Outside VC
Pre-Seed · 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
Very early-stage friendvestor writing $100–250K first checks to outsider fintech founders (immigrants, under-networked, non-traditional) focused on building equitable products to lift 100 million people.
Team · 1 people
from the firm's website
Ethan Austin, a former GiveForward founder with fintech, healthcare and social-impact experience, champions underestimated, nontraditional founders—outsiders and extreme personalities with non‑linear life paths.
What they invest in
from 3 of 6 portfolio companiesFintech ×2Mobility & Transportation ×2Consumer ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1Impact & Social Good ×1IoT ×1
HQs:United States×2Nigeria×1
Investments · 6 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathWalnut, US
Touch and Pay Technologies builds an NFC-based mobile payment platform for processing offline and online micro-transactions across Africa, targeting small businesses to large organizations for financial inclusion.
FintechImpact & Social GoodMobility & TransportationLagos, NG
Olamide Afolabi(Founder)inMichael Oluwole(Founder)inkabir Yabo(Founder)in
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Outside VC invest at?
- Outside VC invests at the Pre-Seed stage.
- What is Outside VC's typical check size?
- Outside VC typically writes checks of $200K – $300K.
- What sectors does Outside VC focus on?
- Outside VC focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Direct to Consumer, SaaS.
- Does Outside VC lead rounds?
- Outside VC typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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