Jiake Liu
InvestorFounderAdvisor at Lair East Labs · Founder at Outer
California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
FoundedOuter
About
Co-founder and CEO of Outer, a Santa Monica-based outdoor living brand with a proprietary retail platform. Successful fundraiser from top-tier VC funds including Sequoia Capital and Capital Today. Avid angel investor and advisor for early-stage startups in Los Angeles. Computer engineering degree from University of Alabama in Huntsville.
Founder at Outer
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Outer's investors · 12
C VenturesHong Kong · since 2025Capital TodayHong Kong · since 2025Cosmic Venture PartnersAustin · $100K – $5M checksFlucas VenturesJupiter · $100K – $5M checksMantis CapitalSanta Monica · $100K – $1M checks · since 2025Mucker CapitalVenice · $250K – $750K checks · since 2025Reimagined Venturessince 2025Social StartsSan FranciscoTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Francisco · $250K – $2M checksTribe CapitalLas Vegas · $25K – $75M checks · since 2025Unlock Venture PartnersSeattleUpfront VenturesLos Angeles · $1M – $10M checks · since 2025
Co-founders at Outer
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Terry LinFounder
Experience
- Outer SpacesCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2026 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- OuterCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2017 — presentSanta Monica, CA
- YPO Santa Monica BayChapter Membercurrent2023 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- The Motoring ClubAngel Investorcurrent2024 — present
- OpenArt AIAngel Investorcurrent2023 — present
- altHQAngel Investorcurrent2023 — present
- DoorvestAngel Investorcurrent2021 — present
- ItalicAngel Investorcurrent2021 — present
- PodsightsAngel Investor (Acquired by Spotify)current2019 — present
- EternevaAngel Investorcurrent2020 — present
- PangaeaAngel Investorcurrent2019 — present
- Dray AllianceAngel Investorcurrent2018 — present
- ManufacturedAngel Investorcurrent2018 — present
- FreshLimeAngel Investorcurrent2018 — present
- STEEZYAngel Investorcurrent2017 — present
- ProspectWiseCo-Founder & CEO2013 — 2017
- SurvlyCo-Founder & CEO2012 — 2016Los Angeles, CA
- StarDash ComputersOwner2009 — 2012Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville Area
- Riot GamesDevelopment Intern2011Santa Monica, CA
- AdtranCo-op Engineer2009 — 2010Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville Area
Skills & more
C++42CSS19C#15Visual Studio14Java32HTML17Agile12Web Development22OpenGL9Photoshop15Saxophone9PCB design10
+12 more
EntrepreneurshipWindows PhoneAndroid DevelopmentiOS developmentCSoftware EngineeringAgile MethodologiesBusiness DevelopmentRuby on RailsLinuxObjective-CSaaSLanguages Cantonese · English · French · Mandarin Chinese
From Jiake's professional profile.
Colleagues at Lair East Labs
Avi Fein
Product Mentor at Lair East Labs
Charles Qu
Accounting & Tax at Lair East Labs
Charlyn Ho
Legal Mentor at Lair East Labs
Elizabeth Tobey
Marketing Mentor at Lair East Labs
Eric Fung
Venture Partner at Lair East Labs
Han Liu
Mentor at Lair East Labs
Hannah Thompson
Product Mentor at Lair East Labs
Jane Tran
Mentor at Lair East Labs
Network2
Brian Cruver
Investor at Scorability
Genevieve Gilbreath
Co-Founder | General Partner at Springdale Ventures
Investors connected to Jiake in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jiake Liu?
- Co-founder and CEO of Outer, a Santa Monica-based outdoor living brand with a proprietary retail platform. Successful fundraiser from top-tier VC funds including Sequoia Capital and Capital Today. Avid angel investor and advisor for early-stage startups in Los Angeles. Computer engineering degree from University of Alabama in Huntsville.
- Where does Jiake Liu work?
- Jiake Liu is Founder of Outer and Advisor at Lair East Labs.
- What check size does Jiake Liu write?
- Jiake Liu typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies did Jiake Liu found?
- Jiake Liu founded Outer.
- Where did Jiake Liu go to school?
- Jiake Liu studied at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (Bachelor, Computer Engineering).
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