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Outsiders Fund
Outsiders Fund is an early-stage VC firm supporting founders with outside perspectives disrupting overlooked, antiquated and long-standing industries.
Outsiders Fund
Outsiders Fund is an early-stage VC firm supporting founders with outside perspectives disrupting overlooked, antiquated and long-standing industries. It focuses on Seed & Series A with check sizes of $500K - $8M, investing in the United States and Canada. The firm seeks unique founders with novel backgrounds building disruptive, modern solutions within inconspicuous industries and overlooked spaces.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2020
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
New York
Corporate office
New York, NY, United States
Principals
Austin McChord
Co-Managing Partner
Theodore Seem
Co-Managing Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What investment stages does Outsiders Fund target?
The firm focuses on Seed and Series A. Its own materials cite a check size of $500,000 to $8 million, positioning it for initial institutional rounds in companies that have often been passed over by generalist early-stage funds.
Which sectors does Outsiders Fund explicitly avoid?
The firm does not publish a formal exclusion list, but its portfolio reveals a systematic avoidance of the consumer internet, fintech, and AI-assistant categories that dominate most venture portfolios. Instead, it concentrates on physical-world industries — industrial automation, agriculture, cybersecurity for managed service providers, and space-hardware manufacturing.
Does Outsiders Fund maintain a co-investment or syndicate model?
No such model is publicly disclosed. The team’s size and the absence of a listed LP base or co-investor club suggest the firm operates as a traditional, discretion-driven early-stage fund rather than a deal-by-deal syndicate.
Where does the underlying capital come from?
Outsiders Fund has not publicly disclosed its limited partners or the origin of its capital. No wealth-origin attribution is available from the firm’s website or other primary sources.
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