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Outlander VC Activity

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Senior Partner Jordan Kretchmer published a thesis essay arguing robotics needs a shared protocol layer (MCP for the physical world) to enable interoperability across perception, control, teleoperation, haptics, simulation, and foundation models.

Robotics Needs Its Missing Standard: An MCP for the Physical World

outlander.vcMAY 18, 2026

MAY 18, 2026

New Fund

Raised $250M Outlander Magellan Fund III, the firm's largest fund, to invest in pre-revenue startups built by uniquely qualified founders across the US.

Outlander Magellan Fund III

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HavocAI raised $100M Series A for high-rate production of autonomous maritime vessels.

HavocAI

HavocAI Outlander VC

outlander.vcMAY 12, 2026

MAY 12, 2026

Essay

Published thesis piece explaining how the Outlander Founder Framework identified NODA AI founders as exceptional before product-market fit.

Why we backed NODA AI at pre-seed

outlander.vcFEB 26, 2026

FEB 26, 2026

Essay

Published annual partner predictions covering robot economy infrastructure, contextual commerce, grid bottleneck, AI-driven design, teleoperation, and healthcare AI routing.

Our Investing Partners' Predictions for 2026

outlander.vcFEB 5, 2026

FEB 5, 2026

Milestone

Portfolio company NODA AI raised $25M Series A led by Bessemer to advance defense autonomy orchestration; Outlander was first pre-seed backer.

NODA AI

NODA AI Outlander VC

ventureburn.comFEB 2026

investors.boozallen.com

FEB 2026

Investment

Led Catalyx Space's oversubscribed $5.4M seed round for orbital logistics and turnkey space mission infrastructure.

Catalyx Space

Catalyx Space Outlander VC

businesswire.comOCT 30, 2025

OCT 30, 2025

Milestone

Portfolio company HavocAI raised $85M to build high-rate autonomous maritime vessels for U.S. military.

HavocAI

HavocAI Outlander VC

fortune.comOCT 9, 2025

OCT 9, 2025

Milestone

Portfolio company Coco Robotics raised $80M to scale its autonomous sidewalk delivery fleet.

Coco Robotics

Coco Robotics Outlander VC

bloomberg.comJUN 2025

JUN 2025

Investment

Led DiffuseDrive's $3.5M seed round for synthetic data generation for physical AI in automotive, aerospace, defense, and robotics.

DiffuseDrive

DiffuseDrive Outlander VC

businesswire.comMAY 14, 2025

MAY 14, 2025