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Outward VC
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Outward VC invests in early-stage founders solving the most important problems at the intersection of financial services and society. The firm believes fintech extends far beyond traditional financial services, envisioning a future where finance is more open, more embedded, and intertwined with global, society-shifting challenges — spanning insurance, real estate, legal services, healthcare, education, energy, and work/HR. Outward leads the first institutional funding round (pre-Series A), typically investing up to £5m and often taking 50% of the round, with significant follow-on capital reserved. The firm emphasises a people-first, transparent, and flexible process, acting as a collective to support founders post-investment. As Kevin Chong has noted: 'After we deployed £20m into early-stage funding rounds, our portfolio companies went on to secure over £570m of follow-on equity funding within three years.'
Notable quotes
“Starting out as a Founder is one of the toughest challenges out there, especially at the early stage. Our new fund continues our mission to make the early-stage experience easier for Founders, starting with leading their first institutional funding round. As a testament to our personalised approach, we are often the first call that our Founders make when facing an important challenge.”
“We help early-stage start-ups breakthrough by leading their first institutional funding round. In our first fund, after we deployed £20m into early-stage funding rounds, our portfolio companies went on to secure over £570m of follow-on equity funding within three years.”
“Outward has a long-standing thesis around the power of combining technology, networks and innovative structures to open up exclusive financial products to a much larger audience whilst also transforming the user experience. Firenze is the embodiment of this, bringing to market a highly demanded solution that acts as a clear win-win-win for borrowers, wealth managers and funders.”
Team
Kevin Chong
Co-Founder and General Partner
Sanchit Dhote
Principal
Andi Kazeroonian
Principal
Sebastien Mafuna
Investment Manager
D'Arcy Martin
Head of Platform
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capsa AI | Seed | $2m | 2024-09-01 |
| Infrawatch | Seed | — | 2026-03-17 |
| Steward | Seed | $5m | 2026-03-17 |
| Monq | Seed | — | 2025-11-05 |
| Adclear | Seed | — | 2025-10-15 |
| Curve | Series B | $55m | 2019-07-01 |
| Bud | Series B | $80m | 2022-05-01 |
| Peppy Health | Seed | — | 2020-06-01 |
| PrimaryBid | Series A | — | 2019-02-01 |
| Orbital Witness | Seed | — | 2021-01-01 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Seedcamp | 3 |
| Fuel Ventures | 2 |
| Pentech Ventures | 2 |
| Cherry Ventures | 2 |
| Lakestar | 2 |
| LocalGlobe | 2 |
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