Outcast Ventures

Catalyst is where the top 1% builders meet co-founders they'd never find otherwise. $1M+ in compute/inference credits, $500k investment, and SF office space

Outcast Ventures invests $500K–$1M at pre-seed and seed in AI, enterprise, consumer, and more. Often these founders look like outcasts before they look right.

The page advises how to proceed after meeting a potential technical co-founder.

The Catalyst application process evaluates founders based on recurring patterns rather than startup ideas.

Andy Chen and Amy Lin, Coatue and NFX alums, announce Catalyst by Outcast Ventures — the first founder formation engine for the top 1% of builders.

On co-founders, first hires, and the team decisions that compound.

Amy Lin is Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Outcast Ventures. Previously Chief Product Officer at NFX, and founder of YC-backed Blendspace.

Andy Chen is Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Outcast Ventures. Previously General Partner at Coatue, founding the venture practice with investments in Figma, Scale AI, and Chime.

Outcast Ventures is an early-stage venture firm founded by Andy Chen and Amy Lin in San Francisco.

Outcast Ventures is a pre-seed/seed venture capital fund in San Francisco that invests between $500,000 and $1,000,000 in founding teams and early hires, including those formed through Catalyst.