Lookout Ventures
Venture capitalChevy Chase · Pre-Seed–Series A
Investment thesis
Lookout Ventures provides seed-stage funding to enterprise technology companies outside Silicon Valley, with partner expertise in AI, cybersecurity, infrastructure software, and vertical SaaS.
What they invest in
from 6 of 7 portfolio companiesCybersecurity ×4SaaS ×4Enterprise Software ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2Cloud Computing ×2Data & Infrastructure ×1Developer Tools ×1Fintech ×1
HQs:United States×7
Investments · 7 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 42024 · 12019 · 16 dated
Osano is a data privacy platform that helps companies manage compliance with global privacy regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, and LGPD through cookie consent management, subject rights (DSAR) automation, preference management, website compliance scanning, and vendor risk assessment.
CybersecurityLegalTechSaaSAustin, US
Arlo Gilbert(Co-founder & Chief Innovation Officer)inScott Hertel(Co-founder)Bobby Jaffari(Chief Executive Officer)Jessica Hamilton(Chief Financial Officer)inSkye McCullough(Chief Customer Officer)in
BoardMichael Smerklo(Director)in
Co-investorsLiveOak VenturesNext Coast VenturesBaird CapitalJump CapitalFirst Ascent VenturesSocial Starts+2 more
BlackCloak provides a digital protection platform that secures the personal digital lives of corporate executives, board members, high-profile individuals, and their families against cyber threats such as deepfakes and cybercriminal attacks.
CybersecuritySaaSLake Mary, US
Christopher Pierson(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardMark Donnelly(Director)John Funge(Director)in
Board seatJames Pastoriza· per SEC Form D · $17M raise · filed Sep 2024
Co-investorsDataTribeLegalTechTechOperators Venture Capital
Houston, US
Joseph Alapat(Executive Officer, Director)Michelle Accardi(Executive Officer, Director)Mayank Singhvi(Executive Officer)Nghia Tran(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDan Moss(Director)
Board seatJames Pastoriza· per SEC Form D · $3.5M raise · filed May 2026
Co-investorsUpdata Partners
Platformr provides a CloudOps platform for AWS environments, offering organizational governance, workload deployment, and observability tools to centralize and manage cloud operations.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSBend, US
Bill Stock(Founder)Ryan Comingdeer(Chief Executive Officer)
BoardPreston Callicott(Director)Jim Gochee(Director)
Board seatMatthew Bressler· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAviso VenturesLong Way VenturesOregon Venture FundCascade Seed Fund
Arpio provides an automated disaster recovery platform purpose-built for AWS and Azure cloud applications.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDurham, US
Doug Neumann(Founder)inShaw Terwilliger(Founder)in
BoardEric Engineer(Director)in
Co-investorsCompanyon VenturesCreativeCoDraper AssociatesIDEA NCPaladin Capital GroupS3 Ventures+2 more
Trustible provides an AI governance platform designed to help enterprises manage the full lifecycle of AI systems—from intake and risk assessment through monitoring and regulatory compliance.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareGovTechWashington, US
Gerald Kierce(CEO & Co-Founder)Andrew Gamino-Cheong(CTO & Co-Founder)
Co-investorsInner Loop CapitalTau VenturesVamosVenturesAlumni VenturesFoundersXTAU Ventures
Verisoul provides fraud prevention and fake account detection for online businesses.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechAustin, US
Edwin Henry LeGard(Executive Officer, Director)Niel K(Founder)Henry LeGard(Founder)inRaine Scott(Director)in
BoardScott Dorsey(Director)inNiel Ketkar(Director)in
Co-investorsHigh AlphaKing River CapitalThird Prime
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPlatformr · citybiz.co · Jun 24, 2026
Osano · termsfeed.com · Jun 23, 2026
Arpio · fundraiseinsider.com · Jun 7, 2026
Verisoul · vctavern.com · May 8, 2026
Trustible · arlnow.com · Jun 27, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Lookout Ventures invest at?
- Lookout Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Lookout Ventures's typical check size?
- Lookout Ventures typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
- What sectors does Lookout Ventures focus on?
- Lookout Ventures focuses on Data & Infrastructure, SaaS.
- Where is Lookout Ventures located?
- Lookout Ventures is headquartered in Chevy Chase, US.
Images
Co-investors · 164
Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that co-invests alongside lead VCs in startups, backing founders with capital and access to a large investor and operator community.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
.png)
General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.
GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in artificial intelligence and machine learning since its early days, building a global portfolio of more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.
Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm run by a team of former founders, operators, and investors who partner closely with founders to help build and scale technology companies.
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.
Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm founded by Vinod Khosla.
Index Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm that backs companies from Seed to IPO and beyond, including through its dedicated seed fund Index Origin.
Redpoint Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 1999 by former partners from leading venture firms, focusing on early-stage technology companies across multiple sectors. The firm leverages its partners' technology investment experience and an extensive network of entrepreneurs and industry contacts to support portfolio company growth.
Founder Collective is a seed and pre-seed stage venture capital firm that invests across sectors, describing itself as sector agnostic and anti-thematic.
▶152 more co-investors
Uncork CapitalBenchmarkFelicis VenturesFJ LabsSV AngelBain Capital VenturesUnknown VenturesFirst Round CapitalUberKleiner PerkinsFoundation CapitalBoxGroupSpark CapitalKrakenTrue VenturesSound VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)DST GlobalUnion Square Ventures (USV)Sapphire VenturesBalderton CapitalBattery VenturesEniac VenturesQuiet CapitalSusa VenturesGoat CapitalACME CapitalSlow VenturesLiquid VenturesFundersClubHCVCAME Cloud VenturesUpHonest CapitalPioneerC2 InvestmentsFreestyle CapitalSignalFireCaffeinated CapitalFlybridge Capital PartnersStellar CapitalAfore CapitalAdditionAmplify PartnersMeritech Capital PartnersInovia CapitalBowery CapitalSouth Park CommonsSierra VenturesRevolutionBuckley Ventures Management Company LlcFoundryNot Boring CapitalThrive CapitalHarrison MetalTwo Sigma VenturesAltaIR CapitalKindred VenturesMatrixWingInitialized CapitalShasta VenturesCyberstartsWGI GroupEntrepreneur FirstArray Ventures Management LlcWinklevoss CapitalAntlerEclipse VenturesCausalFuel CapitalBetter Tomorrow VenturesHV CapitalOutlander VCSaga Venturesboldstart venturesTenaya CapitalKearny JacksonPelion Venture PartnersDreamers VCMoxxie VenturesDigital Currency GroupICONIQ CapitalDnx VenturesCherry VenturesNFXDecibel Partners2xNBreakthrough Energy VenturesClimate CapitalEarl Grey CapitalFounders' Co-opGiant Ventures Global LlpPrefix CapitalRecursive VenturesFormation GroupDig Ventures Management LimitedHoxton VenturesHelium-3 VenturesJetstreamThird Kind Venture CapitalHummingbird VenturesS28 CapitalConvictionSAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Active CapitalConvective CapitalScout VenturesImmeasurable1984 Ventures Management, LlcConversion CapitalVisionaire VenturesAVVMoonfire VenturesRivet VenturesBlu Venture InvestorsFlexcap VenturesArriveBand of AngelsPenny Jar Capital VentureBuilders VCCerity Partners VenturesTola CapitalCambrian VenturesCongruent VenturesRichmond Global VenturesMarathon Venture CapitalShield CapitalPreface VenturesBain Capital CryptoDocuSignHuman VenturesSaints CapitalNYU Innovation Venture FundAlchemist AcceleratorDesigner FundHorizonParcel BAlephAlpine MeridianDream MachineFundamental VenturesTalis CapitalCrowdStrikeAxilor VenturesRock VenturesExpedite VenturesGoldcrest CapitalAVentures CapitalMetanoiaLifeforce CapitalCivilization Ventures Management, LlcGarage Technology Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside Lookout Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Lookout Ventures's recorded portfolio.
Similar investors
8VC is a venture capital firm investing across logistics, life sciences, healthcare, IT infrastructure, and government/defense, guided by its Smart Enterprise thesis focused on data integration and platform network effects.
Blumberg Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 1991, with offices in Miami, San Francisco, New York and Tel Aviv.
Clear Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that provides seed capital, connections, and company-building support to fast-growing startups.
Cornerstone Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in B2B technology companies across the US and Israel.
Excell Partners manages a state-supported fund in partnership with the University of Rochester and New York State, offering pre-seed and seed stage capital to early-stage technology companies in Upstate New York.