# Outrun Ventures

> Outrun Ventures is a VC fund in London backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/outrun-ventures
- Website: http://outrunventures.com

Outrun Ventures is a VC fund in London focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Outrun Ventures Invests in early stage fintech, insurtech, regtech, legaltech, and proptech businesses in the UK and Europe. Outrun is the family office of Chris Adelsbach.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.2M–$6.3M |
| Series A | $19M–$30M |
| Series B | $35M–$70M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 8 | 53% |
| Financial Services | 7 | 47% |
| Software | 3 | 20% |
| SaaS | 2 | 13% |
| Banking | 2 | 13% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 27% |
| Series B | 3 | 20% |
| Series A | 2 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 13% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 7% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 10 | 67% |
| Pakistan | 1 | 7% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 7% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chris Adelsbach | Founding Partner | 271 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-adelsbach |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Margarita Finance | Margarita Finance is revolutionizing DeFi by introducing customisable Yield Boosters to the Solana Blockchain. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Nov 27, 2024 |  |
| iCustoms | ClearCustoms use AI & ML to reduce 200m new annual customs declarations time | $2.2M | Seed | Mar 26, 2024 |  |
| Renew Risk | Renew Risk is a software development firm that offers B2B SaaS solutions based on deep science for optimizing the financial lifetime of major renewable energy assets. | $2.2M | Seed | Sep 07, 2023 |  |
| Asset Reality | We build software for law enforcement to seize, manage dispose of crytpocurrencies from criminals. | $6.3M | Seed | Jan 24, 2023 |  |
| Railsr | Railsr is a financial services company. They provide the creation of digital ledgers, connecting digital ledgers to bank accounts, receiving money, sending money, converting money, issuing cards, and managing credit through the API that enables banks and corporate customers to transact digitally. | $26M | Series C | Oct 04, 2022 |  |
| Neem | Neem is Pakistan’s full-stack payment infrastructure platform. We enable businesses of all sizes to accept payments, disburse funds, and manage money through a single, unified system. From collections and disbursements to branded wallets, ledgers, reconciliation, and real-time visibility, Neem powers the financial operations behind Pakistan’sfastest-growing enterprises in logistics, insurance, retail, e-commerce, education, and more.Founded by serial fintech entrepreneurs and backed by leading global investors, Neem is shaping the rails that move Pakistan's digital economy. | $2.5M | Seed | Sep 13, 2022 |  |
| Griffin | Griffin is making a bank you can build on. They provide banking-as-a-service solutions for companies that want to offer financial services products. The company is currently seeking regulatory approval from the PRA and FCA to become the UK's first platform bank. It was founded in 2017 and based in London, England. | $15M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 07, 2022 |  |
| iCustoms | ClearCustoms use AI & ML to reduce 200m new annual customs declarations time |  | Seed | May 31, 2022 |  |
| Post-Quantum | Post-Quantum was founded to counter the emergent threat of quantum cryptanalysis. The company has since branched out into Identity and Access Management (IAM) and blockchain-enabled enterprise SaaS. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | May 01, 2022 |  |
| Outfund | Outfund is a revenue-based finance startup that wants to help online businesses fund growth without giving away equity. | $18.8M | Series A | Apr 27, 2022 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Outrun Ventures invest in?

Outrun Ventures invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Outrun Ventures's check size?

Outrun Ventures typically joins rounds of $2.2M–$6.3M at Seed, $19M–$30M at Series A and $35M–$70M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Outrun Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Outrun Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Outrun Ventures?

The team at Outrun Ventures includes Chris Adelsbach (Founding Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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