Outset Ventures is an accelerator and venture capital firm. Team members are concentrated in Auckland, New Zealand. Known portfolio companies include Basis, Tako, Harper, Hedra, MatX and DatologyAI, 19 companies in all.
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Who to pitch at Outset Ventures
Outset Ventures portfolio companies (19)
- Basis
- Tako
- Harper
- Hedra
- MatX
- DatologyAI
- Browserbase
- Vertus Energy
- Zincovery
- Physical Intelligence
- Re-Leased
- Hot Lime Labs
- OpenStar Technologies
- Aquila
- Aspiring Materials
- Nutrition from Water
- Deep Tech Moonshots
- Emancro Robotics
- Ternary Kinetics
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About Outset Ventures
The firm's listing covers sectors AI, Climate, Food and Hardware, and focus areas Advanced Materials, Alt Protein, Battery and Clean Energy; known deals cluster at Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A.
The team counts 4 people in our database. Angus Blair (General Partner), Ali Rohde (General Partner) and Jess Gilbert (Investor) are shown as the contacts to pitch.
Outset Ventures shares portfolio companies with 20 other investment firms, among them Climate VC Fund, Motion Capital and Aussie Angels.
Frequently asked questions
What is Outset Ventures?
Outset Ventures is an accelerator and venture capital firm whose team is concentrated in Auckland, New Zealand, with a known portfolio of 19 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Outset Ventures invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Climate, Food and Hardware; listed focus areas include Advanced Materials, Alt Protein, Battery and Clean Energy. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Outset Ventures invest at?
The known deals of Outset Ventures include Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Outset Ventures?
3 of the 4 people on file at Outset Ventures are listed as contacts for the firm. All 4 have their own profile page.
How do I contact Outset Ventures?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 4 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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