Outcast Ventures

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Updated: Jan 6, 2026 ·

About

Outcast Ventures is a pre-seed and seed VC fund in San Francisco built around people, from founding teams to first hires.

Financial History

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Jun 1, 2025	Juniper Square	$130.0M Series D	—	Chemistry VC, Contrary Capital, Emil Capital Partners, Felicis Ventures, Flex Capital, Founders Fund, Nasdaq Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Curtis Lee, Dylan Field, Scott Belsky, Tony Xu, William Hockey
Jun 1, 2025	Harvey	$300.0M Series E	—	Accel, Afore Capital, Array Ventures, Better Capital, C2 Investment, Cedar Capital Group, Chingona Ventures, Coatue, Conviction Partners, Craft Ventures, DST Global, Founders Fund, Goat Capital, Greenoaks Capital, Hanabi Capital, Innovation Endeavors, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Matrix, Open AI Startup Fund, Propeller VC, Saga, Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital, Verified Capital, Adam D'Angelo, Balaji Srinivasan, Bradley Horowitz, Charlie Cheever, Drew Houston, Elad Gil, Greg Brockman, Jeff Bezos, Karim Atiyeh, Mei Z., Mike Krieger, Reshma Saujani, Scott Belsky
May 1, 2025	Monarch Money	$75.0M Series B	—	2xN, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, C2 Investment, Cedar Capital Group, Coatue, Craft Ventures, Felicis Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Founders Fund, FPV Fund, Goat Capital, Greenoaks Capital, Crystal Huang, Hanabi Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Matrix, Menlo Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital, Springdale Ventures, TMV, Verified Capital, Adam D'Angelo, Adam Marchick, Ameet Patel, Amit Agarwal, Bradley Horowitz, Charlie Cheever, Drew Houston, Greg Brockman, Mike Krieger, Scott Belsky, Tom Williams
Apr 1, 2025	Persona	$200.0M Series D	—	Abstract Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, Balderton Capital, Bling Capital, C2 Investment, Chemistry VC, Contrary Capital, Kevin Ding, Emil Capital Partners, Founders Fund, Greenoaks Capital, Helium-3 Ventures, Jigsaw VC, Kleiner Perkins, Motier Ventures, Origins, Primitive Ventures, Quiet Capital, Ribbit Capital, Saga, Tribe Capital, UpHonest Capital, Y Combinator, Curtis Lee, Dylan Field, Elad Gil, Kaushik Subramanian, Matt Bellamy, Mike Vernal, Samvit Ramadurgam, Scott Belsky, Sohail Prasad, Sue Xu, Tony Xu, William Hockey
Nov 1, 2024	Tourlane	$26.0M Series D	—	AirAngels, Andreessen Horowitz, Base Partners, C2 Investment, Coatue, Daffy, Electric Capital, Fuel Capital, Greylock, HV Capital, Index Ventures, IVP, Kleiner Perkins, LGF, Next Play Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Picus Capital, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Sequoia Capital, Team Global, UpHonest Capital, Christopher Muhr, DJ Patil, Kevin Colas, Mike Krieger, Peter Rive, Robert Gentz, Rubin Ritter, Thomas Griesel
Nov 1, 2024	Arcade	$14.0M Series A	—	AirAngels, Andreessen Horowitz, Base Partners, C2 Investment, Coatue, Daffy, Electric Capital, Foundation Capital, Fuel Capital, Greylock, Index Ventures, IVP, Kleiner Perkins, LGF, Next Play Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Sequoia Capital, Soma Capital, Upfront Ventures, UpHonest Capital, Alex Kayyal, Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures), DJ Patil, Kevin Colas, Mike Krieger
Oct 1, 2024	Pallet	$18.0M Series A	—	Accel, Astia, C2 Investment, Cedar Capital Group, Coatue, Craft Ventures, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Goat Capital, Greenoaks Capital, Hanabi Capital, Matrix, Spark Capital, Verified Capital, Adam D'Angelo, Amit Agarwal, Bradley Horowitz, Charlie Cheever, Cynthia Ringo, Drew Houston, Greg Brockman, Mike Krieger, Ravi Parikh, Sahin Boydas, Scott Belsky
Aug 1, 2024	Reliant AI	$11.0M Seed	—	Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, C2 Investment, CapitalG, Cedar Capital Group, Coatue, Craft Ventures, CVS Health, Founders Fund, Goat Capital, Greenoaks Capital, Hanabi Capital, ICONIQ Capital, iNovia Capital, IVP, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Matrix, Pillar VC, Saltagen Ventures, Spark Capital, Summit Partners, Union Square Ventures, Verified Capital, Adam D'Angelo, Bradley Horowitz, Charlie Cheever, Drew Houston, Elad Gil, Esther Dyson, Greg Brockman, Mike Krieger, Scott Belsky
Aug 1, 2024	Windsurf	$150.0M Series C	—	Accel, Amplify Partners, C2 Investment, Cedar Capital Group, Coatue, Craft Ventures, foobar.vc, Founders Fund, FTX Ventures, General Catalyst, Goat Capital, Greenoaks Capital, Hanabi Capital, Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Matrix, Spark Capital, Verified Capital, Visionaries Club, Adam D'Angelo, Bradley Horowitz, Charlie Cheever, Chris Murphy, Christian Reber, Drew Houston, Dylan Field, Greg Brockman, Mike Krieger, Scott Belsky
Jul 1, 2024	Headway	$100.0M Series D	—	Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, C2 Investment, Cedar Capital Group, Coatue, Craft Ventures, Founders Fund, FPV Fund, Goat Capital, Greenoaks Capital, Hanabi Capital, Kleiner Perkins, LGF, Matrix, Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital, Thrive Capital, Verified Capital, Adam D'Angelo, Bradley Horowitz, Charlie Cheever, Drew Houston, Greg Brockman, Michael Moritz, Mike Krieger, Sam Altman, Scott Belsky
Jul 1, 2024	Uplimit	$11.0M Series A	—	Alt Capital, Coatue, Conviction Partners, Cowboy Ventures, Female Founders Fund, Greylock, GSV Acceleration, GSV Ventures, Helion Venture Partners, Innovation Endeavors, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mayfield, Pale Blue Dot, Salesforce Ventures, Greg Brockman, Rob Bernshteyn
Jun 1, 2024	Etched.ai	$120.0M Series A	—	Accel, AngelList Syndicator, ARCH Venture Partners, C2 Investment, Cedar Capital Group, Coatue, Craft Ventures, First Round Capital, Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, Goat Capital, Greenoaks Capital, Greycroft, Hanabi Capital, High-Tech Gründerfonds, Innovation Endeavors, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Matrix, Colin Bryant, O'Shaughnessy Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Sherpalo Ventures, Sound Ventures, Spark Capital, Summit Partners, Verified Capital, Y Combinator, Adam D'Angelo, Adrian Aoun, Bradley Horowitz, Charlie Cheever, Daniel Kan, Drew Houston, Greg Brockman, James Beshara, Jonathan Swanson, Kyle Vogt, Mei Z., Mike Krieger, Naveen Jain, Roland Fassauer, Scott Belsky
Jun 1, 2024	Particle.News	$11.0M Series A	—	Afore Capital, Vijaya Gadde, #ANGELS (Hashtag ANGELS), Coatue, Craft Ventures, Fifth Wall, FJ Labs, Foundry Group, Greylock, Innovation Endeavors, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Logos Labs, Madrona Ventures, RRE Ventures, Second Century Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Y Combinator, Adam Gross, Daniel Kan, Evan Williams, Mark Pincus, Max Mullen, Scott Belsky
Jun 1, 2024	Zeta Labs	$3.0M Seed	—	Accel, Angel investor, C2 Investment, Cedar Capital Group, Coatue, Craft Ventures, Curious Capital, Founders Fund, Goat Capital, Greenoaks Capital, Hanabi Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Matrix, Spark Capital, Verified Capital, Aaron Levie, Adam D'Angelo, Bradley Horowitz, Charlie Cheever, Drew Houston, Greg Brockman, Jared Leto, Karim Atiyeh, Mike Krieger, Mike Vernal, Sahin Boydas, Scott Belsky
May 1, 2024	Scale AI	$1.0B Series F	—	Abstract Ventures, Accel, AirAngels, Alt Capital, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, Amino Collective, Andreessen Horowitz, Balderton Capital, Battery Ventures, Bling Capital, Breakpoint Capital, C2 Investment, Catapult Capital, Cedar Capital Group, Coatue, CoinFund, Creandum, CRV, Kevin Ding, Divergence Ventures, Dragonfly Capital Partners, FJ Labs, Forerunner Ventures, Founders Fund, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Greenoaks Capital, Greylock, Hanabi Capital, Romero Rodrigues, Helium-3 Ventures, Index Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, IVP, Jigsaw VC, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Maven Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Multicoin Capital, Pareto Holdings, Polychain Capital, Presight Capital, Primitive Ventures, Quiet Capital, Saga, Scale Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, Signia Venture Partners, Spark Capital, Stellar Capital, Stellation Capital, Susa Ventures, TMV, Tribe Capital, UpHonest Capital, Upload Ventures, Verified Capital, Y Combinator, Akshay Kothari, Ben Lin, Ben Porterfield, Bobby Lo, Dan Martell, Dylan Field, Elad Gil, Gokul Rajaram, Haroon Mokhtarzada, John Collison, Larry Braitman, Lawrence Braitman, Luis Cuende, Manik Gupta, Mathilde Collin, Matt Bellamy, Mike Vernal, Peter Sonsini, Regan Bozman, Sahin Boydas, Sam Lambert, Samvit Ramadurgam, Scott Belsky, Shane Neman, Sohail Prasad, Stani Kulechov, Stefan George, Sue Xu, Trevor Martin
Mar 1, 2024	Applied Intuition	$250.0M Series E	—	10100, 1confirmation, Abstract Ventures, Kevin Hartz, Adverb Ventures, AirAngels, Amplo, Andreessen Horowitz, Chloe Sladden, Anti fund, Atomico, Base Partners, Bond, BoxGroup, Brainchild, C2 Investment, Catapult Capital, Coatue, Collab Capital, Commerce Ventures, Construct Capital, Daffy, Divergence Ventures, Dynamo Ventures, Electric Capital, Entrepreneur First, Expa, Founders Fund, Fuel Capital, General Catalyst, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Greylock, Haystack, Hersh Interactive Group, Index Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, InterWest, IVP, Kleiner Perkins, LGF, Liquid 2 Ventures, Lux Capital, MaC Venture Capital, Menlo Ventures, Rick Yang, New Form Capital, Next Play Ventures, No Label Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Polychain Capital, Quiet Capital, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Robot Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Softbank Group, Sound Ventures, SparkLabs Group, The Hit Forge, Thrive Capital, UpHonest Capital, Visionaire Ventures, Aaron Levie, Aston Motes, Balaji Srinivasan, Bradley Horowitz, Carmelo Anthony (Melo7 Tech Partners), Diego Berdakin, DJ Patil, Dylan Field, Erik Moore, Gokul Rajaram, Jim Pitkow, John Legend, Justin Mateen, Kevin Colas, Marc Benioff, Mark Pincus, Mike Krieger, Rick Wagoner, Sahin Boydas, Stani Kulechov, Thomas Tull, Vitalik Buterin
Jan 1, 2024	Windsurf	$65.0M Series B	—	Accel, C2 Investment, Cedar Capital Group, Coatue, Craft Ventures, foobar.vc, Founders Fund, FTX Ventures, Goat Capital, Greenoaks Capital, Hanabi Capital, Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Matrix, Spark Capital, Verified Capital, Visionaries Club, Adam D'Angelo, Bradley Horowitz, Charlie Cheever, Chris Murphy, Christian Reber, Drew Houston, Dylan Field, Greg Brockman, Mike Krieger, Scott Belsky
Jan 1, 2024	FlutterFlow	$26.0M Series A	—	Gradient Ventures, GreaterGoodSociety, GV, Gadi Porat, Lerer Hippeau, Elliott Cohen
Oct 1, 2023	Modal Labs	$16.0M Series A	—	AirAngels, Allison Pickens Ventures, formerly The New Normal Fund, Alt Capital, Alumni Ventures, BDC Venture Capital, Big Sky Health, Coinbase Ventures, Connect Ventures, Creative Juice, ENIAC Ventures, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Exponent Founders Capital, Firstminute Capital, First Round Capital, Freestyle Capital, FTX Ventures, Future Africa, General Catalyst, iNovia Capital, Invariantes Fund, K2 Global, KRM Interests LLC, Lightbank, Luno Expeditions, Norrsken VC, Not Boring Capital, Penny Jar Capital, Precursor Ventures, QED Investors, Quona Capital, S28 Capital, Stellar Capital, Tekton Ventures, The Community Fund, Trajectory Ventures, Vera Equity, Y Combinator, Abhinav Asthana, Adam Blitzer, Adam D'Angelo, Akshay Kothari, Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures), Andre Mohamed, Brad Garlinghouse, Charles Delingpole, Christina Cacioppo, David de Picciotto, Deborah Liu, Eric Hahn, Gabriel Weinberg, Georges Harik, Greg Brockman, Jason Gardner, Jason Goldberg, Lukas Biewald, Max Mullen, Mike Lee, Peter Kern, Richard Chen, Ron Pragides, Sahin Boydas, Scott Belsky, Thomas Tull, Tom Blomfield, Trevor Noah
Oct 1, 2023	Headway	$130.0M Series C	—	Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, C2 Investment, Cedar Capital Group, Coatue, Craft Ventures, Founders Fund, FPV Fund, Goat Capital, Greenoaks Capital, Hanabi Capital, Kleiner Perkins, LGF, Matrix, Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital, Thrive Capital, Verified Capital, Adam D'Angelo, Bradley Horowitz, Charlie Cheever, Drew Houston, Greg Brockman, Michael Moritz, Mike Krieger, Sam Altman, Scott Belsky
Aug 1, 2023	Inworld AI	$56.0M Series A	—	Alumni Ventures, Atlantic Bridge University Fund, Coatue, Greylock, Innovation Endeavors, Lam Research Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, M12, Primitive Ventures, Transcend Fund, Eden Chen, Nate Mitchell, Ryan Wyatt, Samir Kumar, Tuff Yen, Wendell Brooks
Jun 1, 2023	Config	$5.0M Seed	—	8VC, B Capital Group, Byers Capital, Coatue, First Round Capital, Founders Fund, Greylock, Innovation Endeavors, LGF, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Ribbit Capital, Saga, Scribble Ventures, Sherpalo Ventures, Stripe, Akshay Kothari, Bradley Horowitz, Dylan Field, Emil Michael, Gokul Rajaram, Jason Citron, Manik Gupta, Mike Tsao, Ron Pragides, Ryan Tabone, Sam Altman
May 1, 2023	Minoa	$3.0M Seed	—	468 Capital, AirAngels, Alt Capital, Arrive, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Basis Set Ventures, Bond, Coatue, CRV, Ensemble VC, Khosla Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, Hans Tung, Pear VC, Peterson Partners, Yousuf Khan, SciFi VC, Soma Capital, The General Partnership, Twin Ventures, Arash Ferdowsi, Bernard Arnault, Catherine Lu, Claire Hughes Johnson, Frederic Kerrest, Jenna Hannon, Neha Narkhede, Sahin Boydas, Theresa Johnson, Tony Xu
Feb 1, 2023	Wiz	$300.0M Series D	—	Accel, Aglae Ventures, Alt Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, AngelList Syndicator, Arrive, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Basis Set Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bond, Coatue, CRV, Cyberstarts VC, Double Prime LLP, Earlybird Venture Capital, Ethereal Ventures, Greenoaks Capital, Index Ventures, Insight Partners, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Liquid 2 Ventures, Muchmore Ventures, Hans Tung, Openview Venture Partners, Peterson Partners, QED Investors, Salesforce Ventures, SciFi VC, Sequoia Capital, SoftBank Investment Advisers, Soma Capital, Vertex Ventures Israel, Adam Neumann, Ameet Patel, Arash Ferdowsi, Bernard Arnault, Claire Hughes Johnson, Frederic Kerrest, Guy Podjarny, Jenna Hannon, Mathilde Collin, Michael Fey, Nedelcho Spasov, Sahin Boydas, Sam Altman, Stanimir Vassilev, Svetozar Georgiev, Theresa Johnson, Tony Xu
Feb 1, 2023	Juniper Square	$130.0M Venture Round	—	Amplify Partners, B Capital Group, Chemistry VC, Contrary Capital, Emil Capital Partners, Felicis Ventures, Flex Capital, Founders Fund, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Nasdaq Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Slow Ventures, Tencent Holdings, Y Combinator, Curtis Lee, Dylan Field, Joe Greenstein, Kenny Van Zant, Scott Belsky, Tony Xu, William Hockey

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Leadership Team

Key people at Outcast Ventures.

Leadership Team

Key people at Outcast Ventures.

Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

Outcast Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments, particularly at the pre-seed and seed stages, emphasizing the importance of investing in people—from founding teams to their first hires. The firm has a track record of backing notable startups such as Figma, Scale, Chime, and Persona, indicating a strong focus on technology-driven companies. Additionally, Outcast Ventures has a specialized mission in the foodtech sector, aiming to bridge the gap between foodtech entrepreneurs and the capital they need to innovate in food production, distribution, and consumption. This dual focus positions them as a key player in both general tech startup ecosystems and the emerging foodtech landscape[2][3].

Origin Story

Founded in San Francisco, Outcast Ventures emerged with a clear mission to support founders at the earliest stages of their journey. The firm’s team includes Gustavo Arbulu, Isa Ribeiro, Rodrigo Grecco, and Julien Dubois, who collectively bring expertise in venture investing and sector-specific knowledge, particularly in foodtech. The firm evolved to address a critical market gap: the underinvestment in foodtech startups despite the sector’s potential to revolutionize global food systems. This evolution reflects a strategic shift to not only back promising tech startups broadly but also to champion foodtech innovation through dedicated capital and brand positioning efforts[2][3].

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Focus on pre-seed and seed rounds with a people-first approach, investing in founding teams and their earliest hires.
Sector Specialization: Strong emphasis on foodtech, aiming to overcome inefficiencies in the global food system by supporting startups in this space.
Network Strength: Backed successful companies like Figma and Chime, indicating a robust network and ability to identify high-potential startups early.
Brand and Communication Strategy: Developed a comprehensive editorial and branding approach to educate investors and reduce resistance to foodtech investments, enhancing sector credibility.
Operating Support: Provides strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale from inception through early growth phases[2][3].

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Outcast Ventures rides the wave of increasing interest in early-stage tech startups, particularly in sectors like SaaS, fintech, and foodtech. The timing is critical as foodtech is gaining momentum due to global concerns about sustainability, food security, and supply chain inefficiencies. By focusing on this niche, Outcast Ventures positions itself at the intersection of technology and sustainability trends, leveraging market forces such as consumer demand for sustainable food solutions and technological advances in agri-food innovation. Their influence extends beyond capital provision to shaping investor perceptions and fostering a more robust ecosystem for foodtech startups[2][3].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, Outcast Ventures is likely to deepen its commitment to foodtech while continuing to back transformative early-stage tech startups. Trends such as climate-conscious investing, alternative proteins, and supply chain digitization will shape their portfolio and influence. Their ability to educate and attract capital to underfunded sectors like foodtech could expand their impact, making them a pivotal player in driving innovation that addresses global challenges. As the startup ecosystem evolves, Outcast Ventures’ dual focus on people and purpose-driven sectors positions them well for sustained relevance and growth[2][3].

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High-Level Overview

Origin Story

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Focus on pre-seed and seed rounds with a people-first approach, investing in founding teams and their earliest hires.
Sector Specialization: Strong emphasis on foodtech, aiming to overcome inefficiencies in the global food system by supporting startups in this space.
Network Strength: Backed successful companies like Figma and Chime, indicating a robust network and ability to identify high-potential startups early.
Brand and Communication Strategy: Developed a comprehensive editorial and branding approach to educate investors and reduce resistance to foodtech investments, enhancing sector credibility.
Operating Support: Provides strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale from inception through early growth phases[2][3].