Outrun Ventures
Angel networkLondon · Pre-Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Outrun Ventures is powered by two angel investors who invest their own capital, making high-conviction bets. Drawing on their experience founding, scaling, and selling a financial services company during the Global Financial Crisis, they empathize with founder risk-takers. They invest primarily at pre-seed and seed stages, favoring innovative teams building or disrupting in fintech, insurance, and DeFi — areas aligned with their interests and network. Beyond capital, they aim to be the most impactful investor on the cap table, offering value-add introductions to VCs, angels, decision-makers, and banks.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 30, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 33 of 45 portfolio companiesFintech ×20Enterprise Software ×14SaaS ×14AI & Machine Learning ×11Cloud Computing ×5InsurTech ×5Developer Tools ×4Crypto & Web3 ×3
HQs:United Kingdom×16United States×4Nigeria×2Czechia×1South Africa×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 17 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×73 founders×14+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with education data
Imperial College London ×2Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur ×2University of Oxford ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 18 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×7Computer Science ×5Economics ×2Mathematics & Statistics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 21 founders with career history
InMobi ×3Circleci ×2McKinsey & Company ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
1 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 20 with degree data)
Investments · 45 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 32024 · 22022 · 32021 · 12019 · 12017 · 22016 · 115 dated
Agxio builds AI, data science and machine learning applications focused on the biotech, life sciences and agricultural science industries, addressing complex business problems for those sectors.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechAberystwyth, GB
Dr. Stephen Christie(Co-founder, CEO & Chief Scientist)Dave Gregory(Co-founder, COO)inDan Jones(Co-founder, Sales & Finance)inAmy Dron(Chief Communications Officer)in
Co-investorsDevelopment Bank of Wales
AHX builds an artificial intelligence engine to automate mass manufacturing processes, applying AI to industrial processes such as steel and wood production.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software
Haidin Rashid(Founder)in
Co-investorsGolden VenturesMHS Capital
Alfa AI is a recruiting software platform that automates the entire hiring pipeline, including candidate sourcing, screening, video interviews, and ATS integration.
HR Tech
Co-investorsFuel VenturesGolden Egg Check Capital B.VPrime Ventures
Anansi is an insurance-driven delivery platform for last-mile logistics that combines regulated insurance, automated invoice monitoring, and risk insights in one system.
E-commerceInsurTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsGuinness VenturesInsurTechMundi VenturesOctopus VenturesSie VenturesUNIQA Ventures GmbH
Applied Computing develops Orbital, a physics-grounded AI foundational model for energy operators that monitors thousands of sensors, forecasts outcomes, optimizes set-points, and detects equipment issues in real time.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyLondon, GB
Samyakh (Sam) Tukra(Founder)inCallum Adamson(CEO)inDan Jeavons(President)in
Co-investorsAngel Capital ManagementDatabricks VenturesJigsaw VCRepeat VCStride VC
Arondite builds AI and software solutions for defence and government customers, drawing on technical and operational expertise from the military, defence contractors, and technology sector.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDefense TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Will Blyth(Co-founder & CEO)inRob Underhill(Co-founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsIndex VenturesRLC Ventures9Yards CapitalCreator Fund
Asset Reality provides asset recovery and data security services for seized cryptoassets, with a focus on conflict-free management and regulatory compliance.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechGovTechSaaSLondon, GB
Aidan Larkin(Founder)inHugo Hoyland(Founder)in
Co-investorsEverywhere VenturesSGH CapitalTechstarsFramework VenturesTeam Ignite VenturesThe Fund
Atom is a UK-based digital bank offering savings accounts, mortgages, and business loans through a mobile app.
FintechDurham, GB
Mark Mullen(Chief Executive Officer)inAnthony Thomson(Chairman)inEdward Twiddy(Secretary)inDavid McCarthy(Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investorsAnthemis VentureBBVACrowdcube
Auquan builds autonomous AI agents that automate end-to-end manual workflows for financial institutions, including credit memos, sustainability reports, and LP documentation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLondon, GB
Chandini Jain(Founder)inShub Jain(Founder)in
Co-investorsEpisode1Neotribe VenturesPeak XV PartnersSentiero VenturesTechstars
Baobab Network is an accelerator and early-stage investment firm focused on Africa's technology entrepreneurs.
Impact & Social GoodSector Agnostic
Niama El Bassunie(Managing Partner)in
Co-investorsSimsan VenturesComcast VenturesHorizons VenturesHTCLDV PartnersNaver
BE develops clean energy projects for power and digital infrastructure industries, with an initial focus on supplying carbon-free power to data centres and other industrial energy users.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechCloud ComputingEnergyPennsylvania, US
Bondaval provides technology-enabled trade credit insurance and non-payment guarantees, offering non-cancellable coverage against buyer insolvency and payment default alongside a risk-monitoring platform.
FintechInsurTechSaaSLondon, GB
Tom Powell(CEO)in
Co-investorsDawn CapitalExpaFJ LabsInsurtech Gateway FundOctopus VenturesTrueSight Ventures+1 more
Bright Money is a financial technology company that emphasizes data security and privacy in its infrastructure, protecting user information through high information security and privacy standards.
Fintech
Petko Plachkov(Founder)inVarun Modi(Founder)inAvi Patchava(Founder)inAvinash Ramakanth(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalFelicis VenturesFJ LabsHummingbird VenturesSherpalo VenturesNVIDIA
Cloud Capital provides AI-powered cloud cost forecasting and allocation software that maps infrastructure spending to business drivers and cost layers defined by the customer.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Ed Barrow(Co-Founder & CEO)inSpencer Pingry(Co-Founder & CTO)inZack Liscio(Co-Founder & CPO)in
Co-investorsBackedConnect VenturesConnect VenturesDFF VenturesRedbus VenturesMiddlegame Ventures+1 more
Cutover provides cloud disaster recovery and incident management automation software using AI-powered orchestration to replace manual recovery processes.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB
Ky Nichol(CEO - Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersIndex VenturesSussex Place VenturesTechstarsEldridgeSparkLabs Global Ventures
Cuvva offers temporary car insurance via a mobile application in the UK, allowing customers to obtain short-term insurance coverage quickly and affordably.
InsurTechLondon, GB
Co-investorsDigital HorizonDigital Horizon VCLocalGlobeRTP GlobalTechstarsBreega+2 more
Emblematic offers AI agents that automate accounting operations, including bill processing, categorizations, reconciliations, journal entry generation, anomaly detection, and tax classifications.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSWilmington, US
Prokopis Gryllos(Founder)inEdgar Alvarez Gonzalez(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardProkopios Gryllos(Director)William David Orde(Director)
Co-investorsCaesar VenturesEnzo VenturesPassion Capital
FinCrime Dynamics provides fraud red team testing services to help financial institutions and fintech companies identify and strengthen weaknesses in their fraud controls through bespoke threat scenario testing and expert analysis.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechCambridge, GB
Stephen Quick(Founder & Director)inDaniel Turner-Szmykiewicz(Founder & Director)
Co-investorsOxfordOxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION)SyndicateRoomTwin Path Ventures
Flare Time Series Oracle (FTSO) is a decentralized oracle service built into the Flare blockchain that delivers fast, secure data feeds for cryptocurrencies, equities, and commodities.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech
Co-investorsBorderless VentureChronos VenturesJustin “3LAU” BlauSyntax CapitalWintermuteDCG
Griffin is a banking-as-a-service platform offering API-based banking infrastructure for fintechs and other businesses to embed banking and financial products.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLondon, GB
David Jarvis(Founder, Chief Executive Officer)inAllen Rohner(Founder, Chief Technology Officer)inPhoebe Wallis(Chief Revenue Officer)inEd Carter(Chief Operating Officer)inDora Grant(Chief Risk Officer)inRob VanBreda(Interim Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investorsNotion CapitalCrane Venture PartnersDG Daiwa VenturesInsiders VenturesNordicNinjaPortfolio Ventures+4 more
GRIT designs and manufactures mobility devices, specifically high-performance wheelchairs called the GRIT Freedom Chair, for users seeking better product design and customer experience.
FintechHardwareHealthtechMobility & TransportationMedford, US
David Hadani(Executive Officer)Lee Stuart(Executive Officer)Ben Harris(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsTechstars
Kuda is a digital banking service offering personal and business accounts with money transfers, savings, investments, cards, bill payments, and credit products like overdrafts and loans.
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechLagos, NG
Babs Ogundeyi(Founder)in
Co-investorsEntrée CapitalHAVAICODBARainmakingTarget GlobalValar Ventures Llc+1 more
Marshmallow is an insurance and financial services company that builds its own pricing and fraud technology to offer fairer prices to people who have recently moved to the UK.
FintechInsurTech
Alexander
Co-investorsBridford Investments (Bridford Group)Impact VenturesKreos CapitalPassion CapitalPortfolio VenturesRedstone+5 more
Mews is a cloud-based hospitality platform and property management system (PMS) for hotels, covering booking, pre-arrival, check-in, in-stay purchases, point of sale, and check-out.
Cloud ComputingPropTechSaaSTravel & HospitalityPrague, CZ
Richard Valtr(Founder)in
Co-investorsAtomicoBattery VenturesColumbia Lake PartnersHENQ InvesthenQ vcKinnevik+6 more
Nodes & Links builds AI-powered project management software that helps teams understand and proactively manage project schedules and plans.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaSLondon, GB
Greg Lawton(Co-founder)inChristos Ellinas(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsCarbonEntrepreneur FirstETF PartnersNiya PartnersRed Bear VenturesUncorrelated Ventures+6 more
Post-Quantum develops quantum-safe cryptographic solutions and standards for protecting sensitive communications and critical infrastructure against quantum computing threats.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityDefense TechQuantum ComputingLondon, GB
Co-investorsRuna CapitalTechstarsBessemer Venture PartnersEvolution Equity Partners
Equals is a spend management and payments platform that lets businesses issue virtual and physical USD expense cards, set spending limits, manage USD business accounts, and make domestic ACH and wire payments from one dashboard.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsFirestartrGlobal BrainAnthos CapitalMiddlegame VenturesMoneta VCVentura Capital
Railsr provides embedded finance infrastructure that lets businesses integrate banking, cards, and payment services into their own products.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Co-investorsCohen CircleFuturecraft VenturesMiddlegame VenturesMoneta VCSalica InvestmentsVentura Capital+2 more
Sharegain provides a digital platform that automates securities lending for online brokers, private banks, and wealth managers, enabling them to generate additional revenue from their existing assets.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSUnspecified
Boaz Yaari(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalMaverick Ventures IsraelRhodiumTarget GlobalEJF VenturesSixThirty Ventures
Smart Pension offers workplace pension investment strategies, giving employers a choice of funds for their employees and allowing members to switch strategies or align investments with religious beliefs or lifestyle choices.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSUK, GB
Will Wynne(Founder)in
Co-investorsFidelity International Strategic VenturesPortfolio Ventures
TreasurySpring operates a digital platform that gives corporate treasury teams access to short-term cash investments — including secured tri-party repo (bank) exposure, government debt, and corporate counterparties — through a single onboarding.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
James Skillen(Founder)inKevin Cook(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAnthemis VentureBalderton CapitalBlack Lion VenturesETFS CapitalMMC VenturesMubadala Capital
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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AtomBabydestinationBiomorphicBizzonBlobrBokioBright MoneyKompanyLow Observable TechnologyNeemQuant NetworkTetra AI
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Alfa · thesaasnews.com · Aug 7, 2026
Applied Computing · finsmes.com · Jul 17, 2026
Marshmallow · marshmallow.com · Jun 1, 2026
Smart Pension · fintech.global · Aug 14, 2025
Yaspa · yaspa.com · Jul 2, 2025
Arondite · finsmes.com · May 1, 2025
Cloud Capital · finsmes.com · Apr 23, 2025
Principals & officers · per Companies House
what is this? ⓘDirector · British · since 2017
Director · British · since 2017
Athol Peter Haas — 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of voting rights, right to appoint and remove directors
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Outrun Ventures made?
- Outrun Ventures has 45 tracked investments, including 6 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Outrun Ventures invest at?
- Outrun Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Outrun Ventures focus on?
- Outrun Ventures focuses on Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Fintech, InsurTech, SaaS.
- Where is Outrun Ventures located?
- Outrun Ventures is headquartered in London, GB.
- Who does Outrun Ventures co-invest with?
- Outrun Ventures most often shares deals with Techstars, FJ Labs, Index Ventures, among 80 tracked co-investors.
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