Outliers VC
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Seed · 7 people tracked
Investment thesis
Outliers Venture Capital is an investment firm that backs founders building unconventional companies. It runs an annual summit and a fellowship program.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 7 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 24 of 30 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×8SaaS ×8Fintech ×7Consumer ×6Enterprise Software ×5Cybersecurity ×4E-commerce ×4Cloud Computing ×3
HQs:United Arab Emirates×4Saudi Arabia×4Egypt×3United States×3
Who they back
founder profiles across 8 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 founders×33 founders×1
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 30 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 12011 · 12 dated
AccuKnox provides a Zero Trust runtime security platform covering AI, API, application, cloud, container, Kubernetes, and supply chain security for enterprise DevSecOps and security teams.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurity
Co-investorsAvanta VenturesDreamit VenturesNational Grid PartnersDolby Family VenturesMDSV CAPITALZ5 Capital
Amwal offers a Sharia-compliant installment payment service that lets shoppers split credit card purchases into 3 to 24 monthly payments with no interest, while still earning card rewards, points, and miles.
Fintech
Co-investorsSalica InvestmentsShorooq PartnersOutliers Venture Capital
Breadfast is a delivery app offering groceries, fresh bakery items, fruits and vegetables, ready-to-eat meals, beauty, pharmacy, and household products, along with financial features like cashback and rewards.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationCairo, EG
Muhammad Habib(Founder)inAbdallah Nofal(Founder)inMostafa Amin
Co-investors4DX Ventures500 GlobalShorooq PartnersVershina CapitalVNV GlobalY Combinator+5 more
FlapKap provides fast, flexible, and fully digital working capital funding to SMEs, including e-commerce and Amazon sellers, using revenue-based financing repaid as a percentage of revenues.
FintechSaaSDubai, AE
Ahmad Coucha(Founder)Khaled Nassef(Founder)Sherif Bichara(Founder)in
Grove AI builds "Grace," an AI agent and participant relationship management (PRM) platform that automates clinical trial recruitment tasks such as prescreening, participant inquiries, and appointment scheduling.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech
Sohit Gatiganti(Founder)in
Co-investorsA*LifeX VenturesUpfront Ventures
Grove, originally founded as Pocket Network Inc., built decentralized infrastructure including the Pocket Network protocol and the Grove Portal gateway serving blockchain data access.
Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Michael O'RourkeValeria Benitez FlorezinPabel NunezinLuis de Leonin
Co-investorsBorderless VentureF-Prime Capital
Homzmart is an online marketplace for home furniture and furnishings, selling sofas, dining sets, bedroom furniture, kids' furniture, home appliances, lighting, and decor to consumers in Egypt.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesPropTech
Mahmoud Ibrahim(Founder)inRamy E. HusseininMahmud Ibrahim
Co-investors500 GlobalEQ2 VenturesMSA NovoNuwa CapitalImpact46MSA Capital+1 more
Kenzz is an online retailer selling a wide range of consumer products, including mobile phones and accessories, home appliances, fashion, kitchenware, health and beauty items, furniture, tools, and toys.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesCairo, EG
Ahmad Atef(Founder)
Co-investorsFoundation VenturesSamurai Incubate
Kingpin is an AI-powered sales agency for consumer brands that finds new retail buyers, runs multi-language email outreach from the brand's own inbox, digitises catalogues and line sheets, and captures orders across channels.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSales Tech
Co-investorsCOTU VenturesInfinity VenturesMu VenturesRed Swan Ventures
Lean is a payments and financial data platform that enables businesses in the MENA region to process payments, verify identities, and access customer financial data through a fully regulated, API-first infrastructure.
Cloud ComputingFintechSaaSDubai, AE
Hisham Al-Falih(Founder & CEO)
Co-investors500 GlobalArbor VenturesBreyer CapitalFatima Gobi VenturesGeneral CatalystGobi Partners+7 more
Matter is a read-later app for iPhone, iPad, and web that saves articles, newsletters, threads, PDFs, and video/podcast content with parsing and search capabilities.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ben Springwater(Founder)inRobert Mackenzie(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdapt VenturesY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzARCH Venture PartnersCollaborative FundExor Ventures+3 more
Nawy is a real estate platform for searching and comparing over 15,000 properties across 800+ compounds, offering developer and resale units, financing, and fractional property ownership through Nawy Shares.
FintechMarketplacesPropTech
Co-investorsEndeavor CatalystShorooq PartnersVentureSouqVKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)
Proofpoint provides cybersecurity and compliance software that protects organizations' people, data, cloud environments, and email from advanced cyber threats.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Ashan Willy(CEO)Sumit Dhawan(Chief Executive Officer)Rémi Thomas(Chief Financial Officer)Kim Sullivan(Chief People Officer)Mayank Choudhary(EVP and GM, Information Protection, Cloud Security & Compliance Products Group)Tom Corn(EVP and GM, Threat Protection Group)
Co-investorsCrane Venture PartnersDag VenturesElevate VenturesFrazier Healthcare PartnersGamutGlynn Capital Management+12 more
Noon Academy is a social e-learning platform that connects students with teachers for group study and live interactive lessons.
ConsumerEdTechSocial
Co-investorsRAED VenturesSTV
Penny is an AI source-to-pay platform that manages the full procurement cycle — sourcing, RFQs, contracts, suppliers, purchase orders, and spend — in one system.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSRiyadh, SA
Iyad Aldalooj(Founder)
Co-investorsIliad PartnersSalica InvestmentsShorooq PartnersWamda CapitalAcronym Venture CapitalScaleUP Ventures
Replit is a platform for software development that aims to make app creation accessible to non-programmers through intuitive tools and AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Haya Abdalla(Founder)inAmjad Masad(Co-founder & CEO)inHaya Odeh(Co-Founder, Design)inLuis Héctor Chávez(CTO)
Co-investors137 Ventures7BC Venture CapitalA.Capital VenturesAbstract VenturesAllied Venture PartnersAmino Capital+31 more
Sonet provides a browser-based governed workspace that gives both human employees and Vision AI agents secure, zero-trust access to enterprise applications, including legacy Windows tools, on-prem systems, and SaaS platforms without APIs.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Co-investorsNewfund CapitalThe Hive
Strataphy offers PrimeLoop, an underground geothermal cooling system for industrial and data-center use, using proprietary technology intended to lower electricity costs, capital expenditure, surface footprint, and water consumption.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Co-investorsShorooq PartnersF6 Ventures
StrikeReady offers an AI-powered security command center that centralizes, analyzes, and operationalizes security data across an organization's entire security tech stack.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Alex Lanstein(CTO)
Co-investors33NCriteria Venture TechHitachi VenturesMonta Vista Capital11.2 Capital
Tabby is a consumer money app offering buy-now-pay-later options (split into 4 interest-free payments or up to 12 monthly payments), cashback on spending, peer-to-peer money transfers, and shopping deals.
ConsumerFintech
Hosam Arab(Founder)in
Co-investorsArbor VenturesHOF CapitalHongShan Capital GroupMSA NovoPartners for GrowthPeak XV Partners+8 more
Vault Wealth is a digital wealth management platform that helps individuals plan their finances, build custom investment portfolios from thousands of funds, and earn interest on cash holdings, with support from dedicated wealth advisors.
FintechSaaSAbu Dhabi, AE
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesGrove · ocregister.com · Aug 20, 2026

Grove · ocregister.com · Aug 20, 2026

Grove · ocregister.com · Aug 20, 2026
FlapKap · accent-soc.com · Aug 20, 2026
Penny · simplywall.st · Aug 18, 2026

Tabby · fwdstart.me · Aug 14, 2026
Amwal · thedailystar.net · Aug 14, 2026

Replit · techcrunch.com · Jul 30, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Outliers VC made?
- Outliers VC has 28 tracked investments.
- What stage does Outliers VC invest at?
- Outliers VC invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Outliers VC focus on?
- Outliers VC focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Outliers VC located?
- Outliers VC is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Who does Outliers VC co-invest with?
- Outliers VC most often shares deals with Shorooq Partners, 500 Global, RAED Ventures, among 93 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 5
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Firms observed investing alongside Outliers VC, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Outliers VC's recorded portfolio.
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