Where does Austin McChord work?

Austin McChord is Managing Partner at Outsiders and Executive Chairman and Director of the Issuer at Project Orca, Inc..

What check size does Austin McChord write?

Austin McChord typically writes checks of $500K – $7M.

What boards does Austin McChord sit on?

Austin McChord holds tracked board seats at Project Orca, Inc..

Where did Austin McChord go to school?

Austin McChord studied at Rochester Institute of Technology (Bioinformatics, Bioinformatics); Newtown High School.

Austin McChord

Investor

Managing Partner at Outsiders · Executive Chairman and Director of the Issuer at Project Orca, Inc.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Writes $500K – $7M checks

30 Under 30 2015 · Enterprise Technology

About

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.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareHealthtechRoboticsSaaS

Executive Chairman and Director of the Issuer at Project Orca, Inc.

Intro paths

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In turn, Austin can intro founders to Project Orca, Inc.'s investors below.

Project Orca, Inc.'s investors · 1

OutsidersNorwalk · $500K – $8M checks · since 2025

Experience

Outsiders FundManaging Directorcurrent2020 — presentGreater Boston
Manresa WildsBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentNorwalk, Connecticut, United States
CorkFounder & Board Membercurrent2022 — present
Havoc RoboticsFoundercurrent2018 — presentNorwalk, CT
CasanaPresidentcurrent2020 — presentGreater Boston
ShelfBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
Zorus, Inc.Board Member2018 — 2025
Datto, Inc.Founder2007 — 2022
Datto, Inc.CEO2007 — 2018Norwalk, Connecticut
General CatalystVenture Partner2019 — 2020Greater Boston

Skills & more

Programming27Management99Linux46PHP19ZFS14Virtualization99Cloud Computing99Network Administration20Disaster Recovery99Networking86Computer Hardware26Operating Systems9

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Managed ServicesEnterprise SoftwareSaaSHardwareVMwareWindows ServerStorageServersTroubleshootingBusiness ContinuitySolution SellingLead Generation

From Austin's professional profile.

Deals · 1

Project Orca, Inc.Board seat

via Outsiders · filed May 2025 · $25M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Outsiders

Abi Gold-Pastor

Operations Associate at Outsiders

George Easley

Partner at Outsiders

Jiya Singh

Associate at Outsiders

John Goettee

Sr. Associate at Outsiders

Jonny Aizik

Associate at Outsiders

Kate Richards

Events Manager at Outsiders

Kevin King

Venture Partner at Outsiders

Kira Vanderwert

Operating Partner at Outsiders

Frequently asked questions

Who is Austin McChord?: 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.
Where does Austin McChord work?: Austin McChord is Managing Partner at Outsiders and Executive Chairman and Director of the Issuer at Project Orca, Inc..
What does Austin McChord invest in?: Austin McChord invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Hardware, Healthtech, Robotics, SaaS.
What check size does Austin McChord write?: Austin McChord typically writes checks of $500K – $7M.
What boards does Austin McChord sit on?: Austin McChord holds tracked board seats at Project Orca, Inc..
Where did Austin McChord go to school?: Austin McChord studied at Rochester Institute of Technology (Bioinformatics, Bioinformatics); Newtown High School.

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