Ocho Capital

Ocho Capital

Andris Upitis and Clayton Kaneshiro established Ocho Capital as a single family office in Austin. The firm operates through Ocho Capital LLC and Ocho Investments LLC. It maintains a residential property at 200 Congress Ave Unit 44J and holds a stake in Renault / Alpine Racing. The office runs concentrated positions across public equities, private equity, real estate, private credit, secondaries, litigation finance, and hedge funds. It also deploys into early-stage and seed startups through direct co-investments and SPVs. Geographic reach covers North America and Asia. Confirmed holdings include the Renault / Alpine Racing stake. Involvement ranges from minority stakes to board or executive chairman roles. The team includes John Duncan as Head of Operations and Sean Frankenberg as Managing Director. Philanthropic activity runs through The Atlas Project. No dated operational events from the last 24 months appear in available records. The firm lists technology interests in AI/ML, biotech, cybersecurity, enterprise software, military applications, and space tech. Ocho Capital uses a single investment decision maker model that removes committee delays. It manages only internal capital, which removes fund-life timing constraints and mark-to-market pressures that affect external vehicles.