When was Outsized Ventures founded?

Outsized Ventures was founded in 2021.

Where is Outsized Ventures' headquarters located?

Outsized Ventures' headquarters is located in London ( United Kingdom ).

How big is Outsized Ventures' investment team?

Outsized Ventures has a team of 8, including 4 partners.

How many companies has Outsized Ventures invested in?

Outsized Ventures has invested in 14 companies, including Mahana & Magdrive.

Which companies has Outsized Ventures invested in lately?

Magdrive & Biorce are the latest investments by Outsized Ventures.

What sectors does Outsized Ventures focus on for investments?

Top sectors in Outsized Ventures' portfolio are Life Sciences (7 investments) and High Tech (7 investments).

What stages of companies does Outsized Ventures typically invest in?

Outsized Ventures primarily invests in Seed and Series A stages.

Outsized Ventures - 2025 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends - Tracxn

Q: How many exits has Outsized Ventures been involved in?

Outsized Ventures' portfolio has seen 1 acquisition.

Outsized Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2021. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of Feb 2025, Outsized Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 14 companies, with 3 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Life Sciences to High Tech and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it led the $1.6M Seed round of MixRift along with SOSV. This round also saw participation from Underline Ventures.

Overall, Outsized Ventures portfolio has seen 1 acquisition, namely Biomage. A lot of funds co-invest with Outsized Ventures, with names like Redalpine sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.

Outsized Ventures has team of 8 people including 4 partners.

Key Metrics

Team Members

Isabel Fox, Lomax Ward & 6 more

Portfolio Count

Mahana, Magdrive & 12 more

Portfolio Sectors

Life Sciences, High Tech & 11 more

Portfolio Locations

United Kingdom, United States & 4 more

Rounds of Entry

Seed & Series A

Portfolio Acquisitions

Biomage

Deals in last 12 months

Magdrive, Biorce & 1 more

Outsized Ventures has a portfolio of 14 companies. Their most notable investments are in MixRift and Julienne Bruno.Their portfolio spans across United Kingdom, United States, Canada and 3 more locations. They have invested in Life Sciences, High Tech, Enterprise Applications and 10 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Outsized Ventures:

1. Mahana

Key facts about Mahana

Founded Year: 2018
Location: San Francisco (United States)
Stage: Deadpooled
Total Funding till date: $81M
Employee Count: 70 as on Dec 31, 2021
Investors: Lux Capital, For Good Ventures and 8 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 11, 2021, $61M

2. Magdrive

Developer of electric propulsion systems for satellites. It provides users with a platform that designs and develops plasma thrusters, which work with high-density propellants. It has an unparalleled power-to-mass ratio. The plasma is generated using a magnetic field.

Key facts about Magdrive

Founded Year: 2019
Location: Harwell (United Kingdom)
Stage: Seed
Total Funding till date: $12.4M
Employee Count: 10 as on Jul 31, 2022
Investors: Founders Fund, EIC Fund and 8 Others
Latest Funding Round: Seed, Feb 25, 2025, $10.5M

3. Treos Bio

Developer of cancer vaccines and companion diagnostics. Its platform technology uses proprietary algorithms to mine patient genetic profiles and match them to their response to therapeutic vaccines. It has two diagnostic products. The PEPI test is a genetic test that predicts the patient's antigen-specific immune response, which in turn can be used to predict the patient's response to therapeutic cancer vaccines. The PEPI test is approved as an IVD kit in Europe. The other diagnostic test under development is the Melanoma PEPI Test for identifying high-risk melanoma patients. In addition, the company is developing the PolyPEPI vaccine and companion diagnostic family of products for melanoma, breast cancer, and lung cancer. The companion diagnostics will be used for the biomarker-based stratification of patients.

Key facts about Treos Bio

Founded Year: 2013
Location: London (United Kingdom)
Valuation: $45.2M as on Jun 10, 2020
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $22M
Employee Count: 12 as on Dec 31, 2020
Investors: Cashline Investment Holding, Luminous Ventures and 43 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 31, 2021, $14M
Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. Kernal Biologics

Developer of mRNA therapeutics for immuno-oncology using deep learning technology. The company is developing platforms using deep learning algorithms and big data to design better mRNA therapeutics. The platform helps in three processes: codon-engineering, smart designing and non-immunogenic selection.

Key facts about Kernal Biologics

Founded Year: 2016
Location: Cambridge (United States)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $35.8M
Employee Count: 18 as on Dec 31, 2022
Investors: Amgen, Gaingels and 19 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 25, 2022, $25M

5. Hoxton Farms

Developer of lab-grown fat substitute products. The platform design and development using a tissue culture system by combining biology and mathematical modeling. The platform grows animal fat in bioreactors to produce cruelty-free and sustainable ingredients.

Key facts about Hoxton Farms

Founded Year: 2020
Location: London (United Kingdom)
Valuation: £55.2M as on Jan 30, 2023
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $25.7M
Employee Count: 14 as on Aug 31, 2021
Investors: Founders Fund, Collab Fund and 12 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, 2023
Highlight: Editors' Pick

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Outsized Ventures has invested in 14 companies over the last 3 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 3 years. In 2024, it made 2 investments, while as of Feb 2025, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Magdrive.

Here are Outsized Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2025 (YTD)	1	0	1
2024	2	0	2
2023	0	0	0
2022	2	0	2

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Outsized Ventures has made 4 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.43M and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $10M.

Here are Outsized Ventures' investments by stage:

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	4
Series A	1

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Outsized Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, AR VR - Industry Applications, Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech, Consumer Goods and Enterprise Applications. Notably, it has invested in 9 Tech companies, 8 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 3 Software companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Native AI.

Here are Outsized Ventures' investments by sector:

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

Sector	No. of Investments
High Tech	2
AR VR - Industry Applications	1
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech	1
Consumer Goods	1
Enterprise Applications	1
Others	7

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Outsized Ventures has made most investments in United Kingdom (3), followed by Romania where it has made 1 investment.

Here are Outsized Ventures' investments by geography:

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

Country	No. of Investments
United Kingdom	3
Romania	1
Spain	1

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Outsized Ventures has made 1 investments in 2025 so far - Magdrive.

Here are the most recent investments by Outsized Ventures:

Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Feb 25, 2025	Magdrive	United Kingdom	Seed	$10.5M	Redalpine [+5]
Nov 14, 2024	Biorce	Spain	Seed	$3.71M	YZR Capital [+3]
Aug 07, 2024	MixRift	Romania	Seed	$1.6M	Underline Ventures [+1]
Nov 04, 2022	Julienne Bruno	United Kingdom	Seed	$5.91M	Cherry Ventures [+2]
Mar 31, 2022	EmitWise	United Kingdom	Series A	$10M	Xplorer Capital [+2]

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1 company from Outsized Ventures' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Biomage in Jan 2024 by Parse Biosciences.

Here are Outsized Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Biomage	Jan 16, 2024	-	-	-

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Outsized Ventures has a team of 8 members including 4 Partners and 1 Venture Partner located in United Kingdom, United States and 1 more locations. Outsized Ventures' team sits on the board of 4 companies.

Here is a list of all team members in Outsized Ventures:

Name	Designation	Location	Board Memberships	Contact details
Isabel Fox	Partner	London	Hadean, Synthace and 1 more	2 Emails
Lomax Ward	Partner	Lisbon	Facesoft	2 Emails
Rodrigo Mallo	Partner	London	-	1 Email
Dan Altschuler	Partner	San Francisco	-	-
Alexander Jan	Venture Partner	Chicago	-	-
Gordon Henderson	Advisor	London	-	-
Alex J	Advisor	Westminster	-	-
Robert Paull	Advisor	San Francisco	-	-

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Over the past 3 years, 27 investors have co-invested in Outsized Ventures's portfolio companies.

Invested before Outsized Ventures: EIC Fund, Founders Fund and 13 others have invested in rounds before Outsized Ventures. There are 1 company where EIC Fund has invested before Outsized Ventures and 1 company where Founders Fund has invested before Outsized Ventures.
Top Co-investors of Outsized Ventures: 12 investors entered a company along with Outsized Ventures. These include investors like Redalpine (1 company).