Outliers Venture Capital

Name

Outliers Venture Capital

Legal name

Outliers Venture Capital

Website

https://outliers.vc

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early-stage venture capital fund management

NAICS

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akta.pro primary industry

Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Emerging Manager / Seeding Platforms (Multi-Manager) (FSANAGAF)

Keywords

• Early-stage venture capital
• Seed and Series A investing
• MENA startup investing
• Venture capital fund management
• Startup founder partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Menlo Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Venture Capital Fund Management: Outliers generates returns through carried interest and management fees from its venture capital fund. The firm invests early-stage capital into portfolio companies and realizes returns upon exits or distributions. Its portfolio includes companies across MENA and the US–MENA corridor, spanning fintech, e-commerce, cybersecurity, proptech, agritech, and AI.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Outliers Venture Capital is an operator-led early-stage venture capital firm that invests patient capital in MENA-based outlier founders across fintech, e-commerce, cybersecurity, education, energy, and AI. Alongside its core investing activity, the firm operates two ecosystem programs: the Outliers Fellowship, a summer talent-placement program run in partnership with SVC, and the Outliers Builders Summit, an annual founder/investor gathering hosted in Riyadh.

Product overview

Outliers Venture Capital is an operator-led venture capital firm that partners with outlier founders building companies at the edge of what's next in the MENA region. The firm operates as a unified investment platform with three core offerings: (1) direct investment in early-stage startups through funding rounds, (2) the Outliers Fellowship Program - a summer internship initiative placing talent in portfolio companies, and (3) the Outliers Annual Summit - an ecosystem gathering for builders, investors, and founders. The firm's portfolio spans multiple sectors including fintech, commerce, education, cybersecurity, and energy across Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, and the USA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Outliers Fellowship: Summer internship and talent development program placing exceptional students and early-career professionals in MENA's fastest-scaling technology companies
• Outliers Builders Summit

Products and services

• Early-stage venture capital investments Direct seed and early-stage venture capital investments in MENA-based outlier founders across fintech, e-commerce, cybersecurity, education, energy, and AI-native software verticals; deployed through direct deal sourcing and partnership co-investment, with recent leads including Stream ($4M, Nov 2025), Strataphy ($6M, Nov 2025), Grove ($5M, Jan 2026), and investments alongside later-stage rounds (Nawy $52M Series A, Tabby Series E).
• Outliers Fellowship Program A summer internship and talent development program, run in exclusive partnership with SVC, that places exceptional students and early-career professionals inside MENA's fastest-scaling technology companies across the Outliers portfolio and partner network. The 2026 cohort selected 14 fellows from 400+ applicants. Fellows gain hands-on experience in engineering, product, and business roles alongside 1:1 mentorship and closed-door sessions with founders and investors.
• Outliers Builders Summit An annual flagship gathering in Riyadh bringing together 150+ founders, operators, investors, and ecosystem leaders from 115+ organizations for speaker sessions, build activations with portfolio companies (e.g., Replit full-day build activation), and curated discussions on product excellence, design, trust, and capital cycles in the MENA venture ecosystem.

Quantifiable outcome

• Outliers-led Grove seed round: $5M
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• SVC (Saudi Venture Technologies)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Outliers entered an exclusive partnership with SVC in 2026 to deliver the Outliers Fellowship program. The partnership reflects a shared belief that venture ecosystems are built by capital plus talent depth. SVC's mandate to develop Saudi Arabia's venture ecosystem extends to backing a dedicated talent pipeline for high-growth technology companies. The 2026 cohort comprises 14 Fellows selected from over 400 applicants, placed in companies across the Outliers and SVC network.
• The Althari GroupcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025The Althari Group partnered with Outliers as a co-host for the Outliers Builders Summit 2025, the firm's flagship annual event in Riyadh that brought together 150+ guests from 115+ organizations.
• ZendeskcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Zendesk partnered with Outliers for the Outliers Builders Summit 2025, contributing to a gathering focused on builders shaping MENA's tomorrow.
• AWScoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025AWS was a partner for the Outliers Builders Summit, having co-hosted the inaugural 2024 edition held at JAX District in Riyadh.
• CartaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Carta was a partner for the inaugural Outliers Builders Summit in 2024.
• ReplitcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Replit joined as an activation partner at the Outliers Builders Summit 2025, hosting a full-day build activation. It returned as vibe-coding partner for the Outliers Buildathon 2026 and co-hosted the Replit x Outliers: Cowork & Build event in New York. Outliers subsequently invested in Replit.
• GroveminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Grove, a portfolio company, was an activation partner at the Outliers Builders Summit 2025, bringing a curated farmers-market experience with fresh, locally sourced produce.
• More ThanminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025More Than was an activation partner at the Outliers Builders Summit 2025, providing food for attendees.
• Saudi-U.S. ForumminorOthers · 1 January 2025Outliers' General Partner Sarah AlSaleh participated in the Saudi-U.S. Forum roundtable 'Capital Connections: Ventures for the Next Wave of Innovation,' representing the Saudi venture ecosystem and advancing the US–MENA corridor thesis.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Shorooq Investments: UAE-based early-stage VC firm investing from pre-seed to Series A across MENA in fintech, digital infrastructure, and commerce. Comparable in stage, sector mix, and MENA-only mandate.
• Raed Ventures: Early-stage VC firm focused on Saudi and MENA founders, investing in fintech, e-commerce, and consumer internet. Operates at similar check sizes and stage as Outliers within the same KSA deal pool.
• Wa'ed Ventures: Aramco's venture capital arm investing in early-stage Saudi tech startups across fintech, enterprise, and consumer. Direct overlap with Outliers on geography, stage, and ecosystem events in KSA.
• Vision Ventures: Saudi-domiciled early-stage VC firm investing in tech-enabled MENA startups across fintech, healthtech, and enterprise. Operates from Riyadh and competes in the same KSA seed-to-Series A deal ecosystem as Outliers.
• STV: Saudi-born VC firm investing across MENA at multiple stages. GP Sarah AlSaleh previously led multi-stage investments at STV before joining Outliers. Closest comparable peer in geography, stage, and sector focus.

Broad incumbents

• Sanabil Investments: Saudi sovereign-backed investment vehicle that commits LP capital and co-invests across global and MENA venture funds. While not a direct competitor for deals, it is both a comparable capital allocator in KSA and a key ecosystem LP/funder shaping the same investment landscape as Outliers.
• 500 Global: Global venture firm with an active MENA program and accelerator that invests in pre-seed and seed across Saudi, UAE, and Egypt. Operates at earlier stages and broader geographic scope than Outliers but competes for many of the same early founders in the region.

Regional players

• Algebra Ventures: Early-stage VC focused on Egyptian and MENA tech startups, investing at seed and Series A. Outliers' portfolio includes multiple Egypt-based companies (Breadfast, Nawy, Kenzz) making Algebra a comparable on Egyptian deal flow.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/outliersvc
• Xx.com/outliersvc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments33 records

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