# Outset Capital

> Outset Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in AI, developer tools, robotics, and the future of work. It is led by AI practitioners and Y Combinator founders — Ali Rohde, Kanjun Qiu, and Josh Albrecht — and backs technical founders at the pre-seed and seed stages.

Outset Capital ("Outset") is a venture firm run by operators and builders. The team's deep technical backgrounds let it evaluate and support frontier AI, devtools, and robotics companies that other investors can't. Outset invests at the earliest stages and is known for hands-on help with recruiting, technical architecture, fundraising, and strategy. The firm is backed by unicorn founders and AI researchers.

Outset Capital is a US firm based in San Francisco, California, and is not affiliated with Outset Ventures, the New Zealand deep-tech venture fund.

## Partners
- **Ali Rohde** — Managing Partner, Outset Capital. Website: https://www.alirohde.com/ | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-rohde-90719970 | X: https://twitter.com/RohdeAli
- **Kanjun Qiu** — General Partner, Outset Capital, CEO, Imbue. Website: https://www.kanjun.me/ | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kanjun | X: https://twitter.com/kanjun
- **Josh Albrecht** — General Partner, Outset Capital, CTO, Imbue. Website: https://joshalbrecht.com/ | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshalbrecht | X: https://twitter.com/joshalbrecht

## Team (LLM-only)
- **Christine Mae Tse** — Chief of Staff, Outset Capital. LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/cmbberbon | Website: https://maetse.com

## What Outset invests in
- **Technical Founders:** We back exceptional technical founders building at the frontier of what's possible. Our team's deep technical backgrounds let us evaluate and support companies others can't.
- **Early Stage:** We invest at the earliest stages — pre-seed and seed — when founders need partners who understand the technical risks and can help navigate them.
- **Hands-On Support:** As builders ourselves, we offer practical, hands-on help with recruiting, technical architecture, fundraising, and strategy.

## Portfolio (selected)
- Browserbase — https://www.browserbase.com (co-investors: Kleiner Perkins, Nat Friedman)
- Caffrey — https://caffrey.ai (co-investors: Arash Ferdowsi)
- Datology AI — https://www.datologyai.com/ (co-investors: Amplify, Felicis)
- Detail — https://detail.dev (co-investors: Conviction)
- Harper Insure — https://harperinsure.com/ (co-investors: YC)
- Hedra — https://www.hedra.com (co-investors: Index, a16z)
- Proliferate — https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/proliferate (co-investors: True Ventures, Paul Graham)
- Kindred — https://livekindred.com/ (co-investors: Dylan Field, NEA, a16z)
- MatX — https://matx.com/ (co-investors: Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross)
- Medra — https://www.medra.ai/ (co-investors: Nat Friedman, Neo, Lux)
- Physical Intelligence — https://www.physicalintelligence.company (co-investors: Sequoia, Lux, Thrive)
- Poetiq — https://poetiq.ai (co-investors: Surface Ventures)
- Reflex — https://reflex.dev/ (co-investors: Lux)
- SiteVue — https://sitevue.ai (co-investors: Untapped Ventures)
- Starsling — https://www.starsling.dev/ (co-investors: Bessemer)
- Tako — https://www.trytako.com (co-investors: A*, Abstract Ventures)

## Podcasts
- **Vibes & Benchmarks** — Outset Capital's weekly AI news podcast, hosted by Ali Rohde and Josh Albrecht. Series page: https://outsetcapital.com/podcasts/vibes-and-benchmarks | Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vibes-benchmarks/id1896880407 | Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033s9DtzxVHo0DuuCDtGV5
- **10 Minutes or Less** — rapid-fire interviews with founders and operators, hosted by Ali Rohde. Series page: https://outsetcapital.com/podcasts/10-minutes-or-less | Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-minutes-or-less-with-ali-rohde/id1887897753 | Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Vyh2yrWGEQlFMNTq5bGtv
- Watch both on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OutsetCapital

## Key pages
- Home: https://outsetcapital.com/
- Team: https://outsetcapital.com/team
- Blog: https://outsetcapital.com/blog
- Jobs: https://outsetcapital.com/jobs
- FAQ: https://outsetcapital.com/faq

## Elsewhere
- X / Twitter: https://twitter.com/outsetcap
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/outset-capital/
- Substack: https://outsetcapital.substack.com/

## Credits
- This site is AI-authored and human-directed.