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Outsiders Fund

www.outsidersfund.com

Early-stage VC firm (Seed & Series A) backing unique founders with novel backgrounds building disruptive, modern solutions within inconspicuous industries across the United States and Canada with check sizes of $500K - $8M.

Check Size

$500K - $8M

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Investment Thesis

Outsiders Fund invests in founders with outside perspectives who are disrupting overlooked, antiquated, and long-standing industries. They believe that while technological innovation continues to accelerate, its distribution is remarkably non-uniform, with the most visible sectors attracting disproportionate talent and capital. By identifying neglected sectors with mismatches between technological adoption and broader innovation, they seek to unlock massive value from stale infrastructure left untouched by long-standing incumbents.

What Sets Them Apart

  • Focus on overlooked, antiquated industries rather than trendy sectors
  • Investment thesis centered on technological adoption mismatches in stale infrastructure
  • Team composed of 'owners, operators, builders, and outsiders' with nontraditional backgrounds
  • Emphasis on founder character: 'grit, curiosity, and unwavering conviction'
  • Portfolio spans unusual categories (mail security, autonomous laundry, toilet seats, airport tractors, cattle supply chain, radiation shielding) demonstrating genuine conviction in overlooked spaces

Portfolio Highlights

Abstract Ops

Enterprise Saas

AeroVect

Mobility Automation

Andrena

Infrastructure

Apex Space

Spacecraft Manufacturing

Benchmark

Enterprise Saas

Breedr

Agtech

Casana

Healthtech

Cercle

Healthtech

+ 26 more companies in their portfolio

Investment Team

12 Partners at Outsiders Fund

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