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Investor Profile: Outward VC

D'Arcy Martin
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  • Seed
  • Series A

Name: Manuel Espinosa and Sebastien Mafuna

Investment company name: Outward VC

AUM: £100m

No. of Portfolio companies: 24

No. of Portfolio companies in the North of England: 1

Average no. of deals per year: 8

Team size: 7

Location(s): UK

Name three notable portfolio companies: Curve, Peppy, Bud, Orbital Witness, Vauban

Fund name: Outward VC II LP

Investment ticket range: £750k-£1.5m

Stage: Pre-Series A rounds of £1-4m

Sectors: Fintech, Insurtech, Enterprise Software, Proptech +

Location: UK

Other investment criteria: UK only

What do you look for in an investee business?🔗

  • Evidence of founder-market-fit
  • Evidence the product/ service needs to exist be it through a single POC / early customers. Revenue is not a prerequisite for investment
  • Potential for global scale

Why founders choose you as an investor?🔗

  • Dedicated to the early-stage
  • Extremely active
  • Generous with our network
  • Lead and help close the initial round

How to get in touch with you?🔗

  • Website inbounds are reviewed every week here
  • We respond to every inbound
D'Arcy Martin
D'Arcy Martin

head of platform 

@ Outward VC

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