We don't just manage supply chains. We're reinventing the system that does.

96% of everything made on Earth starts with a chemical input. Almost none of it is sourced in a way fit for the world we live in now.

A $5 trillion market still running on infrastructure built before
the internet. We looked at that and saw the opening.

A $5 trillion market still running on infrastructure built before the internet. We looked at that and saw the opening.

origin story

origin story

Complex manufacturing demands uncompromising solutions. Occam was built on this exact necessity, forging a vital link between advanced academic informatics and industrial systems engineering.

Complex manufacturing demands uncompromising solutions. Occam was built on this exact necessity, forging a vital link between advanced academic informatics and industrial systems engineering.

Complex manufacturing demands uncompromising solutions. Occam was built on this exact necessity, forging a vital link between advanced academic informatics and industrial systems engineering.
 
The foundation was laid by synthesizing university-led chemical research with enterprise-scale process development. This early synergy caught the attention of the highest levels of national defense. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) sponsored a seedling project to secure the mandate: architect a revolutionary approach to optimize the supply chains for critical medicine manufacturing.

Complex manufacturing demands uncompromising solutions. Occam was built on this exact necessity, forging a vital link between advanced academic informatics and industrial systems engineering.
 
The foundation was laid by synthesizing university-led chemical research with enterprise-scale process development. This early synergy caught the attention of the highest levels of national defense. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) sponsored a seedling project to secure the mandate: architect a revolutionary approach to optimize the supply chains for critical medicine manufacturing.

The pilot proved the technology was too powerful to remain in the lab. DARPA accelerated commercialization and backing Occam's market entry with scale-up funding. Soon after, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) enhanced capabilities even further, driving advanced automation directly into virtual chemical process development.

The pilot proved the technology was too powerful to remain in the lab. DARPA accelerated commercialization and backing Occam's market entry with scale-up funding. Soon after, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) enhanced capabilities even further, driving advanced automation directly into virtual chemical process development.

What began as a radical thesis is now a commanding market reality. Today, fueled by public and private investment, Occam isn't just anticipating the future of chemical manufacturing. We are building it.

What began as a radical thesis is now a commanding market reality. Today, fueled by public and private investment, Occam isn't just anticipating the future of chemical manufacturing. We are building it.

What we believe

The difference between winning and losing in this world comes down to one thing — sourcing the ingredients the world needs most.

Faster. Smarter. More resiliently than the company next to you.
That's the fight. That's why we built Occam.

Faster. Smarter. More resiliently than the company next to you. That's the fight. That's why we built Occam.

who we are

A small team.
A serious system.

A small team.
A serious system.

Occam was built by chemists, engineers, and operators who'd spent careers inside the old system and decided to build the new one.

Technically brilliant. Deep category expertise.
Supported by advanced AI — not replaced by it.

Technically brilliant. Deep category expertise. Supported by advanced AI — not replaced by it.

Not a marketplace.

Not a broker.

Not a SaaS layer on a broken process.

We're the operating system the chemical supply chain should have had twenty years ago.

the team

Leadership

Leadership

JF

James Ferri

Founder & CEO

Founder & CEO

Three decades in chemical process and product development before deciding to build an operating system for it.

JF

James Ferri

Founder & CEO

Founder & CEO

Three decades in chemical process and product development before deciding to build an operating system for it.

WC

Will Crimmins

SVP, Revenue

SVP, Revenue

18 years leading commercial teams in specialty chemicals, now driving smarter, more resilient supply chains.

WC

Will Crimmins

SVP, Revenue

SVP, Revenue

18 years leading commercial teams in specialty chemicals, now driving smarter, more resilient supply chains.

The common thread

Three doors.
One system underneath.

Three doors. One system underneath.

Whether you're standing up enterprise oversight, designing a new supply chain from scratch, or sourcing what you need this quarter — you're working with the same intelligence, the same command of the molecule, the same advantage.



Different problems. Same answer.