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Outdoor Kids Ventures

VC
Austin, TXWebsite

Outdoor Kids Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, Consumer, EdTech. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.5M checks and has 6 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$1.5M
Portfolio
6 companies on record
Partners
8 listed
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Other, Consumer, EdTech
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-08

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.5M

Portfolio

6+ companies

Team

8 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in startups that promote outdoor activities and wellness among children and families.

How Outdoor Kids Ventures invests

Outdoor Kids Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Consumer, EdTech.

Outdoor Kids Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$1.5M per investment.

Outdoor Kids Ventures has backed 6 companies in our records, including Adventure Kits, OUTDOOR KIDS LIMITED, Tinkergarten.

Partners & Team

VB

Valerie Beichner

Executive Director

JL

Joanna Lemmon

Programs Manager

MR

Michael Roberts

Investment Director

Outdoor
Wellness
SR

Samone Riddle

Marketing Manager

DN

Dave Neidert

Vice President of Operations

AA

Ash Andrews

CEO

JR

Jody Rutten

Director of Education

LB

Luke Borowy

Director of Paddlesport

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Consumer
EdTech

Portfolio Companies (6)

Other

AD

Adventure Kits

Outdoor Adventure Gear
OU

OUTDOOR KIDS LIMITED

Unknown·Unknown

UK operating company mentioned in search results, not a venture capital firm

TI

Tinkergarten

Education·Seed / Series A

Provider of outdoor early childhood education programs

OM

Omidyar Network

Investment Firm·N/A

Impact-focused investment firm that backed Tinkergarten rounds

OW

Owl Ventures

Investment Firm·N/A

Education-focused venture capital firm that invested in Tinkergarten

RE

Reach Capital

Investment Firm·N/A

Education technology-focused venture capital firm involved in Tinkergarten funding

How to pitch Outdoor Kids Ventures
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Consumer, EdTech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Valerie Beichner, Executive Director.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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