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Venture capitalActively deployingSaratoga Springs · Pre-Seed–Seed · 2 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Outbound Capital invests in pre-PMF, B2B generalist startups, focusing on helping founders reach product-market fit more quickly. Its areas of interest include B2B software leveraging generative AI to boost profitability and productivity, fintech expanding access to financial services for people and businesses, and hardtech developing new ways to power the world and move people and goods. Beyond capital, the firm offers founder-focused resources such as 'Outbound PMF Insights', which teaches PMF experiments and quantitative customer-value measurement, and 'Outbound Connect', which leverages its network to help founders find early customers and secure expert advice.
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Team · 2 people
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What they invest in
from 33 of 37 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×24Enterprise Software ×21SaaS ×15Fintech ×7Advanced Manufacturing ×6Data & Infrastructure ×4Hardware ×4Deep Tech ×3
HQs:United States×25Austria×1Chile×1Ireland×1Kenya×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 13 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 founders×53 founders×24+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 26 founders with education data
Cornell ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2Stanford University ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2University of Oxford ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 25 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×11Engineering ×5Business & Management ×4Economics ×4Physics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 28 founders with career history
Brex ×3Paradox ×3A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research ×2Google ×2Workday ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
4 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 27 with degree data)
Investments · 37 tracked
founders shown can be your intro path3AM Innovations builds incident management technology for emergency response and event coordination, including a mobile app and deployable field kits.
Defense TechHardwareSaaSBuffalo, US
Katie Sullivan(Executive Officer)inMel Passarelli(Executive Officer, Director)inRyan Litt(Executive Officer, Director)Patrick O'Connor(Executive Officer, Promoter)Tom Dalfonso(Executive Officer)
BoardDaniel J. DiPofi(Director)
Co-investorsLaunch NYWNY Impact Investment FundThird Sphere
Karan Khetan(Founder)Tarush Aggarwal(Founder)
Co-investorsFlybridge Capital PartnersOverton Venture Capital
Avoca provides AI-powered customer service agents for service-based businesses that handle incoming calls, text messages, and chats to book appointments and re-engage customers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechNew York City, US
Apurva Shrivastava(Founder)inTyson Chen(Founder)inSissi Li Zhou(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAmino CapitalAmplify PartnersAudaciousBoxGroupCapital 49+26 more
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Bilanc provides analytics software for engineering teams, using AI to examine code and generate reports about developer experience and productivity metrics for team leadership.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Samuel Akinwunmi(Founder)in
Co-investorsBackfuture Ventures, LlcY CombinatorAda VenturesAndreessen HorowitzOxford Seed FundSequoia Capital+1 more
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Brex provides financial services and software for companies, including corporate cards and expense management tools.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Henrique Dubugras(Co-CEO)inPedro Franceschi(Co-founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsY CombinatorDST GlobalRibbit CapitalTiger Global Management137 Ventures+64 more
Bubble Lab provides a platform for managing online communities that consolidates applications, payments, member directories, events, and messaging into a single interface.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Selina Li(Founder)inZach Zhong(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorFounder CapitalTwenty Two Ventures
Cactus automates lead response and customer re-engagement for home service businesses, ensuring calls are answered within 60 seconds and dormant CRM contacts are converted into repeat bookings.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ajith Govind(Co-Founder & CEO)inAvinash Joshi(Co-founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsBlast.ClubMarketplacePioneerTaurus VenturesVentioneers CapitalWellington Management+27 more
Caseflood.ai provides intake software for high-end law firms, helping them manage client onboarding and case intake processes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSan Francisco, US
Ethan Hilton(Founder)inTolen Schreid(Founder)in
Co-investorsPioneerTranspose Platform ManagementValia VenturesY CombinatorAcquisition.comAmino Capital+11 more
Cero operates an automated messaging platform that uses WhatsApp to handle appointment coordination between hospitals and patients across Latin America, handling tasks like confirmation and rescheduling.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSantiago, CL
Felipe Rodríguez(Founder)inJorge Pérez(Founder)inMauricio Quezada(Founder)in
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Grant Park VenturesY CombinatorCrossbeam Venture PartnersHarvard Management CompanyPlatanus Ventures+2 more
Coginiti offers a "Semantic Intelligence" platform that lets data teams develop, govern, and deploy trusted business logic — from SQL-based data workbench to an AI-ready semantic layer — across more than 21 database platforms.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareAtlanta, US
Matthew Mullins(Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder)inRick Hall(CEO)Kevin R. Davis(Executive Officer)inTzaras Christon(Executive Officer)Mike Blyth(Executive Officer)Nancy Young(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBeresford VenturesCircadian VenturesCreativeCoLytical VenturesRunway Growth CapitalService Provider Capital+1 more
Conductor develops AI algorithms and control software for quantum computing, helping researchers and engineers optimize qubit architectures and scaling in semiconductor-based quantum systems.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechQuantum ComputingSan Francisco, US
Brandon Severin(Co-Founder & CEO)inJoel Pendleton(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsDG Daiwa VenturesMoonfire VenturesMyAsiaVCOlive Tree CapitalOxonian VenturesPioneer+16 more
Cosmic Robotics develops autonomous construction equipment for critical infrastructure projects, starting with solar installations.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechConstruction TechRoboticsSan Francisco, US
James Emerick(Co-founder, CEO)inLewis Jones(Founder)in
Co-investorsGiant Ventures Global LlpHCVCMaC Venture CapitalTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorAlso Capital+22 more
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Dataships provides a consent-collection tool for Shopify merchants that uses AI trained on consent interactions and a global privacy rules engine to convert more buyers into marketing subscribers while maintaining regulatory compliance.
E-commerceMarketing TechSaaSDublin, IE
MikeRyanin
Co-investorsOsage Venture PartnersUrban InnovationLavrock Ventures
Dispatch develops heat shields for spacecraft reentry and cargo return, enabling high-frequency satellite operations at lower cost.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US
Payton Case(Co-founder & CEO)inAndrew Mello(Co-founder & CTO)inDanny Nemer(Co-founder & President)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAdverb VenturesAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAntlerBrewer Lane Ventures+25 more
eqtble provides a people analytics platform that helps HR and talent leaders analyze workforce data to inform employment decisions.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSNew York City, US
Joseph Ifiegbu(Founder)inGabe Horwitz(Founder)inEthan Veres(Founder)in
Co-investorsOpen Opportunity FundRoot and Shoot VenturesY CombinatorHarvard Management CompanyInitialized CapitalPhoenix Fund+2 more
Exa Laboratories designs AI chips (XPUs) optimized for machine learning inference and training with reduced energy consumption.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementWave VenturesGeek Ventures
Fern develops high-fidelity, custom robot world models for scaling the evaluation and training of robot policies.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareRobotics
Amit Yadav(Founder)inRobert Xu(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorCapitalize VCV1 VC
Fingo is a digital bank offering mobile banking services to young Africans, enabling account opening in under 5 minutes with free peer-to-peer transactions, savings, and financial education.
FintechNairobi, KE
Kiiru Muhoya(Co-Founder & CEO)inIan Njuguna(Co-Founder & CTO)inGitari Tirima(Co-founder & Co-CPO)inJames da Costa(Co-founder & COO)inJudith BogonkoinPol Masin
Co-investorsY CombinatorDiscovery Ventures III Gmb H & Co. KGFjor FoundersMyAsiaVCNairobi Business Angel NetworkSprint Vc+21 more
FlexDesk is a platform that aggregates lease, utilization, and workplace data for corporate real estate occupiers through integrations with property systems, HR tools, and workplace sensors.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSNew York City, US
Clark Jacobs(Founder)inDhanvi Reddy(Founder)in
Co-investorsPioneerY CombinatorBeechwood CapitalPalm Drive CapitalSeed Round CapitalThe Buns and Pups Trust
FORA is a communication intelligence platform that captures and analyzes conversations across meetings, emails, Slack messages, and customer calls to extract actionable business insights.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsAcadian Ventures Management, Llc
FuseAI provides an agentic AI platform for sales teams to automate outbound prospecting, engagement, and lead generation across email, phone, and LinkedIn channels.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Saurav Bubber(Founder)inImogen Low(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Lucite is an AI platform that transforms carrier documents into structured client-ready insights for Canadian group benefits brokers and advisors.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Jason Spector(Founder)inRichard Greenbaum(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAgrolimen Ventures
Metorial provides a platform for enterprises to connect AI agents and employees to 1,000+ integrations and internal tools with built-in governance, access control, and security.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareVienna, AT
Karim (Wen) Rahme(Founder)inTobias Herber(Founder)in
Co-investorsOrange CollectivePioneerValia VenturesY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+11 more
Odys designs and builds long-range, hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft for defense, logistics, and civil applications.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechDefense TechLogistics & Supply ChainSpace TechLos Angeles, US
James Dorris(Founder)inAxel Radermacher(Founder)in
Co-investorsGiant Ventures Global LlpOlive Tree CapitalSoma CapitalY CombinatorZillionizeCountdown Capital+12 more
Posh builds rapidly deployable battery storage and on-site power generation systems for commercial, industrial, and data-center customers, paired with intelligent energy management software.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSan Francisco, US
Minh Chung Hoang(Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsBeni Venture CapitalMetaplanetWorldQuant VenturesY CombinatorAsymmetry VenturesBeagle Ventures+17 more
Pry Financials made financial planning software that gave startups budgeting, forecasting, and scenario modeling tied to their accounting data.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Andy Su(Founder)inTiffany Wong(Founder)inHayden Jensen(Founder)inAlex Sailer(Founder)inHenrique Dubugras(Co-CEO)
Co-investorsY CombinatorDST GlobalIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Kleiner PerkinsRibbit CapitalTiger Global Management+11 more
Rapidfolio automates manual processes for the financial industry using AI.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Naveen Qureshi(Founder)inFrederik Vanhevel(Founder)in
Co-investorsVela PartnersY CombinatorAAF Management Ltd.Altari VenturesBlast.ClubGE Ventures+6 more
Scout provides financial advisory and wealth management services for college athletes, particularly those benefiting from NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) opportunities.
Fintech
Michael Haddix Jr(Founder)in
Co-investors125 VenturesAusum VenturesJ4 VenturesMoai CapitalSymphonic CapitalChingona Ventures+1 more
A video dataset company that provides cleaned, segmented, and labeled video content from millions of hours of footage for AI model training.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Braiden Dishman(Founder & CEO)inAndre Braga(Founder & Head of AI)inAlexzendor Misra(Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAmino CapitalBlast.ClubDragon CapitalEx Machina VenturesKevin Lin+3 more
Superlog provides AI-driven observability that automatically identifies, investigates, and fixes issues in software by analyzing logs, traces, and deployment history to propose pull request solutions.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Nicolò Magnante(Founder)inArseniy Shishaev(Co-Founder and CTO)in
Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementY Combinator20VCItalian Founders FundKima VenturesKleiner Perkins+7 more
TIFIN Wealth is an AI-powered platform that generates personalized investment proposals for financial advisors by analyzing client risk profiles and financial goals.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Toothy AI develops AI agents for dental practices that automate insurance-related tasks including policy verification, billing, and claims processing.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Johnny Chen(Founder)inMatt Kerrigan(Founder)inTejas Konduru(Founder)in
Co-investorsPioneerTranspose Platform ManagementY Combinator468 CapitalAliaksandr HudzilinBatch Ventures+10 more
Veritus provides AI-powered voice, SMS, email, and chat agents for lenders, banks, and collection agencies to re-engage loan applicants, handle customer service, and manage borrower delinquencies while maintaining regulatory compliance.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Joshua March(Founder)inDavid Schlesinger(Founder)inJoseph Stein(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoral CapitalNeer Venture PartnersPioneerThreshold VenturesY Combinator468 Capital+10 more
ZSCC designs AI silicon chips (XPU) optimized for energy efficiency in machine learning inference and training, targeting the infrastructure demands of recursive self-improvement and advanced AI systems.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductorsSan Francisco, US
Elias Almqvist(Founder/CEO)inPrithvi Raj(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsFailup VenturesGeek VenturesOlive Tree CapitalWave VenturesY CombinatorAndreessen Horowitz+8 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
ChallengercashTalentbloomVolansi
Exits · 4
4 acquisitions · showing 3Brexacq. by Capital Oneeqtbleacq. by ParadoxPry Financialsacq. by Brex
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesDispatch · techcrunch.com · Jun 18, 2026
Superlog · ycombinator.com · May 12, 2026
Avoca · thesaasnews.com · Apr 28, 2026
Shofo · techcrunch.com · Mar 26, 2026
Bubble Lab · ycombinator.com · Feb 24, 2026
Fern · ycombinator.com · Feb 19, 2026
Brex · finance.yahoo.com · Jan 22, 2026
Conductor Quantum · ycombinator.com · Jan 21, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has OUTBOUND CAPITAL made?
- OUTBOUND CAPITAL has 37 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does OUTBOUND CAPITAL invest at?
- OUTBOUND CAPITAL invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does OUTBOUND CAPITAL focus on?
- OUTBOUND CAPITAL focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is OUTBOUND CAPITAL located?
- OUTBOUND CAPITAL is headquartered in Saratoga Springs, US.
- Who does OUTBOUND CAPITAL co-invest with?
- OUTBOUND CAPITAL most often shares deals with Y Combinator, BoxGroup, Kleiner Perkins, among 93 tracked co-investors.
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