Builders backing builders

AI practitioners investing in AI, devtools, robotics, future of work

Led by AI practitioners and YC founders

Ali Rohde

Managing Partner,
Outset Capital

Kanjun Qiu

General Partner, Outset Capital
CEO, Imbue

Josh Albrecht

General Partner, Outset Capital
CTO, Imbue

Theo Rohde

Chief Happiness Officer (CHO),
Outset Capital

Theo

Chief Happiness Officer (CHO) Outset Capital

Backed by extraordinary founders

Adam D'Angelo

Drew Houston

Jonathan Frankle, PhD

Dorothy Chou

Akshay Kothari

Partnering with Outset

We're excited to invest before anyone else.

We write small checks (rather than lead rounds), and work to be the most helpful investor per dollar on your team.

We're active — not activist.

We're here to support you, but we will never get in your way. We always cast our vote with the founders.

We've scaled unicorns and taken teams from 0 to 1.

We've built foundation models with 100B+ parameters, raised more than $200M in venture capital, and scaled teams from 200 to 1200. There are only three of us, yet we can speak from experience to many of the challenges you'll face.

Companies we've backed

Co-investors: Kleiner Perkins, Nat Friedman
Co-investors: Lux, E14
Co-investors: Amplify, Felicis
Co-investors: AIX
Co-investors: Bloomberg, Forerunner
Co-investors: Index, a16z
Co-investors: Dylan Field, NEA, a16z
Co-investors: SV Angel
Co-investors: Nat Friedman, Neo, Lux
Co-investors: American Cancer Society
Co-investors: Sequoia, Lux, Thrive
Co-investors: Lux

Community is Critical

Community is critical. Previously, we built the Archive, a co-living house of 22 founders, engineers, and researchers. Now, we host monthly events, including potlucks and small, private dinners for researchers, engineers, and those starting something new. If you’re in the Bay Area, join us.

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