Outlaw

Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

New York, United States

Countries of investment

United States
United Kingdom

Investment stages

Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A

Industries

Fintech
SaaS
E-commerce

About
Outlaw is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm that invests in founders building the future of work, commerce, and web3. They position themselves as a founder-first, high-conviction partner, aiming to be the first institutional capital into a company. Their mission is to provide hands-on support to early-stage startups.

Min check size: $250K
Max check size: $1.5M
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Investment Thesis

Outlaw is a founder-first, high-conviction venture capital firm investing in pre-seed and seed stage companies. Their primary focus areas are the future of work, commerce, and web3. They aim to be the first check into a company, providing hands-on support and leveraging their unique LP base of experienced founders, operators, and VCs to help their portfolio succeed.

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Manager's Experience

The founding partners, Shanu Gulati and Heath Butler, bring over 35 years of combined experience as investors and operators. Shanu was previously a Partner at a multi-stage VC firm and started his career at Goldman Sachs, with expertise in enterprise software, fintech, and healthcare IT. Heath was a Managing Director at a growth equity firm and began his career at McKinsey & Company, focusing on software and technology-enabled services.