Outlier Ventures

Outlier Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm and accelerator focused on Web3 and blockchain technology. Founded in 2014, it was among the first to invest in the crypto ecosystem and supports early-stage startups across DeFi, NFTs, infrastructure and metaverse use cases. The firm runs Base Camp, an accelerator launched in 2019 that provides launchpad support and incubation space for pre-seed projects. Through its investments and accelerator activities, Outlier Ventures has supported more than 220 portfolio companies and helped raise over $350 million in seed funding. It maintains a blockchain-agnostic approach and collaborates with leading ecosystems, including Aptos, Filecoin/IPFS, Polygon, and Polkadot, to host dedicated accelerator tracks. The firm aims to accelerate the development of Web3 technologies and the Open Metaverse by backing global projects and fostering interoperable infrastructures.

Stephan Apel

Managing Partner

Rupert Barksfield

Investor

Jamie Burke

Investor

Ray Chohan

Investor

Max Coniglio

Associate

Past deals in Crowdfunding

Loka Mining

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Loka Mining is a decentralized marketplace designed to connect Bitcoin miners with retail investors. The company offers a platform that facilitates a non-custodial mining pool, allowing miners to earn Bitcoin rewards without the risks associated with centralized parties. By providing a forward hash rate marketplace, Loka enables investors to purchase future mining rewards at a discounted rate, thereby offering them an opportunity to acquire Bitcoin at a lower price. This innovative approach not only helps miners access essential capital but also allows investors to participate in the mining ecosystem while mitigating risks associated with traditional investment models.

LIQ

Pre Seed Round in 2023
LIQ is a social bid-to-earn auction marketplace that offers sellers instant liquidity and fair market value for their assets.

Krowdz

Seed Round in 2022
Krowdz is a digital platform that enables artists to monetize their content and deepen fan engagement through ownership and exclusive experiences. It offers social tokens, NFTs, and direct interaction tools that allow artists to create connections with fans, reward community engagement, and monetize audience attention. Fans gain access to exclusive experiences and ownership opportunities, enabling them to invest in artists they admire. The platform is designed to be governed by musicians and their supporters, aligning creator ownership with fan participation.

Artpool

Seed Round in 2021
Artpool is a curator-driven digital platform that aims to transform the art collecting experience through the use of NFTs. It facilitates connections among curators, artists, and art organizations, allowing them to share, exhibit, and fundraise within a global community. The platform offers tools for curators to digitally present their projects, enhance exhibition content, and manage public programming. By fostering collaboration and interaction, Artpool enables art enthusiasts to discover high-quality artworks curated by professionals worldwide, while helping institutions effectively promote and archive their offerings to expand their audience.

GameDAO

Series A in 2021
GameDAO facilitates sustainable financing for video games by connecting loyal gamers, creators, publishers, and investors through crowd-based funding platforms. It offers matchmaking services and empowers independent developers with collaborative tools and shared IP ownership models.

DataUnion

Seed Round in 2021
DataUnion provides a platform that helps groups form data unions to collaboratively create artificial intelligence-ready datasets. The service enables global contributors to upload, annotate, and verify images and other data through bounty missions, producing machine-learning-ready, crowd-sourced, annotated and validated data. It also supports deriving algorithms from the data and allows contributor organizations to co-own the datasets and the resulting algorithms while sharing in financial benefits from their use.

Fleming

Seed Round in 2019
Fleming Protocol creates a decentralized open-source drug discovery ecosystem platform that connects scientists, investors, and institutions. The platform of the company has the unique ability to provide scientists with the ability to monetize their drug discovery and development data, collaborate, monetize, and crowdfund their projects, allowing the healthcare sector to translate impactful research into real-world medicines and devices.
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