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Outliers VC

Venture capital

San Francisco · Pre-Seed–Seed · 7 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Outliers Venture Capital is an investment firm that backs founders building unconventional companies. It runs an annual summit and a fellowship program.

Invests inSector AgnosticSan FranciscoUnited States

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
HQ
San Francisco, CA, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2020
Tracked investments
30

Team · 7 people

from the firm's website

What they invest in

from 24 of 30 portfolio companies

AI & 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 companies
50%
solo founders
4 of 8 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founder×42 founders×33 founders×1

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×3

Investments · 30 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2022 · 12011 · 12 dated

AccuKnox Risk-Adjacentaccuknox.comin𝕏

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

Amwalamwal.techin𝕏

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

Breadfastbreadfast.comin𝕏

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

Cloutfitcloutfit.ai
FlapKapflapkap.comin

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

Co-investorsA15Pact

Grovegrovetrials.comin

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

Grovegrove.sain𝕏

Grove is a Saudi company that harvests fresh fruits and vegetables directly from farms daily, sorts them individually, and delivers them to consumers in ready-to-use packaging via its app.

AgTechE-commerceFoodTech

Grovegrove.city

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

Homzmarthomzmart.comin𝕏

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

Kenzzkenzz.comin

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

Kingpinkingpin.global

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
Lean Technologiesleantech.mein

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

Mattergetmatter.com𝕏

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

Nawynawy.comin𝕏

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)

NetCitadelin𝕏Acquired

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 Academynoonacademy.comin

Noon Academy is a social e-learning platform that connects students with teachers for group study and live interactive lessons.

ConsumerEdTechSocial

Co-investorsRAED VenturesSTV

Normalyze
Pennypenny.coin𝕏

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

Replitreplit.comin𝕏Mar 2022

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
Sonetiosonet.ioin

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

Soumsoum.saOct 2011

HealthtechSugar Land, US

Co-investorsKhwarizmi Ventures

Strataphystrataphy.comin

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

Stream
Streampaystreampay.sain𝕏

Stream (ستريم) is a payment collection platform that automates invoicing, subscriptions, payment links, and in-house installment plans, with smart payment reminders, branded ZATCA-compliant invoices, and accounting integrations.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSRiyadh, SA

StrikeReadystrikeready.comin𝕏

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

Tabbytabby.aiin𝕏

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
Vaultwealthvaultwealth.comin𝕏

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

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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

New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

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$200K – $40M
QED Investors

QED Investors is a venture capital firm focused on financial services, founded by former Capital One executives to back founders bringing transparency and fairness to fintech.

$30K – $25M
BAM Ventures

BAM Ventures is an early-stage investment firm made up of experienced entrepreneurs based in Southern California, backing founders building consumer-focused technologies, products, and services that transform commerce.

$100K – $1M
Ballistic Ventures

Ballistic Ventures is a venture capital firm focused exclusively on backing cybersecurity entrepreneurs, drawing on the operating experience of investors who have founded, funded, and operated over 90 companies.

$1M – $5M
Unpopular Ventures

Unpopular Ventures is an investment firm that backs standout startups found off the beaten path, favoring opportunities that are contrarian or unpopular early on.

$100K – $500K

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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