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Outset Ventures
Outset Ventures is an incubator and early-stage investor focused on deep technology startups. The company provides support to founders by developing science...
Outset Ventures
Outset Ventures is an incubator and early-stage investor focused on deep technology startups. The company provides support to founders by developing science and engineering-based ideas into companies. Outset Ventures offers laboratory and workshop facilities to assist early-stage startups, primarily serving the deep technology sector.
General information
Firm type
Venture Capital
Year founded
2016
Location
Region
Oceania
Country
New Zealand
City
Auckland
Corporate office
Auckland, New Zealand
Principals
Mat Rowe
Founder
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What is Outset's relationship to Rocket Lab?
Rocket Lab was founded in 2006 inside Outset's R&D facilities in Auckland, making it the firm's most prominent alumnus. Outset Ventures did not disclose the terms or size of its initial stake. The company later went public via a SPAC merger in 2021 and has become a multi-billion-dollar launch provider.
Which sectors does Outset explicitly avoid?
Outset does not publish a list of excluded sectors. Its portfolio concentrates on hard science and hardware — space, fusion energy, biotechnology, advanced materials, and climate — and it avoids the consumer-internet and enterprise-SaaS sectors that dominate most generalist venture portfolios.
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