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Outlierz Ventures
Outlierz Ventures

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About Company
Outlierz Ventures is a Morocco-based VC firm investing in African tech startups.

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founded date

01.01.2017

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IPO status

Private

Description

Founded in 2017, Outlierz Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Casablanca, Morocco. The firm focuses on investing in tech-enabled startups in Africa, particularly in the fintech, insurtech, logistics, distribution & retail, agritech, and health tech sectors. They typically invest in Seed and Pre-Series A companies that are solving fundamental problems and digitizing traditional industries. Outlierz Ventures has a strong track record of exits and is known for its active investment activity, with 2-6 deals per year. They have a preference for startups that are 2-3 years old and have a network of industry experts to provide value-added support. The firm has invested in popular portfolio startups such as WaystoCap, Sokowatch, and MaxAB. Despite being founded in Morocco, Outlierz Ventures frequently invests in the United Kingdom. They also collaborate with other investors such as Y Combinator, Story Ventures, and SpeedUPAfrica.
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Casablanca, Morocco

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http://www.outlierz.co

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Financials

Investments
12
Date 
name 
Lead 
type 
Raised 
15.08.2024
Wattnow
Wattnow
No
Series A
—
13.02.2023
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Terraa
No
Pre-Seed
$1.5M
15.12.2022
Suplyd
Suplyd
No
Pre-Seed
$1.6M
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$1.8M
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Retailers

Subsector

Diversified Retailers

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Marketplace, E-Commerce, E-Commerce Platforms

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Casablanca, Morocco

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total raised

$3.12M

People

Founders
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Kenza Lahlou
Kenza Lahlou

Kenza Lahlou

Ms. Kenza Lahlou is the Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Outlierz Ventures. She started the fund after 4 years of experience building the Moroccan startup scene through StartupYourLife, one of the key ecosystem players. She co-founded it after gaining experience in San Francisco working closely with startups and accelerators in emerging markets. Prior to that, she worked in PE, management consulting, and the tech industry. She holds a BSc and MSc in Computer Science from INSA in France and a Master of Strategy and International Business from ESSEC Business School in Singapore. She completed a Leadership Executive Program at the Harvard Kennedy School in 2016.

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Outlierz Ventures
Outlierz Ventures

organization founded

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Kenza Lahlou

Kenza Lahlou

Employee Profiles
5
Wacim Ben Yahya

Wacim Ben Yahya

Financial & Operations Officer

Financial & Operations Officer

Ismail Bargach

Ismail Bargach

Growth Hacker

Growth Hacker

Nawfal Laghzali
Nawfal Laghzali

Nawfal Laghzali

Growth Hacker

Growth Hacker

Winston D. Reid
Winston D. Reid

Winston D. Reid

Director of Portfolio Management

Director of Portfolio Management

Kenza Lahlou
Kenza Lahlou

Kenza Lahlou

Managing Partner

Managing Partner

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