Outliers Venture Capital

Outliers is an operator-led investment firm backing outliers early and with quiet conviction.

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Updated: Feb 17, 2026 ·

Financial History

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Nov 1, 2025	Stream	$4.0M Seed	—	01 Advisors, 2048 Ventures, 8-Bit Capital, Arthur Ventures, Byld Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Foundry Group, Tiffany Luck, Preston-Werner Ventures, Vouch Insurance, Y Combinator, Dharmesh Shah, Jeff Seibert, John Ives, Johnny Boufarhat, Wayne Chang
Oct 1, 2024	Stream	$5.0M Seed	—	01 Advisors, 2048 Ventures, 8-Bit Capital, Arthur Ventures, Byld Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Foundry Group, Tiffany Luck, Preston-Werner Ventures, Vouch Insurance, Y Combinator, Dharmesh Shah, Jeff Seibert, John Ives, Johnny Boufarhat, Wayne Chang
Apr 1, 2024	RFX Solutions	$9.0M Series A	—	01 Advisors, 2048 Ventures, 8-Bit Capital, Arthur Ventures, Byld Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Foundry Group, Tiffany Luck, Preston-Werner Ventures, Vouch Insurance, Y Combinator, Dharmesh Shah, Jeff Seibert, John Ives, Johnny Boufarhat, Wayne Chang
Oct 1, 2022	Kenzz	$4.0M Seed	—	—
Oct 1, 2021	Mindee	$14.0M Series A	—	01 Advisors, 2048 Ventures, 50 Partners, 8-Bit Capital, Alven, Arthur Ventures, Byld Ventures, CapitalX, Eunoia Capital Partners, Eurazeo, Expa, Felicis Ventures, Foundry Group, New Enterprise Associates, Pareto Holdings, Pebblebed, Preston-Werner Ventures, Stride VC, Vouch Insurance, Y Combinator, Dharmesh Shah, Eric Nadalin, Jean-Sébastien Wallez, Jeff Seibert, John Ives, Johnny Boufarhat, Louis Beryl, Wayne Chang
Sep 9, 2021	Supabase	$30.0M Series A	—	Alex Solomon, basecase capital, Coatue, Flex Capital, Guillermo Rauch, Preston-Werner Ventures, 01 Advisors, 2048 Ventures, 8-Bit Capital, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Arthur Ventures, Benchmark, Byld Ventures, Comal Ventures, Contrary Capital, Energize Ventures, Entrepreneur First, Episode 1 Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Foundry Group, Geek Ventures, Octopus Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Vouch Insurance, Voyager Ventures, Y Combinator, Andrew Robb, Charles Zedlewski, Dharmesh Shah, Eric Chernoff, Jeff Seibert, Johnny Boufarhat, Matias Woloski, Nic Brisbourne, Ron Pragides, Shay Banon, Wayne Chang, Will Brooks
Jun 1, 2021	Guideline	$200.0M Series E	—	01 Advisors, 2048 Ventures, 8-Bit Capital, Kevin Hartz, Addition, Andreessen Horowitz, Arthur Ventures, Benchmark, Byld Ventures, C3 Ventures, Craft Ventures, DAG Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Founders Fund, Foundry Group, Future Planet Capital, General Atlantic, Industry Ventures, Kapor Capital, Khosla Ventures, Launchpad Capital, Lead Edge Capital, Tiffany Luck, Jeff Richards, Pioneer Fund, Prefix Capital, Preston-Werner Ventures, Sequoia Capital, South Park Commons, SV Angel, TCV, Tenaya Capital, Trust Ventures, Uncork Capital, Vouch Insurance, Xfund, Y Combinator, Adam D'Angelo, David Jeske, Dharmesh Shah, Dustin Moskovitz, Eric Ries, Jawed Karim, Jed Stremel, Jeff Seibert, Joe Greenstein, John Ives, Johnny Boufarhat, Justin Rosenstein, Michael Birch, Nir Eyal, Patrick S. Chung, Roger McNamee, Sam Altman, Saran Chari, Wayne Chang
Apr 1, 2021	slice	$40.0M Series D	—	01 Advisors, 2048 Ventures, 8-Bit Capital, 9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Addition, Adverb Ventures, Afore Capital, Alumni Ventures, Ansa Capital, Arthur Ventures, Backend Capital, Basecamp Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners, Byld Ventures, ENIAC Ventures, Euclid Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Flucas Ventures, Foundry Group, Golden Ventures, Gradient Ventures, Infinite Niches, Lowercarbon Capital, Meritech Capital Partners, Moxxie Ventures, Tiffany Luck, Notable Capital, Preston-Werner Ventures, Prototype Capital, Scribble Ventures, Shrug Capital, SignalFire, Sound Ventures, SV Angel, Tusk Venture Partners, Vouch Insurance, Weekend Fund, WestWave Capital, Y Combinator, Alper Kiresepi, Anna Patterson, Dharmesh Shah, Howard Charney, Jeff Seibert, John Ives, Johnny Boufarhat, Julia Hartz, Kevin Weil, Mark Cuban, Matt Mazzeo, Moshe Lifschitz, Peter Hunn, Rudra Peram, Tom Williams, Tyler Willis, Wayne Chang, Yagiz Sozmen, Zach Segal
Mar 1, 2021	Dala	$1.0M Seed	—	01 Advisors, 2048 Ventures, 8-Bit Capital, Ada Ventures, Ananda Impact Ventures, Arthur Ventures, Jamison Hill, Byld Ventures, Coelius Capital, Embedded Capital, Felicis Ventures, Foundry Group, Launchpad Capital, LAUNCHub Ventures, LocalGlobe, Tiffany Luck, NewFund, NextView Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Passion Capital, Peterson Ventures, Piton Capital, Preston-Werner Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Storm Ventures, VentureFriends, Vouch Insurance, Y Combinator, Chris Guzowski, David Bettner, Dharmesh Shah, Harsh Sinha, Jan Deepen, Jeff Seibert, John Ives, Pete Cashmore, Stefan Jeschonnek, Tony Jamous, Trevor Folsom, Victor Jacobsson, Wayne Chang, Yan-David Erlich
Jul 1, 2020	Guideline	$80.0M Series D	—	01 Advisors, 2048 Ventures, 8-Bit Capital, 8VC, 9Yards Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accenture, Addition, Alkeon Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Arthur Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Bam Ventures, Benchmark, BoxGroup, Byld Ventures, C3 Ventures, Company Capital, Contrary Capital, Craft Ventures, DAG Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Founders Fund, Foundry Group, Fung Capital, Future Planet Capital, General Catalyst, Giant Ventures, Goat Capital, Greylock, Imaginary Ventures, Index Ventures, Industry Ventures, Kapor Capital, Khosla Ventures, Launchpad Capital, Lead Edge Capital, Locus Ventures, Lux Capital, Liza Landsman, Tiffany Luck, Jeff Richards, Pareto Holdings, Pioneer Fund, Prefix Capital, Preston-Werner Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, Sherpalo Ventures, South Park Commons, Susquehanna Capital, SV Angel, TCV, Tenaya Capital, Thrive Capital, Triatomic Capital, Trust Ventures, Uncork Capital, Vouch Insurance, Xfund, Y Combinator, Adam D'Angelo, Amit Gupta, Anshu Sharma, Bradley Horowitz, Chafic Kazoun, David Jeske, Dharmesh Shah, Dustin Moskovitz, Eric Ries, Jawed Karim, Jed Stremel, Jeff Seibert, Joe Greenstein, John Ives, Johnny Boufarhat, Justin Rosenstein, Kunal Shah, Michael Birch, Nir Eyal, Patrick S. Chung, Roger McNamee, Sam Altman, Saran Chari, Scott Belsky, Teddy Citrin, Tikhon Bernstam, Wayne Chang
Dec 1, 2018	Guideline	$35.0M Series C	—	01 Advisors, 2048 Ventures, 8-Bit Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accenture, Addition, Alkeon Capital, Arthur Ventures, Byld Ventures, Craft Ventures, DAG Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Foundry Group, Goat Capital, Khosla Ventures, Launchpad Capital, Locus Ventures, Tiffany Luck, Preston-Werner Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, Sherpalo Ventures, SV Angel, Tenaya Capital, Triatomic Capital, Uncork Capital, Vouch Insurance, Y Combinator, Amit Gupta, Anshu Sharma, Dharmesh Shah, Jawed Karim, Jeff Seibert, Joe Greenstein, John Ives, Johnny Boufarhat, Kunal Shah, Michael Birch, Nir Eyal, Saran Chari, Tikhon Bernstam, Wayne Chang
Aug 1, 2017	Guideline	$15.0M Series B	—	01 Advisors, 2048 Ventures, 8-Bit Capital, Arthur Ventures, Byld Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Foundry Group, Tiffany Luck, Preston-Werner Ventures, Vouch Insurance, Y Combinator, Dharmesh Shah, Jeff Seibert, John Ives, Johnny Boufarhat, Wayne Chang
Jun 1, 2017	Atrium LTS	$11.0M Series A	—	01 Advisors, 2048 Ventures, 7BC Venture Capital, 8-Bit Capital, Abstract Ventures, Acequia Capital, ACME Capital, Adverb Ventures, Afore Capital, Alsop Louie Partners, Altaclub VC, Andreessen Horowitz, Animoca Brands, Arthur Ventures, Balderton Capital, Adeyemi Ajao, Batalion Capital, Better Tomorrow Ventures, BlueRun Ventures, Boldstart Ventures, Bowery Capital, Broadway Angels, Buckley Ventures, Bullpen Capital, Byld Ventures, C2 Investment, Caffeinated Capital, Cantos Ventures, Canvas Ventures, Citi Ventures, Coatue, Coughdrop Capital, CP Ventures, DCM, Zachary Bogue, Deciens Capital, Draper Associates, Dreamers VC, DST Global, Electric Capital, Evolve VC, Felicis Ventures, First Round Capital, First Star Ventures, Footwork, Gideon Yu, Founder Collective, Founders Fund, Foundry Group, FPV Fund, Fubu, Fuel Capital, General Catalyst, Giant Ventures, Goat Capital, GreaterGoodSociety, Greenoaks Capital, Joe Kraus, M.G. Siegler, Hack VC, Homebrew, Hoxton Ventures, Human Capital, Ignition Partners, Initialized Capital, IVP, Jigsaw VC, Khosla Ventures, Kima Ventures, Kindred Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, LAUNCH, LGF, Long Journey Ventures, Maven Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Munich Re / HSB Ventures, Tiffany Luck, Nexus Venture Partners, Glenn Solomon, Openview Venture Partners, Operator Ventures, Oyster Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Path Ventures, Perseverance Capital, Pioneer Fund, Polychain Capital, Precursor Ventures, Presence Capital, Preston-Werner Ventures, Propeller VC, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Quiet Capital, Rainfall Ventures, Gil Penchina, Ridge Ventures, Rubicon VC, Saga, Samsung NEXT Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, SLVC, SNR, SOSV, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, Spark Capital, Stellar Capital, Streamlined Ventures, SV Angel, The General Partnership, The Hit Forge, The House Fund, The Longevity Fund, The Venture Reality Fund, Third Kind Ventures, ThirdLove, Third Sphere, Transformation Capital, Triatomic Capital, Tribe Capital, True Global Ventures, True Ventures, Turtle Ventures, UpHonest Capital, UP.Partners, VitalStage Ventures, Vouch Insurance, What If Ventures, Wildcat Ventures, Winklevoss Capital, Y Combinator, Yes VC, Zelkova Ventures, Adam Foroughi, Adrian Aoun, Anthony Saleh, Arianna Huffington, Ben Davenport, Biz Stone, Charlie Cheever, Charlie Songhurst, Chris Fanini, Chris Wang, Daniel Kan, David Cancel, David Marcus, David Petersen, Dennis Crowley, Desmond Lim, Dharmesh Shah, Diane Hessan, Ding Zhou, Don Dodge, Drew Houston, Emmett Shear, Esther Dyson, Ethan Beard, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Immad Akhund, Jared Kopf, Jason Citron, Jeff Seibert, Jim Pitkow, Joe Caruso, John Ives, John Kobs, Johnny Boufarhat, Joshua Schachter, Juney Ham, Justin Mateen, Karim Atiyeh, Kevin Lin, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Kyle Vogt, Larry Braitman, Lawrence Braitman, Louis Beryl, Manish Shah, Marek Olszewski, Marissa Mayer, Mark Cuban, Marty Weiss, Matt Brezina, Megan Quinn, MG Siegler, Michał Borkowski, Mike Abbott, Mike Volpe, Mikhail Seregine, Nelson Chu, Nicolas Berggruen, Osama Bedier, Othman Laraki, Paul McKellar, Pete Cashmore, Rene Reinsberg, Richard Branson, Rob May, Russell Cook, Sam Altman, Samvit Ramadurgam, Scott Banister, Scott Belsky, Shervin Pishevar, Shishir Mehrotra, Shri Ganeshram, Sohail Prasad, Steve Chen, Sung ho Choi, Tikhon Bernstam, Tim Ferriss, Tirto Adji, Tom Blomfield, Tom McInerney, Travis May, Travis Vanderzanden, Wayne Chang, Will Hayes
Jan 1, 2016	Moz	$10.0M Series C	—	01 Advisors, 2048 Ventures, 8-Bit Capital, Arthur Ventures, Byld Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Foundry Group, Tiffany Luck, Preston-Werner Ventures, Vouch Insurance, Y Combinator, Dharmesh Shah, Jeff Seibert, John Ives, Johnny Boufarhat, Wayne Chang
Oct 1, 2015	Seed	$5.0M Venture Round	—	01 Advisors, 2048 Ventures, 8-Bit Capital, Arthur Ventures, Gabriel Ruimy, BoxGroup, Brainchild, Brkfst Club, Byld Ventures, Digital Currency Group, Draper Associates, Felicis Ventures, Flourish Ventures, Foundry Group, Jude Gomila Rolling Fund, Long Journey Ventures, Main Sequence Ventures, Mayfield, McWin Capital Partners, NEO, Tiffany Luck, Offline Ventures, Paradigm, Preston-Werner Ventures, SOSV, The General Partnership, The Hit Forge, UpHonest Capital, Vamos Ventures, Vouch Insurance, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Dharmesh Shah, Gary Hirshberg, Greg Brockman, Hadi Partovi, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Stoppelman, John Ives, Johnny Boufarhat, Max Mullen, Oliver Jung, Sam Altman, Scott Banister, Scott Belsky, Wayne Chang
Oct 1, 2015	Desktop Metal	$14.0M Series A	—	01 Advisors, 2048 Ventures, 8-Bit Capital, Arthur Ventures, Battery Ventures, BoxGroup, Byld Ventures, Coelius Capital, Construct Capital, Crosscut Ventures, Felicis Ventures, First Round Capital, Founder Collective, Foundry Group, Greycroft, Tiffany Luck, Owl Rock Capital Partners, Pelion Venture Partners, Preston-Werner Ventures, Raine Ventures, super{set}, The Finger Group, Torch Capital, Alex Rodriguez, Vouch Insurance, Xfund, Y Combinator, Adam Marchick, Brett Topche, Clark Landry, Dharmesh Shah, Jeff Seibert, John Ives, Johnny Boufarhat, Mike Volpe, Patrick S. Chung, Steve Schlafman
Sep 1, 2015	SoFi	$1.0B Series E	—	01 Advisors, 2048 Ventures, 8-Bit Capital, Arthur Ventures, Baseline Ventures, Byld Ventures, DCM, Matt Ocko, Dell Technologies Capital, Energy Impact Partners, Felicis Ventures, Flybridge Capital Partners, Founder Collective, Foundry Group, General Catalyst, IVP, M33 Growth, Mango Capital, Morado Venture Partners, Tiffany Luck, NewView Capital, Glenn Solomon, Preston-Werner Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Slow Ventures, Telstra Ventures, Uncorrelated Ventures, Vouch Insurance, Y Combinator, Dharmesh Shah, Jared Kopf, Jeff Seibert, John Ives, Johnny Boufarhat, Jonathan Siegel, Kevin Lin, Lance White, Wayne Chang, Yoshinari Yoshikawa
Sep 1, 2015	MAX	$120K Seed	—	01 Advisors, 2048 Ventures, 8-Bit Capital, Arthur Ventures, Byld Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Foundry Group, Tiffany Luck, Preston-Werner Ventures, Vouch Insurance, Y Combinator, Dharmesh Shah, Jeff Seibert, John Ives, Johnny Boufarhat, Wayne Chang
Apr 1, 2012	Moz	$18.0M Series B	—	01 Advisors, 2048 Ventures, 8-Bit Capital, Arthur Ventures, Byld Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Foundry Group, Tiffany Luck, Preston-Werner Ventures, Vouch Insurance, Y Combinator, Dharmesh Shah, Jeff Seibert, John Ives, Johnny Boufarhat, Wayne Chang

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Leadership Team

Key people at Outliers Venture Capital.

Leadership Team

Key people at Outliers Venture Capital.

Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

Outliers Venture Capital is an operator-led early-stage investment firm founded in 2019, focused on backing founders who are building category-defining technology companies primarily in the US and MENA regions. Their mission centers on supporting outlier founders tackling hard problems with meaningful solutions, providing pre-seed and seed funding typically ranging from $250K to $1M. The firm emphasizes quiet conviction in its investments, leveraging deep networks and operational experience to mentor founders on fundraising, product development, and company building. Key sectors include e-commerce, fintech, real estate, retail, and cybersecurity, reflecting a broad tech focus aligned with emerging market needs. Outliers aims to impact the startup ecosystem by enabling compounding businesses that can scale and transform industries[1][2][3][4].

Origin Story

Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Outliers Venture Capital was established by experienced operators and investors including founder and general partner Mohammed Almeshekah. The firm evolved to focus on early-stage technology ventures in the MENA region and the US, leveraging the founders’ backgrounds in entrepreneurship and investment to identify and support exceptional founders. The idea emerged from recognizing a gap in the market for operator-led VC that provides hands-on support beyond capital, helping startups navigate early growth challenges. Early traction came from building a strong network and portfolio of startups that demonstrate potential to become category leaders[1][3][4].

Core Differentiators

Operator-led Investment Model: Outliers is run by entrepreneurs and investors who actively mentor founders, providing hands-on guidance beyond funding.
Deep Network Strength: The firm leverages extensive connections in the US and MENA startup ecosystems to support portfolio companies with resources and partnerships.
Focused Early-Stage Expertise: Specializes in pre-seed and seed rounds, helping startups through critical early phases of product-market fit and scaling.
Sector Diversity: Invests across multiple high-growth sectors such as fintech, e-commerce, real estate, retail, and cybersecurity.
Quiet Conviction: Takes a patient, conviction-driven approach to backing founders, emphasizing long-term value creation over hype[1][2][4].

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Outliers is positioned at the intersection of rising entrepreneurial activity in the MENA region and the global expansion of technology-driven startups. The firm rides the trend of increasing early-stage venture capital interest in emerging markets, particularly in Saudi Arabia and the broader Middle East, where digital transformation and fintech innovation are accelerating. Timing is critical as these markets mature and regulatory environments improve, creating fertile ground for category-defining companies. Outliers influences the ecosystem by providing not only capital but also operational expertise, helping to professionalize startup growth and attract further investment into the region[2][3].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, Outliers Venture Capital is likely to expand its fund size and portfolio breadth, continuing to back outlier founders with unique insights and scalable business models. Trends such as fintech innovation, digital marketplaces, and cybersecurity will shape their investment focus. Their influence may grow as they help build a more robust startup ecosystem in MENA, potentially becoming a key bridge between US and Middle Eastern tech markets. The firm’s operator-led, conviction-driven approach positions it well to identify and nurture the next generation of category-defining companies, reinforcing its role as a catalyst for innovation in emerging markets[1][2][3][4].

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High-Level Overview

Origin Story

Core Differentiators

Operator-led Investment Model: Outliers is run by entrepreneurs and investors who actively mentor founders, providing hands-on guidance beyond funding.
Deep Network Strength: The firm leverages extensive connections in the US and MENA startup ecosystems to support portfolio companies with resources and partnerships.
Focused Early-Stage Expertise: Specializes in pre-seed and seed rounds, helping startups through critical early phases of product-market fit and scaling.
Sector Diversity: Invests across multiple high-growth sectors such as fintech, e-commerce, real estate, retail, and cybersecurity.
Quiet Conviction: Takes a patient, conviction-driven approach to backing founders, emphasizing long-term value creation over hype[1][2][4].