What stage does Outsiders invest at?

Outsiders invests at the Seed, Series A stages.

What is Outsiders's typical check size?

Outsiders typically writes checks of $500K – $8M.

What sectors does Outsiders focus on?

Outsiders focuses on Crypto & Web3, Sector Agnostic.

Where is Outsiders located?

Outsiders is headquartered in Norwalk, US.

Does Outsiders lead rounds?

Yes, Outsiders leads investment rounds.

Outsiders

Venture capitalActively deploying

Norwalk · Seed–Series A · 13 people tracked

Also known as OUTSIDERS VENTURE PARTNERS, LLC

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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.

Invests inCrypto & Web3 Sector AgnosticCanadaNorwalkSan FranciscoUnited States

Source: firm website, verified Jul 31, 2026.

Stage

Seed–Series A

Check

$500K – $8M

Norwalk, New York, US

Leads rounds

Leads

Instruments

Equity

Private fund assets

$277.3M

VC funds

Tracked investments

Team · 13 people

from the firm's website & public directories

Theodore Seem· Co-Managing Partner· Brooklyn, New York, United Statesin

Teddy began his career at Bridgewater Associates as a forward deployed engineer and investment engineer on the FX Research Team, then led machine learning work at a startup called Resonance. He holds a B.A. in computer science from Amherst College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Austin McChord· Managing Partner· Cambridge, Massachusetts, United Statesin 𝕏

Built Datto into a billion-dollar company without an elite education, McChord backs nontraditional founders outside tech hubs and actively runs companies as CEO of Casana, offering real-time operator insight.

Teddy Seem· Managing Partnerin

Teddy Seem—ex-Bridgewater quant and applied-ML engineer who built CNN/RNN clothing-image-to-math models—prefers founders who explain why problems exist and reuse tech to modernize outdated sectors.

Kevin King· Venture Partner· Boston area

Former Goldman Sachs quant who moved into venture and operating roles, working at Windhorse (where he helped hatch wealthtech startup Solovis, later acquired by Nasdaq) and General Catalyst. He co-founded 53 Stations, a $190M fund backed by The Pritzker Organization, and now serves as a Venture Partner at Outsiders Fund. He holds Math and Economics degrees from Duke and an MBA from MIT Sloan.

Michael Fass· Venture Partner· Westport, Connecticut, United Statesin

A functional operator specializing in HR and legal who served as the sole continuous executive leader at Datto, helping scale it from a 100-employee startup to a publicly-traded enterprise valued at over $6 billion. He is also a musician and amateur chef.

Abi Gold-Pastor· Operations Associate· New York, New York, United Statesin

Abi Gold-Pastor started her career at Citi, working in areas such as Citi Ventures Finance and Global Wealth Business Treasury, and now focuses on financial analysis and operational management to support the firm's growth. She holds a B.A. in Economics with an Environmental Science minor from the University of Michigan.

George Easley· Senior Investment Associate· New York, New York, United Statesin

George Easley is a Principal who, after ICONIQ Capital, leads early-stage investing at a concentrated, thesis-driven fund, earned Forbes 30 Under 30 recognition, and builds his brand via founder-facing networks.

Jiya Singh· Associate· New York, New York, United Statesin

Jiya Singh began her career at Citi working across fintech, payments, and strategy, then moved into early-stage venture focused on infrastructure software and cybersecurity. She holds a B.S. in Business Administration (Finance and Entrepreneurship) from Washington University in St. Louis and previously ran a college laundry service.

John Goettee· Sr. Associate· New York, New York, United Statesin

John Goettee began his career at Barclays on the Foreign Exchange Sales desk, then joined the research team at Fractal Software, a venture studio building Vertical SaaS startups. He holds a degree in Operations Research and Financial Engineering from Princeton University.

Jonny Aizik· Associate· New York, New York, United Statesin

Jonny started as a Business Analyst at McKinsey's Southern California office, then joined Scale AI as a strategic product manager, where he also invested as an angel on behalf of a16z's Scout Fund III. He holds B.A. degrees in Financial Economics from Columbia University and Modern Jewish Studies from the Jewish Theological Seminary through a joint program.

Kate Richards· Events Manager

Kate Richards is the Events Manager at Outsiders Fund, bringing over 15 years of experience in event planning and hospitality. She began her career at Hyatt Hotels and Resorts before working with companies such as Gartner, Datto, and Guardian Life Insurance of America.

Kira Vanderwert· Operating Partner· Westport, CTin

Kira has a background in corporate development and operations across financial services, insurance and investment management, having executed equity acquisitions, carve-outs, divestitures and structured asset deals. Before Outsiders Fund she led Corporate Development at Waterfall Asset Management and now sits on the advisory boards of two early-stage companies.

Lindsay Atkeson· Sr. Associate

What they invest in

from 20 of 60 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×9Enterprise Software ×8Hardware ×6SaaS ×5Deep Tech ×3Developer Tools ×3Robotics ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2

HQs:United States×16

Investments · 60 tracked

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Breedr Holdings Inc.SEC filingmedium confidence

AgTechAustin, US

Ian Wheal(Executive Officer, Director)James Law(Executive Officer, Director)Remus Brett(Director)

BoardJustin Sherrard(Director)Rob Schultz(Director)

Board seatGeorge Easley· per SEC Form D · $3M raise · filed Oct 2024

Project Orca, Inc.SEC filingmedium confidence

Norwalk, US

BoardMichael Fass(Executive Officer, Director)Theodore Seem(Chief Financial Officer and Director of the Issuer)

Board seatAustin McChord· per SEC Form D · $25M raise · filed May 2025

Raysecurraysecur.com

RaySecur develops terahertz (T-ray) imaging systems, including desktop mail-screening scanners, that let users see inside items in real time to detect hidden threats and contraband without X-ray radiation.

Deep TechDefense TechHardwareCambridge, US

PR Yu(Director)Alexander Sappok(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Giroux(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatTheodore Seem· per SEC Form D

AeroVectaerovect.comin 𝕏

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

Agentic data migration

Ai for customer service reps

AI infrastructure for fertility clinics

AI-native clinical workflow platform

Andrenaandrena.comin 𝕏

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)

Apex Spaceapexspace.comin 𝕏

Apex manufactures productized satellite bus platforms at scale for constellation deployment and critical missions.

Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US

Ian Cinnamon(CEO)inMax Benassi(CTO)in

Automated container vulnerability remediation

Back office management for start-ups

Beef cattle tracking and marketplace

Benchmarkwithbenchmark.comin 𝕏acquired by Harvey

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

Breedrbreedr.coin 𝕏

Casanacasanacare.comin

Cerclecercle.aiin

AI solution to interpret real-world data and improve fertility outcomes

Clinical Trial patient matching

Cognitioncontrolscognitioncontrols.com

Collaborative PCB design tool

Corkinccorkinc.comin

Corporate Event Planning Software and Marketplace

Cosmic Shieldingcosmicshielding.com

Cosmic Shielding develops Plasteel, a radiation shielding technology that protects commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware including GPUs, sensors, and electronics from radiation in space environments.

Deep TechEnergyHardwareSpace Tech

Yanni Barghouty(Executive Officer)Lembit Sihver(Executive Officer)

Cyber Warranty for Managed Service Providers

Data Science Acceleration

DualEntrydualentry.comin 𝕏

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 & CEO)inBenedict Dohmen(Co-founder)in

Dyania Healthdyaniahealth.comin

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

Early-Stageabstractops.comin

Electronics shielding from radiation

Emphereemphere.comin 𝕏

Flightscienceflightscience.aiin

Flux AI Dev Toolsflux.ai𝕏

Flux develops a browser-based tool for hardware design collaboration that enables teams to work together efficiently.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsHardware

Gokytegokyte.comin 𝕏

Gradialgradial.comin 𝕏

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

Heaveheaveapp.comin

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

Juicelabsjuicelabs.co

Luceahealthluceahealth.comin 𝕏

Mail and package scanning

Marketing content creation automation

Marketplace for heavy equipment technicians

Mobius Materialsmobiusmaterials.comin 𝕏

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

Network Anomaly detection

Overaioverai.comin

OverAI provides a platform with prebuilt modules and customizable components for building production-ready business applications and automations.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Paintjetpaintjet.com

Perygeeperygee.comin

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)Barmak Meftah(Director)

Plannedplanned.comin 𝕏

Planned is an AI-powered platform for enterprise event and meetings management that automates sourcing, contract negotiation, and vendor management.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

Rapid Satellite Bus Manufacturing

Rubierubiehq.comin 𝕏

Safety management for construction

Salussafetysalussafety.ioin

Saturdayroboticssaturdayrobotics.comin

Saturday Robotics offers weekly laundry pickup and delivery for consumers, using robotics to automate the process.

ConsumerMarketplacesRobotics

Saturn Cloud

New York, US

Hugo R Shi(Executive Officer, Director)Michael S Metti(Executive Officer, Director)

Self-Driving Software for Airport Ground Equipment

Shelf Inc.shelf.ioin 𝕏

Shelf builds an AI Data Model platform for enterprises to create agentic AI solutions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBrooklyn, US

Atul Singh(Executive Officer, Director)Lauren Elizabeth Jung(Director)

Slideslide.techin

Slide provides always-encrypted backup and disaster recovery (BCDR) solutions designed for managed service providers (MSPs).

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Summus Global in 𝕏

HealthtechNew York, US

Kristi Henderson(Director)Julian Flannery(Executive Officer, Director)Arif Nathoo(Director)Rick Buhrman(Director)Dennis Purcell(Executive Officer)Aftab Kherani(Director)

Swxtchswxtch.ioin

tangotango.us𝕏

Workflow Capture and knowledge transfer

Zoruszorustech.com

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.

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Outsiders invest at?: Outsiders invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What is Outsiders's typical check size?: Outsiders typically writes checks of $500K – $8M.
What sectors does Outsiders focus on?: Outsiders focuses on Crypto & Web3, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Outsiders located?: Outsiders is headquartered in Norwalk, US.
Does Outsiders lead rounds?: Yes, Outsiders leads investment rounds.

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