OUTSIZED

We invest where others will not.

We focus on people: innovators, outliers, creators, pioneers and trailblazers, none of whom faint of heart. We prioritise people over technology, science and markets.

WE BELIEVE IN OUTLIERS •

MAX

WARD

Max is bringing up two boys in Lisbon, investing the Outsized funds and working closely with founders. He co-founded DragonChasers, a leading community for accelerating GP and LP activity in Europe. Originally a corporate lawyer at Slaughter and May, he cut his investing teeth at White Cloud Capital and Luminous Ventures, before establishing Outsized Ventures. He has lived and worked in Botswana, Tokyo, Milan and London, is a fan of Garibaldi and spends his free time trail running, playing golf and surfing. He speaks a number of languages: Italian, French, Portuguese, Japanese and Spanish in descending order of proficiency. In 2023, he was diagnosed with Stage 3 colorectal cancer but is now in remission: he is a little more spiritual these days. He is a graduate of the University of Cambridge and a Kauffman Fellow.

ROD

MALLO

Rod is a recovering sneakerhead, hip hop enthusiast and former founder of four companies. One hit and three failures. He is an outsider that invested in over fifty companies at the intersection of biology and engineering during his time as a Partner at SOSV. He believes that the best thing a venture investor can do for a company is give them money and get out of their way. Rod holds executive education qualifications in venture capital from UC Berkeley and is also a Kauffman Fellow.

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