# Outlier Ventures

> Outlier Ventures is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Blockchain and SaaS. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/outlier-ventures
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/outliervc?lang=en
- Website: http://outlier.vc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/outliervc/

Outlier Ventures is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Blockchain and SaaS. Outlier Ventures invest in the early stage ventures of exceptionally driven entrepreneurs who are building transformative companies.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 2 | 100% |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Web3 | 1 | 50% |
| Gaming | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yan-David Erlich | Managing Partner | 24 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yan-david-erlich |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Unit | Unit Network DAO is a sovereign layer 1 blockchain built using the Substrate framework by the Web3 Foundation, Polkadot and Parity Technologies. It provides the technological and economic infrastructure for mainstream adoption of the token economy. A near-future in which millions of tokens fuel borderless communities to empower the globe. | $18M |  | Feb 20, 2025 |  |
| Fungies.io | Fungies is a platform to allow game developers and publishers build their own storefronts. - Allows selling Steam or any games via their own Web Shop - Helps mobile game developers sell in-game items via Web channel - Solves the problem of being locked-up with only distribution via AppStore/PlayStore or Steam: this is an additional saleschannel for all game developers - Web2 and Web3 compatible - We are backed by Outlier Ventures, Tatum and CV Labs, - Team: Founder 10 years building startups, 1 exit, 2 VC-backed companies, CTO built one of the first crypto exchanges in 2017. Worked together for the last 2 years.Reach out if you're looking to invest in Gaming, Blockchain, SaaS | $500K | Pre-Seed | Jul 26, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blockchain Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blockchain-founders-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CV VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cv-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Czech Founders VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/czech-founders-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DEPO Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/depo-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Necto Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/necto-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [StartupYard](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startupyard) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Outlier Ventures invest in?

Outlier Ventures invests primarily in Blockchain, SaaS and Web3 startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Outlier Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Outlier Ventures?

The team at Outlier Ventures includes Yan-David Erlich (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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