Fund profile / New Zealand

Outset Ventures Fund II

Geography: New Zealand
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: NZD 41.5M
Focus: AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability and SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Outset Ventures Fund II

Outset Ventures Fund II is a venture capital firm based in New Zealand, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionNew Zealand

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Climate & Sustainability

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

NZ deep tech founder scaling lab breakthrough globally

deep tech

NZ-based

lab-to-global

high-conviction

frontier companies

Bullish Signals

Rocket Lab, LanzaTech, Mint, Ternary alumniwebsite

Institutional + family office LP engagement activewebsite

Specialised lab + curated founder communitywebsite

Mat Rowe campus tours driving founder engagementwebsite

R&D facilities proven frontier company builder since 2006website

Momentum Fund backing breakout NZ deep tech winnerswebsite

Aotearoa deep tech engine + global scaling platformwebsite

Outset combines lab space, fund, curated communitywebsite

Contrarian Signals

NZ geography may limit deal flowexternal

Select investor group access gatedexternal

Founder Do's

Build frontier deep tech from lab bench

Leverage Outset lab + community ecosystem

Target global scale from NZ base

Engage early with campus community

Ambitious ideas + execution focus

Founder Don'ts

Non-deep tech startups

No NZ connection

Pre-lab stage only

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund SizeNZD 41.5M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Matt Rowe, Angus Blair

Mat RoweFounder & Campus Leader

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