Outlander VC

www.outlander.vc

We hunt for exceptional founders & fund their outlandish visions first. We are category-agnostic early-stage investors who identify brilliant founders across the United States, particularly from overlooked non-core tech markets.

Check Size

$500K - $2M

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth

Focus Areas

Ai Ml, Enterprise Saas, Vertical Saas

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Investment Thesis

Outlander VC believes in betting on exceptional founders first, before revenue or product. They have spent two decades identifying founders with vision, intelligence, character, and execution who can handle startup chaos. By focusing on the founder rather than the business stage, they claim to identify and fund future unicorns at the earliest stages. Their approach is grounded in the belief that successful founders embody a ‘hero archetype’ with the ability to persevere and achieve the impossible.

What Sets Them Apart

38-point Outlander Founder Framework used to build conviction on early-stage startups before most investors
Founded by Paige Craig, a former entrepreneur who bootstrapped a $300M revenue company, bringing founder perspective to venture investing
Top-decile returns: 10% of seed-funded investments became unicorns; blended returns in top 5% of VCs globally
Hands-on support from first check to exit with weekly Partner strategy sessions
Network of 1,000+ top-tier mentors, investors, and experts for portfolio support
Focus on funding diverse founders and non-core tech markets—80% remote-first investments in Fund II
Will invest pre-product and pre-revenue based on founder quality alone
Maintain ownership through pro-rata follow-on funding in growth rounds