$50M

Series F · Dec 2025

Octane revenue

$400M

Undisclosed stage · Sep 2025

Key investors in Octane

  • Contour Venture Partners
  • Valar Ventures
  • Upper90
  • Citi Ventures
  • Gaingels
  • FundersClub

Octane Overview

About Octane

Octane is a digital lending platform headquartered in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, that specializes in consumer financing for powersports vehicles including motorcycles, ATVs, UTVs, snowmobiles, and outdoor power equipment such as mowers and tractors. The platform integrates with dealer systems nationwide to offer real-time credit prequalification using soft pulls, along with customized loan terms for buyers ranging from prime credit holders to those rebuilding credit. Octane partners with major manufacturers like Polaris, Honda, Yamaha, and Kawasaki, supporting over 5,000 dealer locations across the United States. Established in 2009, it streamlines the purchase process from online applications to in-store closings, processing loans for recreational marine products and RVs as well.


Founded

2014

HQ

United StatesNew York City, NY

Website

octane.co

Status

Privately held

Customer focus

B2C

Revenue model

Services

Revenue

$400M (Sep 2025)

Valuation

$1.3B (Dec 2025)

Octane Valuation

Octane is currently valued at $1.3B, based on its secondary sale in December 2025.

Octane's valuation has grown 1.4x from $900M at its Series D in August 2021 to $1.3B in December 2025, across 5 priced rounds.

Octane valuation by funding round

Revenue multiple
Octane valuation by funding round
DateStageValuationRevenue Multiple
Dec 2025Secondary$1.3B-
Dec 2025Series F$1.3B-
Sep 2025Undisclosed stage$1.3B3.3x
Aug 2024Series E$1.1B-
Aug 2021Series D$900M-

Octane Revenue

Octane's latest recorded revenue is $400M, as of its undisclosed-stage round in September 2025. At a $1.3B valuation, that implies a 3.3x revenue multiple.

Octane revenue by funding round

Octane revenue and valuation multiple by funding round
DateRevenue *ValuationRevenue MultipleStage
Sep 2025$400M$1.3B3.3xUndisclosed stage

* Revenue (or ARR) figures are the values recorded alongside each funding round. Typically run-rate revenue at the time of the deal, or a reported LTM (last 12 months) revenue.

Octane Funding History

Octane has raised a total of $353M across 8 funding rounds, plus 1 secondary share sale.

Octane's first fundraising round was a $1M seed round in December 2014. The most recent completed round was a $50M Series F in December 2025.

Octane funding rounds

Octane funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedValuationDeal Summary
Dec 2025Secondary-$50M$1.3BOctane is a fintech company providing instant financing for recreational and lifestyle purchases such as powersports, outdoor equipment, RVs, and marine products through its Captive-as-a-Service platform, which integrates technology, underwriting, loan processing, servicing, and capital markets. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, Octane works with 60 OEM partners across markets worth $150 billion. On December 15-16, 2025, Octane raised $100 million in a Series F funding round led by Valar Ventures, with participation from Upper90, Huntington National Bank, Camping World, Holler-Classic Family, and others. The round achieved a post-money valuation of $1.3 billion, with half primary financing and half secondary sale for employee liquidity. Prior to Series F, Octane had raised $242 million in equity since inception, including a Series E in 2024. In 2025, the company achieved record $2.1 billion in loan originations, up 29% year-over-year, surpassing $7.6 billion cumulative, and sold $1.9 billion in loans through capital markets. CEO Jason Guss projected $80 million in adjusted EBITDA for 2025, following GAAP net income profitability in 2021, 2023, and 2024. Octane expanded with new products, a Dallas office housing half of its 600+ employees, and partnerships like American Honda and Adventure Lifestyle.
Dec 2025Series FValar Ventures (lead); Holler-Classic Family of Dealerships; Upper90; Good Sam; Camping World; Huntington Bank$50M$1.3BOctane is a fintech platform founded in 2014 that provides end-to-end financing solutions for large-ticket recreational purchases including powersports, RVs, marine, and outdoor equipment. The company combines proprietary software and lending technology to serve dealers, OEMs, and consumers, with an in-house lender called Roadrunner Financial that has originated over $7 billion in loans. In its Series F funding round closed on December 15, 2025, Octane raised $100 million in equity capital at a post-money valuation of $1.3 billion, achieving unicorn status. Valar Ventures, a repeat investor backed by Peter Thiel, led the round with participation from Upper90, Huntington National Bank, Camping World, Good Sam, Holler-Classic Family of Dealerships, and other returning and new investors. The round was structured as a hybrid, with approximately half used for primary equity financing and half allocated to secondary share sales providing liquidity to existing shareholders and employees. Prior to this Series F, Octane had raised $242 million in total equity funding since inception, including a Series E completed in August 2024 for $50 million that valued the company at $1.1 billion. Investors highlighted Octane's rapid and profitable growth trajectory, with Upper90's managing partner noting that few public or private companies are scaling as quickly while maintaining profitability. CEO Jason Guss stated the capital would accelerate market penetration in existing segments and enable entry into new large-ticket consumer purchase categories where integrated financial products create value for retailers and manufacturers.
Sep 2025Undisclosed stage-$82M$1.3BOctane is a fintech company that provides instant financing for large recreational and lifestyle purchases, including RVs, marine vessels, and outdoor power equipment. The company operates a proprietary underwriting engine and has built a network of over 4,000 dealer partners and 60+ OEM brands across markets valued at $150 billion combined. In its Series F funding round, Octane raised $100 million in equity capital at a post-money valuation of $1.3 billion, achieving unicorn status. The round was led by Valar Ventures with participation from Upper90, Huntington National Bank, Camping World, Good Sam, Holler-Classic Family, and other returning and new investors. Half of the funding supported primary growth initiatives and market expansion, while the other half provided secondary share transfers and liquidity for current and former employees. For 2025, Octane reported nearly $400 million in total revenue and $80 million in adjusted EBITDA, reflecting 23% growth in EBITDA year-over-year. The company achieved GAAP net income profitability for its third consecutive year. Octane demonstrated exceptional growth in loan originations, originating $2.1 billion in loans during 2025, a 29% increase year-over-year, and bringing cumulative originations to over $7.6 billion since inception. The company sold $1.9 billion in loans in 2025, representing 91% of originations, and has secured commitments for over $3.3 billion in loans since late 2023. Octane also expanded its capital markets presence through two asset-backed securitization transactions in 2025, with cumulative ABS issuance exceeding $4.7 billion since 2019.
Aug 2024Series EValar Ventures (lead); Upper90$50M$1.1BOctane is a fintech company revolutionizing financing for major recreational purchases, including powersports vehicles like ATVs, UTVs, personal watercraft, and motorcycles, as well as RVs and outdoor power equipment. It partners with dealers and 60 OEM brands, leveraging proprietary underwriting, technology platforms, and in-house lender Roadrunner Financial, which has originated over $7 billion in loans. The company connects consumers with fast, easy financing options across markets worth a combined $150 billion. In August 2024, Octane raised $50 million in its Series E funding round led by Valar Ventures, with participation from Upper90, Citi Ventures, Contour Venture Partners, and Jump Capital. This round achieved a post-money valuation of $1.1 billion, bringing total equity funding to $242 million at the time. The capital was intended to fuel expansion into new markets, supercharge growth in existing ones like powersports and RVs, and enhance long-term positioning. CEO Jason Guss highlighted Octane's digital tools and broad credit coverage that established leadership in powersports and traction in adjacent markets. The funding strengthened ties with investors like Valar Ventures and Upper90. Octane reported over 30% originations growth from Q3 2024 to Q3 2025 and GAAP net income profitability by late 2025, though specific 2024 revenue or EBITDA figures were not disclosed. This Series E preceded the December 2025 Series F round of $100 million at $1.3 billion valuation, also led by Valar Ventures with Upper90 and others, marking unicorn status and total equity raised to $342 million. The Series F included primary capital for growth and secondary share transfers for liquidity.
Aug 2021Series DProgressive (lead); Upper90; Alive Capital Partners; Parkwood; Trajectory Ventures; Citi Ventures; Gaingels; Third Prime; Contour Venture Partners; Chaos Ventures; Valar Ventures$52M$900MOctane Lending Inc. (Octane) provides digital lending products for consumers, dealerships, and OEMs in the recreational vehicle market, including powersports like motorcycles and ATVs, offering instant prequalification, point-of-sale loan origination, and streamlined financing with high Net Promoter Scores and up to 7X conversion rate improvements. On August 5, 2021, Octane raised $52 million in its Series D funding round, led by Progressive Investment Company (part of Progressive Insurance), with participation from Valar Ventures, Upper90, Contour Venture Partners, Citi Ventures, Third Prime, Parkwood, and new investors Gaingels and ALIVE. This round brought the post-money valuation to over $900 million and total equity funding raised to over $192 million since 2014. The funds were earmarked for scaling its buying solutions for online powersports shoppers, expanding its network of 3,800 dealership partners and 40 OEM/brand partners, and entering adjacent markets. Octane highlighted strong market performance with faster lending, broader consumer coverage, and early shopper engagement, expecting to originate over $1 billion in loans in the next 12 months. The company reported doubling revenue annually for three years and being net-income and cash-flow positive, underscoring its operational strength amid resilient demand in recreational financing not heavily impacted by COVID. Strategic alignment with Progressive emphasized Octane's innovative point-of-sale platform in a specialty lending segment. CEO Jason Guss noted the backing enables the next growth phase, positioning Octane competitively in fintech for large recreational purchases.
Nov 2019Series CValar Ventures (lead); Contour Venture Partners$70M-Octane provides Captive-as-a-Service for financing powersports, outdoor equipment, and RVs, integrating tech, underwriting, and servicing.
May 2018Series BCiti Ventures; Contour Venture Partners$41M-Octane Lending is a fintech providing digital lending solutions for major recreational purchases like powersports vehicles, RVs, and marine equipment, supporting consumers, dealerships, and OEMs with prequalification tools, instant financing, and digital deal closing. The company partners with thousands of dealerships and brands such as BRP, Suzuki, and Triumph Motorcycles. At that time, Octane expected to originate over $1B in the next 12 months, had doubled revenue annually for three years, projected over $100M revenue for 2021, and was net-income and cash-flow positive. Subsequent developments include Series E in 2024 at $1.1B valuation and Series F in late 2025 raising $100M at $1.3B post-money, led by Valar Ventures, bringing total funding to $342M. Octane continued strong growth with 30%+ originations increase year-over-year, GAAP profitability, and expansion into markets worth $150B.
Sep 2016Series ABerenson & Company (lead); IA Ventures (lead); FinTech Collective; FundersClub; Contour Venture Partners$7M--
Dec 2014SeedContour Venture Partners (lead); Dreamit Ventures; Rider Insurance$1M--

Who has invested in Octane?

21 investors have backed Octane across its funding rounds, including Contour Venture Partners, Valar Ventures, Upper90, Citi Ventures, Gaingels and FundersClub.

Lead investors include Valar Ventures, Progressive, Berenson & Company, IA Ventures and Contour Venture Partners.


Octane Investors

Investors in Octane by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
Contour Venture PartnersUnited StatesNew York City, NY5LeadDec 2014
Valar VenturesUnited StatesNew York City, NY4LeadNov 2019
Upper90United StatesNew York City, NY3ParticipantAug 2021
Citi VenturesUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA2ParticipantMay 2018
Holler-Classic Family of DealershipsUnited StatesUnited States1ParticipantDec 2025
Dreamit VenturesUnited StatesPhiladelphia, PA1ParticipantDec 2014
Good SamUnited StatesUnited States1ParticipantDec 2025
Alive Capital PartnersUnited StatesMiami, FL1ParticipantAug 2021
IA VenturesUnited StatesUnited States1LeadSep 2016
ParkwoodUnited StatesUnited States1ParticipantAug 2021
Trajectory VenturesUnited StatesNew York City, NY1ParticipantAug 2021
FinTech CollectiveUnited StatesNew York City, NY1ParticipantSep 2016
FundersClubUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1ParticipantSep 2016

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Octane Competitors

Octane competitors include listed companies like Atlanticus and Zip, and private ones like Caribou, Kredivo Group, Tamara and TVS Credit Services.

Public and private companies comparable to Octane
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
AtlanticusUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$403M-$1.4B2.7x
CaribouUnited StatesDenver, COPrivate$11M-$1.1B100.0x
Kredivo GroupSingaporeSingaporePrivate--$1.7B-
TamaraSaudi ArabiaRiyadhPrivate$360M$52M$1B2.8x
ZipAustraliaAustraliaPublicly listed$951M$296M$2B3.6x
TVS Credit ServicesIndiaChennaiPrivate--$812M-

Octane Public Comps

Octane is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Intrum, Orchid Island Capital, Atlanticus, Goldman Sachs BDC, Triumph Financial, Cymbria, Banca Ifis, Upbound, Arzan Financial Group and Qfin Holdings.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
Intrum$1.6B$915M3.7x3.4x6.5x7.2x
Orchid Island Capital$180M-4.6x3.5x--
Atlanticus$403M-18.4x2.7x--
Goldman Sachs BDC$303M-9.8x8.9x--
Triumph Financial$424M-3.6x3.3x--
Cymbria$246M-6.0x---
Banca Ifis$826M-1.3x1.1x--
Upbound$4.7B$1.7B0.6x0.6x1.5x5.2x

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Common questions about Octane

When was Octane founded?Octane was founded in 2014.
Where is Octane headquartered?Octane is headquartered in New York City, NY, United States.
Is Octane publicly listed?No, Octane is a private, VC-backed company.
What is Octane's valuation?Octane was last valued at $1.3B in its secondary sale in December 2025.
How much funding has Octane raised?Octane has raised $353M across 8 funding rounds.
What was Octane's last funding round?Octane's last funding round was a $50M Series F in December 2025, led by Valar Ventures.
Who are Octane's investors?Octane's investors include Contour Venture Partners, Valar Ventures, Upper90, Citi Ventures, Holler-Classic Family of Dealerships, Dreamit Ventures, Good Sam, Alive Capital Partners, IA Ventures, Parkwood and 11 others.
What is Octane's revenue?Octane's latest recorded revenue is $400M (September 2025).
What is Octane's revenue multiple?Octane's latest valuation implies a 3.3x revenue multiple ($1.3B valuation on $400M of revenue).
Which companies are comparable to Octane?Companies comparable to Octane include Atlanticus, Caribou, Kredivo Group, Tamara, Zip and TVS Credit Services.

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