Lookout Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingChevy 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 2 of 5 portfolio companiesCybersecurity ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1Enterprise Software ×1Fintech ×1LegalTech ×1SaaS ×1
HQs:United States×5
Investments · 5 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22024 · 12019 · 14 dated
Osano is an all-in-one data privacy platform that helps organizations build, manage, and scale their privacy programs, covering consent management, data subject rights, assessments, and vendor risk management.
CybersecurityLegalTechSaaSAustin, US
Arlo Gilbert(Co-founder & Chief Innovation Officer)Michael Smerklo(Director)Scott Hertel(Co-founder)Bobby Jaffari(Chief Executive Officer)Jessica Hamilton(Chief Financial Officer)Skye McCullough(Chief Customer Officer)
Lake Mary, US
Christopher Pierson(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardMark Donnelly(Director)John Funge(Director)
Board seatJames Pastoriza· per SEC Form D · $17M raise · filed Sep 2024
Houston, US
Michelle Accardi(Executive Officer, Director)Mayank Singhvi(Executive Officer)Nghia Tran(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph Alapat(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDan Moss(Director)
Board seatJames Pastoriza· per SEC Form D · $3.5M raise · filed May 2026
Bend, US
William Stock(Executive Officer)Ryan Comingdeer(Chief Executive Officer)
BoardPreston Callicott(Director)Jim Gochee(Director)
Board seatMatthew Bressler· per SEC Form D · $2.8M raise · filed Jan 2026
Verisoul provides fraud prevention and fake account detection for online businesses.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechAustin, US
Raine Scott(Director)Edwin Henry LeGard(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardScott Dorsey(Director)Niel Ketkar(Director)Carlos Pereira(Director)
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 companiesVerisoul · vctavern.com · May 8, 2026
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.
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