How many investments has Outliers VC made?

Outliers VC has 32 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.

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.

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 Francisco United States

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage

Pre-Seed–Seed

San Francisco, CA, US

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2020

Last 12 months

3 investments

Tracked investments

Unicorns

Acquisitions

Team · 7 people

from the firm's website

Mohammed Almeshekah· Managing Partner· Menlo Park, Californiain 𝕏

Founder and GP who has built and backed companies across Saudi Arabia and the region, led national digital transformation efforts, founded and exited a cybersecurity firm, and held senior government tech-strategy roles. Holds a Ph.D. in cybersecurity and cognitive psychology from Purdue and spent time at Google and Mozilla.

Sarah AlSaleh· General Partner· Middle Eastin 𝕏

Operator-turned-investor with experience across venture capital, data products, and tech policy. Previously led the Middle East desk at Dataminr, was Head of Product at Wasphi, and led multi-stage investments at STV, with earlier roles at Google and McKinsey. Kauffman Fellow with a Master's in International Policy from Stanford.

Jihad (Jay) Alammar· Venture Partner· Toronto, Ontario, Canadain

Technologist and investor specializing in AI and NLP, currently Director of NLP at Cohere. Founder of Qaym, former Partner at STV and investor at Mobily Ventures, with board roles at Anghami and Unifonic, and author of an O'Reilly book on large language models.

Ahmed Azab· Head of Finance & Operations

Finance leader with over 16 years across audit, FMCG, and industrial operations, having started at Deloitte and later held finance roles at Lactalis International and Naghi Group. Manages the firm's financial infrastructure, compliance, and reporting.

May AlSaleh· Investment Associate· Riyadh, Saudi Arabiain

Investment associate specializing in asset management and energy markets. Previously co-led EPADI, a regional energy fund at Kamco Invest. Holds a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering focused on energy technology and sustainability from Boston University.

Mohamed Ali· Senior Accountant Analyst· Egyptin

CMA-certified finance and accounting specialist focused on R2R processes, management accounting, and budgeting, producing accounting reports and P&L analysis under GAAP.

Rayouf Alhumedhi· Designer-in-Residence· Brooklyn, New York, United Statesin

Investor and designer working at the intersection of technology, culture, and human experience, with product and research experience at Netflix and adidas. Her investment focus spans consumer and vertical AI. Creator of the hijab emoji and named to Time's Most Influential Teens; holds degrees in product design and mechanical engineering from Stanford.

What they invest in

from 26 of 32 portfolio companies

SaaS ×11AI & Machine Learning ×9Fintech ×8Consumer ×7Enterprise Software ×6Cloud Computing ×4Cybersecurity ×4E-commerce ×4

HQs:United States×5United Arab Emirates×4Saudi Arabia×4Egypt×3

Who they back

founder profiles across 14 portfolio companies

43%

solo founders

6 of 14 mapped founding teams

55%

repeat founders

of 20 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×62 founders×43 founders×24+ founders×2

Where their founders studiedfrom 20 founders with education data

Ain Shams University ×3Cairo American College ×2Harvard University ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×7Business & Management ×5Computer Science ×4Economics ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 20 founders with career history

Boss Consulting SA ×2Speakol ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×3

2 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 21 with degree data)

Investments · 32 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 4 2022 · 4 2020 · 3 2011 · 112 dated

AccuKnox Risk-Adjacentaccuknox.com in 𝕏

AccuKnox provides automated adversarial testing for large language models, machine learning models, and cloud AI infrastructure to detect security vulnerabilities including prompt injection, jailbreaks, hallucinations, and misconfigurations.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Rahul Jadhav(Founder)in

Co-investorsAvanta Ventures Dreamit Ventures National Grid Partners Dolby Family Ventures MDSV CAPITAL Z5 Capital

Amwalamwal.tech in 𝕏

Amwal is a financial technology company offering payment and installment tools, including credit-card bank installments compliant with Sharia (via Twarruq or Murabaha), for consumers and merchant partners.

ConsumerFintech

Mohamed Zaghoo(Founder)in

Co-investorsSalica Investments Shorooq Partners Outliers Venture Capital

Breadfastbreadfast.com in 𝕏Series A · Mar 2020 · $1M

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 Aminin

Co-investors4DX Ventures 500 Global Shorooq Partners Vershina Capital VNV Global Y Combinator +5 more

FlapKapflapkap.com inSeed · Oct 2022 · $4M

FlapKap provides fast, flexible revenue-based funding to small and medium-sized businesses across the MENA region, aiming to give SMEs access to growth capital comparable to larger companies.

FintechSaaSDubai, AE

Ahmad Coucha(Founder)inKhaled Nassef(Co-Founder & CTO)in Sherif Bichara(Founding team, Head of FinOps)inAhmed Coucha(Co-Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsA15 Pact QED QED Investors

Grovegrovetrials.com 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 LearningBiotechHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Sohit Gatiganti(Founder)inTran Le(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsA*LifeX Ventures Upfront Ventures Afore Capital Pear VC

Grovegrove.sa in 𝕏

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'RourkePabel Nunezin Luis de Leon in

Co-investorsBorderless Venture F-Prime Capital

Homzmarthomzmart.com in 𝕏Series B · Aug 2022 · $23M

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

Mahmud IbrahimMahmoud Ibrahim(Founder)in Ramy E. Hussein in

Co-investors500 Global EQ2 Ventures MSA Novo Nuwa Capital Impact46 MSA Capital +3 more

Kenzzkenzz.com inSeed · Oct 2022 · $4M

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 Ventures Samurai Incubate

Kingpinkingpin.global

Kingpin is an AI-powered sales agency that helps consumer brands find and manage wholesale relationships by automating buyer prospecting, outreach, and order management across retail channels globally.

AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerRetail TechSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsCOTU Ventures Infinity Ventures Mu Ventures Red Swan Ventures

Lean Technologiesleantech.me inSeed · Jul 2020 · $4M

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)in

Co-investors500 Global Arbor Ventures Breyer Capital Fatima Gobi Ventures General Catalyst Gobi Partners +7 more

Mattergetmatter.com 𝕏

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 Ventures Y Combinator Andreessen Horowitz ARCH Venture Partners Collaborative Fund Exor Ventures +4 more

Nawynawy.com in 𝕏

Nawy operates a real estate platform for buyers, sellers, and investors, offering property search and data-driven real estate services.

FintechMarketplacesPropTech

Mostafa Beltagy(Co-founder & CEO)inAbdel-Azim Osman(Co-founder & CMO)inAhmed Rafea(Co-founder & CBDO)in Aly Rafea(Co-founder & CCO)inMohamed Abou Gha...(Co-founder & COO)

Co-investorsEndeavor Catalyst Shorooq Partners VentureSouq VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)

NetCitadelin 𝕏Acquired

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 Partners Dag Ventures Elevate Ventures Frazier Healthcare Partners Gamut Glynn Capital Management+12 more

Noon Academynoonacademy.com in

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

ConsumerEdTechSocial

Co-investorsRAED Ventures STV

Pennypenny.co in 𝕏

Penny builds a B2B software platform for procurement and spending management aimed at organizations.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSRiyadh, SA

Iyad Aldalooj(Founder)in

Co-investorsIliad Partners Salica Investments Shorooq Partners Wamda Capital Acronym Venture Capital ScaleUP Ventures

Pennygetpenny.com in 𝕏Sep 2020 · $1.4M

Penny provides team management and monitoring tools for businesses, including features for organizing check-ins, celebrating milestones, and sharing content with team members.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDirect to ConsumerFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSales Tech

David Abbey(CEO & Co-Founder)in Chris Noble(CTO & Co-Founder)inMark Hughes(VP of Business Development)Andrew Draper(Head of Innovation)Matt Fraser(COO)

Co-investors7BC Venture Capital Acronym Venture Capital Class 5 Global ScaleUP Ventures

Replitreplit.com in 𝕏Mar 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)in Amjad Masad(Co-founder & CEO)in Haya Odeh(Co-Founder, Design)inLuis Héctor Chávez(CTO)

Co-investors137 Ventures 7BC Venture Capital A.Capital Ventures Abstract Ventures Allied Venture Partners Alumni Ventures +34 more

Sonetiosonet.io in

Sonet.io provides browser-based remote access and application delivery as an alternative to traditional virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS

Dharmendra Mohan(CEO & co-founder)inVenu Banda(CTO & co-founder)in

Co-investorsNewfund Capital The Hive

Soumsoum.saSeed · Oct 2011 · $4M

HealthtechSugar Land, US

Co-investorsKhwarizmi Ventures

Strataphystrataphy.com inSeed · Nov 2025 · $7M

Strataphy provides industrial cooling services using geothermal and HVAC technologies, drawing on expertise in geology, geophysics, and mechanical/electrical engineering to serve industrial clients.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Ammar Alali(Co-founder & CEO)inAhmed(Chief Operating Officer)

Co-investorsShorooq Partners F6 Ventures

Streampaystreampay.sa in 𝕏

StreamPay provides a payment collection platform that enables businesses to create branded payment pages and send invoices via website, WhatsApp, email, or direct links, with automatic settlement and reconciliation.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSRiyadh, SA

StrikeReadystrikeready.com in 𝕏

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)in

Co-investors33N Criteria Venture Tech Hitachi Ventures Monta Vista Capital 11.2 Capital

Tabbytabby.ai in 𝕏

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 Ventures HOF Capital HongShan Capital Group MSA Novo Partners for Growth Peak XV Partners +8 more

Vault Wealthvaultwealth.com in 𝕏Seed · May 2025 · $5M

Vault is a digital private wealth management platform in the MENA region that provides financial planning, asset allocation, tax advice, and investment banking services delivered by fiduciary advisors.

FintechSaaSAbu Dhabi, AE

Bilal Abou-Diab(Co-Founder and CEO)inSami(Co-Founder and COO)

Co-investorsTA Ventures

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

CloutfitLeanNormalyzeOutliersSonetStreamVault

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Outliers VC made?: Outliers VC has 32 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
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

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.

Both backed · 1

FlapKap

$30K – $25M

New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.

$200K – $40M

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

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