Ocient raised US$100 million in Series C funding. BOKA Capital co-led the round. CEA International advised the Chicago-based data analytics and AI company.
Investor roles
CEA International secured BOKA Capital as co-lead investor. The transaction was led by Karima Serageldin, managing director at CEA International. BOKA partner Erik Thoresen joined the board, and operating partner Teresa Smetzer became an observer.
Company context
Ocient is headquartered in Chicago. Its existing investors include Greycroft, OCA Ventures, In-Q-Tel, and Buoyant Ventures. The company builds a unified data platform for analytics and AI.
How the technology works
OcientAIQ delivers industry-specific solutions on governed petabyte-scale data. The platform runs analytics and agentic AI in one engine. Its design aims to reduce power and data-center constraints tied to AI growth.
The funding will help Ocient deliver OcientAIQ to more customers operating at petabyte scale. The company expects to accelerate delivery of its solutions. BOKA Capital will support the next stages of growth through its board roles.