Robert Loughan is a global entrepreneur, investor, and futurist whose career has consistently anticipated transformational shifts in technology and business.

As co-founder of Octane Software, he pioneered the first cloud SaaS-based enterprise CRM platform—defining an entirely new category of enterprise technology. Under his leadership, Octane became one of the fastest-growing software companies of its time and achieved a landmark $3.2 billion acquisition.

Throughout his career, Loughan has conceived and secured multiple patents that drove generational advances in how technology is designed, deployed, and scaled—creating intellectual foundations that continue to influence enterprise and consumer systems worldwide.

With Dexterra Inc., he extended his disruption into mobility, building the first mobile CRM platform. Dexterra grew exponentially across global markets, transforming how companies leveraged mobile solutions to redefine their businesses—an achievement that marked the first true enterprise-grade use of mobile computing.

His ventures push beyond Earth itself. With Flawless Photonics, Loughan co-founded the first company to manufacture a product—SpaceFiber—at commercial scale in orbit, creating a new supply chain for advanced materials. With TeraGlo, he has redefined quantum sensing, applying breakthroughs across industries as diverse as mining, defense, hazardous chemical detection, and even lunar mapping. TeraGlo is actively developing technology to support humanity’s next giant leap: mapping and operating on the moon.

He has also shaped AI’s early trajectory. Ferret was one of the first true AI applications launched natively on mobile devices, setting the stage for intelligent, always-on relationship intelligence in business.

As founder of Sagus Holdings, Loughan continues to assemble and scale a portfolio of companies pushing the boundaries of AI, quantum science, and space-based infrastructure. Under his leadership, Sagus is rapidly expanding across Europe and South America, in addition to its hubs in Puerto Rico and the UAE.

Loughan’s track record includes raising hundreds of millions of dollars from global institutions and leading cross-border M&A transactions that created large exits and enduring enterprises. He is known for his ability to work with world-renowned scientific teams from leading universities, transforming cutting-edge research into breakthrough products that redefine entire market segments—while delivering major opportunities for investors who back his vision.

Recognized as a futurist entrepreneur, Robert Loughan’s work continues to shape the contours of technology and business at planetary scale, pioneering the systems and infrastructures that will power the next era of human progress.