| Octopart | |
| Type: | Subsidiary |
| Industry: | Electronics |
| Fate: | Acquired on August 14, 2015 |
| Predecessors: | --> |
| Successors: | --> |
| Founded: | 2007 |
| Founders: | Andres Morey, Sam Wurzel, Harish Agarwal |
| Hq Location City: | La Jolla, California |
| Areas Served: | --> |
| Owners: | --> |
| Parent: | Altium Limited |
| Website: | https://octopart.com/ |
Octopart.com is a search engine for electronic and industrial parts headquartered in La Jolla, CA. It aggregates parts from distributors and manufacturers online, making them easy to search for and purchase.[1]
Octopart was created by three physics grad-school dropouts, Andres Morey, Sam Wurzel, and Harish Agarwal, in 2007.[2] After coming up with the idea for the site and leaving graduate school, Morey and Wurzel worked with Paul Graham and Jessica Livingston's Y Combinator.[3] Octopart works with large distributors.[4]
In 2017, Octopart was acquired by Altium Limited.[5]