Outsiders
Venture capitalActively deployingNorwalk · Pre-Seed–Series B · 13 people tracked
Also known as OUTSIDERS VENTURE PARTNERS, LLC
Investment thesis
Outsiders Fund invests in founders by understanding their vision and potential, seeing the people reflected in the products they build. The firm emphasizes nontraditional backgrounds and differentiated resources to provide portfolio companies with distinctive, non-replicable support. Its interests span a wide range of industrial and unconventional areas, including cybersecurity, automation, robotics, agtech, space manufacturing, and infrastructure-oriented businesses.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 13 people
from the firm's website & public directories
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Outsiders went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 35 of 60 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×17SaaS ×14Enterprise Software ×9Hardware ×8Data & Infrastructure ×7Healthtech ×5Cloud Computing ×4Cybersecurity ×4
HQs:United States×26
Who they back
founder profiles across 19 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×93 founders×24+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with education data
Dartmouth College ×5Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3Westminster School ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 15 founders with career history
SpaceX ×3
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 60 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 22022 · 22021 · 22018 · 18 dated
Casana makes the Smart Seat, a toilet-seat device that measures vital signs such as heart rate, blood oxygen, respiration, and blood pressure insights when a person sits, and displays trends in a companion app.
HardwareHealthtechWellness & FitnessRochester, US
Co-investorsGeneral CatalystMatrixLaunch NY
Breedr is a cattle management app that tracks individual animals from conception to carcass and turns that data into insights on performance, profitability, and beef quality.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningSaaSAustin, US
Ian Wheal(Founder)James Law(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJustin Sherrard(Director)Rob Schultz(Director)Remus Brett(Director)
Board seatGeorge Easley· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBetter Food VenturesMolten VenturesSerra Ventures
Norwalk, US
BoardMichael Fass(Executive Officer, Director)inTheodore Seem(Chief Financial Officer and Director of the Issuer)
Board seatAustin McChord· per SEC Form D · $25M raise · filed May 2025
RaySecur builds MailSecur, a security screening system that uses terahertz (T-ray) imaging to provide real-time 4D visibility into sealed mail and deliveries, detecting concealed threats and contraband such as powders, liquids, and drug-soaked paper that X-ray and metal detection miss.
Deep TechDefense TechGovTechHardwareCambridge, US
PR Yu(Director)Alexander Sappok(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Giroux(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatTheodore Seem· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsDreamit VenturesLaunchpad Venture Group
Forerunner is a website template and creative engine designed for brands and creators to build portfolios, agency sites, and project launches with polished design systems and flexible components.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDeep TechDeveloper ToolsHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSilicon Valley, US
Raymond Wang(Founder)in
Co-investorsFlybridge Capital PartnersNava VenturesScribble VenturesXfundGold House VenturesGraphene Ventures
Andrena is a wireless Internet service provider that delivers high-speed connectivity to multi-tenant buildings and households using wireless technology beamed to building roofs, then distributed wirelessly to units.
CleantechCloud ComputingNew Jersey, US
Neil Chatterjee(Founder)James Smits(Founder)in
Co-investors645 VenturesAfore CapitalBollinger Investment GroupCalm VenturesCastle Island VenturesChaos Ventures+7 more
Apex manufactures productized satellite bus platforms at scale for constellation deployment and critical missions.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Ian Cinnamon(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inMax Benassi(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBalerion Space VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Embedded VenturesGlynn Capital ManagementJ2 Ventures+11 more
Benchmark provides a platform for investment firms to centralize and structure deal data from multiple sources, enabling teams to screen deals, draft investment memos, and build comparables faster.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York City, US
Alec Dunn(Founder)inConnor Janson(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Cercle builds a platform that ingests and transforms healthcare data at scale into insights, with a focus on fertility and reproductive care.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFemTechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Andreas Melder(Co-founder & CEO)Dr. Irene Cuevas(Co-founder & Chief Scientist)Liya Sharif Lancia(Founder)Pran Punniamoorthy(CTO)Lucy Huang(COO)
Co-investorsFemHealth VenturesRogue Womens Fund
Cognition Controls provides cellular-connected HVAC and refrigeration monitoring hardware paired with a dashboard for remote portfolio management, helping operators reduce energy costs and catch equipment issues.
CleantechEnergyIoT
Co-investorsDVx Ventures
Cork (Cork Cyber) operates the Vantage platform, a cyber risk intelligence tool that unifies 100+ security integrations to give managed service providers (MSPs) visibility into client vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and endpoint hygiene.
CybersecurityInsurTechSaaSFort Lauderdale, US
Co-investorsDVx Ventures
Cosmic Shielding develops radiation-shielding technology that adapts commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) electronics — including AI-capable GPUs, sensors, and cameras — for reliable operation in space.
Deep TechEnergyHardwareSpace TechAtlanta, US
Yanni Barghouty(Co-Founder & CEO)Lembit Sihver(Co-Founder & CTO)Michael Ghadaksaz(Chief Product Officer)
Co-investorsActuate VenturesHelios CapitalStarbridge Venture Capital LlcType One VenturesWorldQuant VenturesSpaceFund
DualEntry is an AI-native enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform designed to replace legacy accounting systems for mid-market to enterprise businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US
Santiago Nestares(Co-founder)inBenedict Dohmen(Founder)in
Co-investorsContraryKhosla VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersGV (Google Ventures)Carya Venture PartnersLudlow Ventures+9 more
Dyania Health develops AI and natural language processing technology for clinical research and healthcare applications, serving healthcare systems and clinical trial management.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechNew York, US
Eirini Sloser(CEO)Eirini Schlosser(CEO & Founder)in
Co-investorsGenesis VenturesHealthX VenturesInnospark VenturesTau VenturesTech Square VenturesMotivate Venture Capital+1 more
AbstractOps offers software that automates and manages multi-state compliance for companies, backed by a team of compliance experts who process submissions.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkLegalTechSaaS
Kristin Thrashin
Co-investorsFjor FoundersFlucas VenturesHustle FundLoup VenturesOyster VenturesThe MBA Fund+3 more
Emphere provides hardened, minimal container images with mapped supply chains, verifying every release and dependency to eliminate fixable CVEs before images reach a customer's registry.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSeattle, US
Ankit Kumar(Founder)
Co-investorsAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorAI2 Incubator
Flight Science offers an operations platform for airlines that gives dispatchers and pilots real-time flight monitoring, integrated communications, and route/altitude/speed optimization recommendations.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSWest Hollywood, US
Andrew Gasparovic(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsRoot Ventures
Flux develops a browser-based tool for hardware design collaboration that enables teams to work together efficiently.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsHardwareSan Francisco, US
Matthias Wagner(Founder)inLance Cassidy(Founder)in
Co-investors8VCBehind Genius VenturesPreston-Werner VenturesEssence Venture Capital
Gradial is a software platform that centralizes marketing execution for enterprise teams, reducing coordination delays and improving visibility and control.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSeattle, US
Doug Tallmadge(Founder)inDeip Kumar(Founder)inAnish Chadalavada(Founder)inDouglas Tallmadge(Founder)
Co-investorsMadrona Venture GroupPruVen Capital PartnersInsight Partners
Heave is an on-demand marketplace connecting contractors and equipment owners with vetted independent mechanics for same-day repair of heavy equipment across 225+ brands.
B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Alex Kraft(Founder)in
Co-investorsSlow VenturesFJ LabsLong Journey Ventures
Lucea provides AI-powered triage software that pairs automation with clinical intelligence to support clinicians during pediatric triage calls, offering protocol-aligned context while clinicians retain clinical judgment.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Caitlin(Co-founder (pediatrician))inKevin(Co-founder (healthcare technologist))in
Mobius Materials operates a certified marketplace enabling contract manufacturers and OEMs to buy and sell excess electronic components directly, addressing annual waste of $15B in discarded components despite ongoing demand.
Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyHardwareNew MaterialsRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Margaret Upshur(Founder)in
Co-investorsLighthouse Network Ventures LlcSpero VenturesUndeterred CapitalY CombinatorREFASHIOND Ventures
OverAI provides a platform with prebuilt modules and customizable components for building production-ready business applications and automations.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Co-investorsBallistic Ventures
Co-investorsExpansion Venture CapitalLaunch TennesseeMetaPropMetaProp VenturesVSC VenturesPathbreaker Ventures
OverAI provides a platform for building custom internal tools using prebuilt modules and AI-powered automations, targeting enterprise teams seeking production-ready applications without technical debt.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoston, US
Mollie Breen(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBarmak Meftah(Director)in
Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersBallistic VenturesBBG Ventures
Petra provides identity threat detection and response (ITDR) for Microsoft 365 environments, using behavioral models to detect account compromises and business email compromise, then automatically remediating attacker actions and producing forensic timelines.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Co-investorsPathlight Ventures
Planned is an AI-powered platform for enterprise event and meetings management that automates sourcing, contract negotiation, and vendor management.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsDrive Capital
Rubie provides agentic data integrations and migrations that pull customer data from legacy systems, vendor portals, and sources without APIs, delivering it to a company's platform in the required format.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundEarl Grey Capital
SALUS is an operational safety and intelligence platform for trade contractors, giving field crews a mobile app to capture signed, timestamped records of safety, operations, and jobsite events.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaS
Co-investorsPrudenceMistral Venture Partners
Saturday Robotics offers weekly laundry pickup and delivery for consumers, using robotics to automate the process.
ConsumerMarketplacesRobotics
Saturn Cloud provides a control-plane platform that installs on top of a GPU cloud operator's existing Kubernetes, bare metal, and hyperscaler infrastructure, turning their GPU fleet into white-labeled, token-metered AI services.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureNew York, US
Hugo R Shi(Executive Officer, Director)Michael S Metti(Executive Officer, Director)Sebastian Metti(Founder)inHugo Shi(Founder)in
Co-investorsSignalFire
Shelf provides an agentic AI platform for enterprises that builds an "AI Data Model" of a business by unifying structured and unstructured data across systems, allowing AI agents to reason, act, and scale.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBrooklyn, US
Atul Singh(Executive Officer, Director)Lauren Elizabeth Jung(Director)
Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsContour Venture Partners
Slide builds an encrypted backup and disaster recovery (BCDR) platform, including its own hardware appliances, designed for managed service providers (MSPs).
CybersecurityHardwareSaaS
Austin McChord(Co-Founder, Chairman)Michael Fass(Co-Founder, CEO)Carlson Choi(COO)Phil Heckel(Head of Engineering)Adrienne Hoffmann(Head of Human Resources)Angie Mecham(Chief of Staff)
Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsGlynn Capital ManagementVine VenturesBenchstrength Partners
Summus Global provides doctor-led clinical navigation and virtual access to specialists across 120+ medical specialties, offering members personalized guidance, second opinions, in-network recommendations, and condition-specific support programs.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessNew York, US
Julian Flannery(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRick Buhrman(Director)Dennis Purcell(Executive Officer)inAftab Kherani(Director)Scott Harrison(Director)Ayman Sabi(Director)
Co-investorsTeamworthy VenturesAisling Capital
Tango automatically captures workflows through a browser extension and turns them into step-by-step how-to guides with screenshots, highlights, and descriptions.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Ken Babcock(Co-Founder and CEO)inDan Giovacchini(Co-Founder and COO)Brian Shultz(Founder)in
Co-investorsAtlassian VenturesGSV VenturesHubSpot VenturesWingRed Sea Ventures
Co-investorsConnecticut Innovations
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioBenchmarkacq. by Harvey
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesTango · investing.com · Aug 18, 2026
Casana · forbes.com · Jul 20, 2026
Slide · foreignpolicyjournal.com · Jul 18, 2026
Benchmark · itbrief.asia · Jul 17, 2026
Early-Stage · financialmodelslab.com · Jul 13, 2026
Planned · pulse2.com · Jul 9, 2026
DualEntry · erp.today · Jun 26, 2026
Apex Space · satellitetoday.com · Jun 23, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Outsiders made?
- Outsiders has 56 tracked investments.
- What stage does Outsiders invest at?
- Outsiders invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Outsiders's typical check size?
- Outsiders typically writes checks of $500K – $8M.
- What sectors does Outsiders focus on?
- Outsiders focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Construction Tech, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, IoT, Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
- Where is Outsiders located?
- Outsiders is headquartered in Norwalk, US.
- Does Outsiders lead rounds?
- Yes, Outsiders leads investment rounds.
- Who does Outsiders co-invest with?
- Outsiders most often shares deals with Connecticut Innovations, DVx Ventures, Glynn Capital Management, among 90 tracked co-investors.
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