Octopart is a web-based search engine and data platform for electronic and industrial components headquartered in La Jolla, CA. It aggregates catalog, pricing, availability, and technical parts data with related content like CAD models, datasheets, and eval kits from distributors and manufacturers online, allowing engineers and purchasing teams to search, compare, and source parts from a single interface.[1]
History
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 2015, Octopart was acquired by Altium Limited[5]