Outbound Ventures is a New York City based Venture Capital firm focusing on early stage investments in the consumer tech space. We work alongside early stage founders and leverage our global network in order to see our companies mature and achieve their full potential.
Worky is a company that specializes in employee-centric human resource software, aimed at transforming HR management for small and medium enterprises. The platform facilitates improved communication between firms and their employees while enhancing employees' financial well-being. Worky's software automates various HR activities and benefits, ensuring accurate payroll calculations without errors. It enhances data security and allows clients to streamline their HR processes on a single platform, thus simplifying management tasks and improving overall efficiency in human resource operations.
Treinta
Series A in 2022
Treinta is a digital ledger application tailored for microbusinesses in Latin America, where a significant majority still rely on traditional pen-and-paper methods for record-keeping. The app enables users to efficiently track sales, expenses, debts, and inventory while providing real-time insights into key business metrics like cash flow and profitability. By digitizing financial processes, Treinta helps business owners save up to 30 minutes daily on bookkeeping tasks and enhances overall operational efficiency by over 30%. This innovative tool supports the estimated 50 million microbusinesses in the region by facilitating informed decision-making and streamlining financial management.
Sanzo
Series A in 2022
Sanzo is a beverage company focused on creating sparkling water that highlights unique Asian flavors. Its flagship product line features flavored sparkling water made with real fruit and no added sugars, offering a refreshing and authentic taste. By emphasizing clean and natural ingredients, Sanzo aims to deliver quality beverages that reflect the richness of Asian culinary traditions while remaining accessible to consumers. The company’s mission is to bridge cultures through its distinctive flavors, providing a refreshing experience that resonates with those who appreciate authentic tastes.
Fractional
Seed Round in 2021
Fractional is a platform that facilitates fractional ownership in real estate, making property investing more accessible to a broader audience. By developing an investment application, the company aims to lower the cost of entry and reduce the time commitment traditionally associated with real estate investments. Users can directly own fractions of various investment properties, including single-family and multi-family homes, while also visualizing potential returns, cash flow, and associated costs. The platform allows investors to benefit from rental income and appreciation without incurring annual fees or being bound by a holding period.
Flat.mx
Series A in 2021
Flat.mx is the one-stop-shop for residential real estate in Mexico that simplifies the home-buying experience. They provide multiple products and services including home brokerage, a marketplace, and credit products.
Siglo
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Siglo is transforming the internet service provider market in urban communities across Latin America by offering fast wireless home broadband services. The company currently connects over 3,200 homes and generates $150,000 in monthly recurring revenue. Its services are designed to ensure that users can work, study, and enjoy entertainment online, facilitating seamless file uploads and downloads.
Prescient AI
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Prescient AI is a leading provider of advanced automation software that delivers transparency and precise data insights for marketers and direct-to-consumer brands. In response to the evolving landscape of a privacy-focused internet, Prescient AI offers technology that measures, forecasts, optimizes, and continuously backtests marketing funnels with exceptional accuracy, ultimately saving businesses time and resources. The company's artificial intelligence-driven platform simulates various scenarios to provide actionable insights, empowering brands to enhance their advertising campaigns and drive growth. By fostering transparency in its partnerships and software, Prescient aims to rebuild trust in technology while positioning itself as a key player in the future of e-commerce and marketing analytics.
Nabis
Series B in 2021
Nabis is a licensed wholesale marketplace specializing in the distribution of cannabis products to retailers. The company operates a platform that utilizes a rapid distribution network to facilitate the fulfillment, storage, and sales of wholesale cannabis products. This service caters to a diverse range of clients, from small delivery services to large dispensary chains, enabling them to manage wholesale cannabis orders efficiently. Nabis also offers sales, marketing, financing, and data analytics services, coordinating the entire cannabis distribution lifecycle from production to delivery.
Treinta
Seed Round in 2021
Treinta is a digital ledger application tailored for microbusinesses in Latin America, where a significant majority still rely on traditional pen-and-paper methods for record-keeping. The app enables users to efficiently track sales, expenses, debts, and inventory while providing real-time insights into key business metrics like cash flow and profitability. By digitizing financial processes, Treinta helps business owners save up to 30 minutes daily on bookkeeping tasks and enhances overall operational efficiency by over 30%. This innovative tool supports the estimated 50 million microbusinesses in the region by facilitating informed decision-making and streamlining financial management.
fortú
Seed Round in 2021
fortú is the personal finance platform for Latinos and Hispanics
Blank Street
Seed Round in 2021
Blank Street is a coffee chain focused on making coffee accessible and enjoyable for a broader audience by providing convenient locations and a streamlined customer experience. The company employs automated espresso machines that ensure consistent quality, allowing baristas to engage more with customers and cultivate relationships. Blank Street's product offerings include a variety of coffee flavors, baked goods, pastries, and tacos, all designed to enhance the coffee-drinking experience. In addition, customers can conveniently place their orders through a mobile application, facilitating a quick and efficient service. The company's commitment to sustainability is reflected in its goal of operating with zero waste and zero emissions, while utilizing high-quality outsourced vendors for milk and pastries to maintain focus on their core coffee products.
Hydra Studios
Seed Round in 2020
Hydra Studios provides a modern approach to wellness that optimizes body and mind. Now with private suites, individuals can workout, refresh, and recharge
Better Booch
Seed Round in 2020
Better Booch LLC is a manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of premium small-craft kombucha, based in Huntington Park, California. Established in 2012, the company specializes in brewing and canning kombucha using distinct premium loose-leaf tea blends, along with botanicals, herbs, and adaptogens, without any added juice or sugar. Better Booch's offerings include a variety of flavors such as golden pears, ginger, hibiscus, citrus, cherry, and apple. The kombucha is produced in single batches, brewed, bottled, and canned in-house, ensuring quality through rigorous testing and labeling. The company aims to provide consumers with refreshing, non-toxic beverages that promote digestive health and strengthen the immune system. Additionally, Better Booch offers online retail services for its products.
Maude
Seed Round in 2020
Launched in April 2018, Maude is an essentials brand focused on enhancing intimacy for all individuals through high-quality, straightforward, and inclusive products. The company offers a range of body-safe sexual wellness items, including latex condoms, paraben-free lubricants, personal massagers, vibrators, and massage candles. By collaborating with top-tier manufacturers, Maude ensures that its products are user-friendly and designed to elevate everyday intimate experiences. The brand aims to destigmatize and modernize sexual health, providing customers with essential intimacy products that prioritize safety and comfort.
Conjure
Seed Round in 2020
Conjure is an online furniture rental company based in New York that provides an alternative to traditional furniture ownership. Founded by Daniel Ramirez and Aditya Khilnani, the company operates a marketplace featuring designer-curated furniture pieces suitable for both home and office use. Conjure allows consumers to quickly and affordably furnish their spaces with stylish rentals available at reasonable monthly rates. Recently, the company raised $9 million in seed funding, comprising $4 million in equity led by Pillar VC and RiverPark Ventures, along with $5 million in debt financing from CoVenture, to further its mission of transforming how individuals acquire furniture.
Parrot Software
Seed Round in 2020
Parrot Software offers the most innovative and best software, hardware, and process consulting solutions for point of sale and satellite optimization satisfaction of our restaurant and/or fast-food customers. The software handles all of the expected tasks, including customer payments, ordering, seating, and data visualization.
Nexu
Seed Round in 2020
Nexu is a financing platform that enables car dealerships to provide a fully digital and real-time financing experience for buyers. The platform employs artificial intelligence and advanced algorithms to facilitate the comparison of automotive loan options, connecting individuals seeking credit with various financial institutions. Users can optimize their search for auto loans through Nexu's portal, where they can review, analyze, and obtain loan offers without incurring any costs. This streamlined approach enhances access to financing for a broader range of car buyers, making the process more efficient and user-friendly.
Sable
Seed Round in 2020
Sable is a digital banking operator that aims to provide seamless access to financial products for underserved and minority communities, as well as for anyone in need of inclusive banking options. The company offers credit-building cards and no-fee bank accounts that can be established in just five minutes, even for individuals without a credit history, Social Security Number, or U.S. address. This enables newcomers to the United States to quickly initiate their banking experience and gain financial independence. Sable's credit card features enhanced multi-point reporting, allowing users to build credit efficiently while following a transparent path with measurable milestones. This structured approach not only facilitates credit building but also leads to the opportunity for users to graduate to unsecured credit cards, streamlining their journey towards greater financial stability.
Cann
Seed Round in 2020
Cann is a producer of low-dose tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) infused beverages designed to provide all-natural flavor options. The company focuses on creating vegan and gluten-free drinks that contain no artificial sweeteners, flavors, or preservatives. Cann's beverages are crafted with natural citrus and herbal flavors, incorporating a touch of agave nectar to offer a light and refreshing alternative for consumers seeking a social buzz. These micro-dosed non-alcoholic drinks deliver a strength comparable to that of a beer, promoting a new way for individuals to experience cannabis while prioritizing health and wellness.
Dandy
Venture Round in 2020
Dandy is transforming the dental industry by providing comprehensive software and manufacturing solutions aimed at modernizing the dental lab process. The company offers a digital platform that simplifies custom ordering and fulfillment, allowing dental practices to manage their operations efficiently. With features that enable real-time appointment booking and transparent order tracking, Dandy enhances the workflow from the initial order to the delivery of customized restorations. This approach not only improves operational efficiency but also ensures high-quality and affordable dental outcomes, contributing to patient satisfaction. Dandy's innovative technology and streamlined processes have already reached over 2 million users, positioning the company as a key player in the evolving dental market.
Bespoke Financial
Seed Round in 2019
Bespoke Financial, Inc. is a licensed lender based in Los Angeles, California, specializing in providing customized funding solutions to the legal cannabis industry and CBD market. Founded in 2018, the company offers a range of financial services, including invoice financing and inventory financing, tailored to meet the operating capital needs of cannabis cultivators, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and ancillary businesses. By alleviating working capital constraints and accelerating access to capital, Bespoke Financial helps clients across the entire cannabis supply chain scale and grow their operations, ultimately enabling them to realize their full growth potential.
Wethos
Seed Round in 2019
Wethos is a developer of a virtual studio designed to support small business owners in managing and pricing complex projects. Its platform utilizes agile methodologies to create tailored solutions, including brands, websites, digital content, and growth campaigns, that meet the unique requirements of each client. By assembling flexible teams of vetted creative and marketing specialists, Wethos enables businesses to address evolving challenges effectively and enhance their revenue potential.
LAIKA
Seed Round in 2019
LAIKA is an e-commerce platform dedicated to providing a comprehensive range of products and services for pets. The platform features over 4,000 products, including food, snacks, medicines, and accessories from various brands. Additionally, it offers more than 17 services encompassing healthcare, beauty, and entertainment for pets. LAIKA facilitates home delivery for all orders, allowing customers to choose their preferred delivery date and time, including same-day options in major cities. The platform supports multiple payment methods, including online payments and cash on delivery, ensuring convenience for pet owners looking to meet their pets' needs from the comfort of their homes.
Island
Venture Round in 2019
Island Cannabis Co is responsibly producing artisanal quality cannabis products. The company handcrafted each product with care and only source cannabis from California cultivators who share its philosophy and enthusiasm for the craft. The company was founded in 2014 and based in Redondo Beach, California.
Sable
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Sable is a digital banking operator that aims to provide seamless access to financial products for underserved and minority communities, as well as for anyone in need of inclusive banking options. The company offers credit-building cards and no-fee bank accounts that can be established in just five minutes, even for individuals without a credit history, Social Security Number, or U.S. address. This enables newcomers to the United States to quickly initiate their banking experience and gain financial independence. Sable's credit card features enhanced multi-point reporting, allowing users to build credit efficiently while following a transparent path with measurable milestones. This structured approach not only facilitates credit building but also leads to the opportunity for users to graduate to unsecured credit cards, streamlining their journey towards greater financial stability.
Nabis
Seed Round in 2019
Nabis is a licensed wholesale marketplace specializing in the distribution of cannabis products to retailers. The company operates a platform that utilizes a rapid distribution network to facilitate the fulfillment, storage, and sales of wholesale cannabis products. This service caters to a diverse range of clients, from small delivery services to large dispensary chains, enabling them to manage wholesale cannabis orders efficiently. Nabis also offers sales, marketing, financing, and data analytics services, coordinating the entire cannabis distribution lifecycle from production to delivery.
Maude
Seed Round in 2019
Launched in April 2018, Maude is an essentials brand focused on enhancing intimacy for all individuals through high-quality, straightforward, and inclusive products. The company offers a range of body-safe sexual wellness items, including latex condoms, paraben-free lubricants, personal massagers, vibrators, and massage candles. By collaborating with top-tier manufacturers, Maude ensures that its products are user-friendly and designed to elevate everyday intimate experiences. The brand aims to destigmatize and modernize sexual health, providing customers with essential intimacy products that prioritize safety and comfort.
Ayenda Hotels
Seed Round in 2019
Ayenda is the fastest-growing hotel chain in Latin America, with a presence in Mexico, Colombia, and Peru. Ayenda franchises independent hotels in main cities to ensure quality on the basics needs for travelers. Ayenda is a tech-based company that enables run the chain by proprietary software in all areas, from hotel software, pricing algorithms, and user-facing experience.
Spero Foods
Seed Round in 2019
Spero Foods, Inc. specializes in producing and selling alternative dairy products, primarily focusing on cream cheese. Founded in 2016 and based in Oakland, California, the company employs innovative food science and process engineering to create mainstream plant-based dairy alternatives. Spero Foods aims to provide healthier food options for everyone and has received recognition as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies and NEXTY's Best Dairy/Meat Alternative. Its products are available nationally through various channels, including wholesalers, stores, and online platforms, reaching over 3,500 retail locations such as Kroger, Whole Foods, Publix, and Sprouts.
Pair Eyewear
Seed Round in 2018
Pair Eyewear, founded in 2017 and based in New York, specializes in customizable eyeglasses for children. The company offers a unique product line that includes base frames, which are standard glasses, and top frames, which are snap-on fronts that can be easily changed to reflect a child's evolving interests and personalities. By leveraging an e-commerce platform, Pair Eyewear aims to transform the eyeglass experience into an engaging activity for children while simplifying the process for parents. The brand focuses on quality and affordability, providing eyewear that combines style with functionality, featuring hand-polished acetate frames and shatterproof polycarbonate lenses.
Fitco
Seed Round in 2018
Fitco is a software company that specializes in management and retention solutions for fitness boutiques and sports centers. Its platform provides comprehensive administration tools that enable fitness centers to manage sales and monitor customer interactions effectively. By leveraging technology, Fitco helps these businesses streamline their operations, enhance efficiency, and foster community building among users. The company aims to support fitness centers in their growth by improving customer engagement and attracting new clients.
Aprendiendo
Pre Seed Round in 2018
We help students and universities in reducing drop out rates, over 50% in LatAm through our customized contents and self paced learning platform.
Indie Boost
Seed Round in 2018
With billions of $ lost on online ads due to ad blocker technology and millennials becoming harder and harder to reach we built a marketplace where brands can hire gamers to directly promote their product or brand to millions of viewers across the world.
Unbound
Seed Round in 2018
Unbound is a sexual wellness company for women. The company makes and sells vibrators, lubricants,and accessories direct-to-consumer through their website.
Mented Cosmetics
Seed Round in 2017
Mented is a luxury beauty company targeted to women of color. It is a premium beauty line that believes every woman should be able to find herself in the world of beauty. Offering nude lipstick and nail polish shades made especially for Black and Brown beauties, Mented Cosmetics believes that when it comes to beauty, no one deserves to be an afterthought.
Ambrosia
Seed Round in 2017
Industrial/Organic is an organic waste solutions provider that offers infrastructure-as-a-service to waste industry. The company converts food scraps into high-value resources in a distributed facility model.
Tinkergarten
Series A in 2017
Tinkergarten® provides the best early childhood education in the healthiest classroom of all—the outdoors. We match families with leaders in their local community who offer activity-based kids classes that help them develop the skills that matter most—all while having fun!
VoyHoy
Seed Round in 2017
VoyHoy is an online booking platform based in Santiago, Chile, that allows travelers to compare and purchase tickets for various modes of transportation, including buses, planes, trains, ferries, and rideshares. Founded in 2014, VoyHoy aims to help users save time and money by providing a comprehensive comparison of prices from multiple sources. The platform's multi-modal booking system enables customers to easily find and secure the best travel deals available, streamlining the process of planning and booking their journeys across Latin America.
Fresco News
Series A in 2017
Fresco News Inc. operates a citizen-driven platform that enables individuals to share breaking news content through photos and videos. Founded in 2014 and based in New York, the platform empowers users to report news as they experience it, providing diverse perspectives on events. Fresco's service connects users with news outlets across the United States, allowing them to receive notifications about nearby breaking news events and submit their own content for potential compensation. By leveraging mobile technology, Fresco News facilitates a new avenue for everyday individuals to contribute to the news landscape, effectively democratizing the reporting process.
Beek
Seed Round in 2017
Beek is building the top audio platform in Latin America. 10/10 people you see on the streets with headphones, will be listening on Beek to the best audiobooks, podcasts, meditations, and any audio content that they like. There will be a Netflix for Spoken word audio for the 480M+ native Spanish Speakers, and Beek is the team building it.
Charity Miles
Series A in 2017
Charity Miles, Inc., established in 2011 and based in New York, has developed a mobile application that transforms physical activity into charitable donations. The app allows users to select a charity to support while they engage in various forms of exercise, such as walking, running, or biking. By utilizing the phone's GPS, Charity Miles tracks the user's movement and converts the distance traveled into monetary contributions for the chosen charity. This innovative approach not only promotes personal health and fitness but also fosters a sense of community among users who are socially conscious and motivated to contribute to worthy causes through their everyday activities.
Junzi Kitchen
Pre Seed Round in 2017
Founded in 2015, junzi grew out of a hunger for our childhood staples: northern Chinese food made with healthy, seasonal ingredients. Yet recreating the taste of home has done much more than sate our cravings—the amazing power of food in building community has inspired us to make our bings and noodles accessible to all. In just three years, we’ve grown junzi to four locations in New Haven, CT near Yale University, Morningside Heights near Columbia University, Greenwich Village near NYU and (soon-to-open) Bryant Park—and that’s just the beginning!
Rebel
Seed Round in 2016
Rebel is a company based in Washington, D.C., that specializes in in-email checkout products, enhancing the functionality of email as a marketing tool. Founded in 2014 and originally named Rebelmail, the company rebranded to Rebel in June 2018. It focuses on transforming traditional email into an interactive platform that delivers actionable experiences directly within the inbox. By integrating email with user applications and websites, Rebel aims to improve engagement, increase conversions, and encourage more actions from recipients. As of October 2018, Rebel operates as a subsidiary of Salesforce.
Jumpcut
Seed Round in 2016
Jumpcut, Inc. is an online education company based in Hollywood, California, founded in 2014. It specializes in creating engaging courses focused on content creation, including topics such as comedy, growth hacking on social media, viral video production, vlogging, and monetizing brand deals. Jumpcut aims to address the low completion rates typical of online courses by implementing entertainment industry practices that enhance user engagement. As a result, the company boasts a 65% course completion rate, significantly higher than the industry average, and retains 90% of its subscribers on a monthly basis. Through its innovative approach, Jumpcut seeks to transform the online learning experience into something more captivating and effective.
AYR
Venture Round in 2016
AYR, Inc. is a womenswear brand based in New York City, established in February 2014 by co-founders Maggie Winter and Jac Cameron. The company specializes in a diverse range of apparel, including jeans, shirts, dresses, shorts, jackets, and work-wear. Initially launched as an e-commerce platform, AYR focuses on denim and has since expanded its presence through a guideshop and wholesale partnerships. The brand emphasizes convenience by offering online shopping, allowing customers to easily access and purchase a variety of clothing and fashion accessories delivered directly to their homes. AYR's name, which stands for "All Year Round," reflects its commitment to providing versatile and stylish options for women throughout the year.
Tinkergarten
Seed Round in 2016
Tinkergarten® provides the best early childhood education in the healthiest classroom of all—the outdoors. We match families with leaders in their local community who offer activity-based kids classes that help them develop the skills that matter most—all while having fun!
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