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Our Story: Octane was founded in 2014 to make financing powersports fast and easy. Octane offers instant financing to fuel your lifestyle. We’re passionate about fast and fair lending, so we built the Octane Platform to enable instant financing for as many people as possible. And because we’re quicker and simpler than other lending platforms, we’re growing fast. Octane reaches millions of enthusiasts through editorial brands like Cycle World and UTV Driver and helps consumers buy their favorite products by prequalifying them on dealer and OEM websites. Join us in our mission to connect people with their passion. Instant Finance Offers: Octane Prequal expands markets by providing personalized, real rates and payments. We give dealers and consumers tools to compare and understand what they can afford, even without perfect credit. Soft-Pull, Impact-Free Credit Technology: We feel strongly about not impacting potential customers’ credit scores, so we built a technology that lets shoppers browse vehicles and rates without the damaging impact of hard credit pulls. Robust Digital Tooling for Dealers: Our Dealer Platform provides flexibility and financing options for dealers. Octane enables serving more customers faster with an instant, fully digital experience, shaving hours off deal times. Octane increases sales and customer satisfaction.

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