Outlier Code Fund
Outlier Code Fund is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in San Diego, CA investing in Developer Tools, Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $200K–$1.2M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $200K–$1.2M
- Portfolio
- 2 companies on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed
- Sectors
- Developer Tools, Other, AI / ML
- HQ
- San Diego, CA
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-07-15
Pre-Seed
$200K – $1.2M
2+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Backs developer-first startups building AI-enabled software tools for faster code deployment and collaboration.
How Outlier Code Fund invests
Outlier Code Fund is a vc firm based in San Diego, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Developer Tools, Other, AI / ML.
Outlier Code Fund typically writes checks of $200K–$1.2M per investment.
Outlier Code Fund has backed 2 companies in our records, including QuickMerge, ModelOps AI.
Partners & Team
James Staley
Managing Partner
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (2)
Other
QuickMerge
ModelOps AI
- •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Developer Tools, Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $200K – $1.2M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as James Staley, Managing Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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