Outliers
About Outliers
Outliers was started as a MIT special interest group on SciFi-inspired research. In 2016, 20 students & professors syndicated $2M for investing in token-based projects, known as the Outliers Fund I (OFI). We collectively read 880 white papers, tokenomics, smart contracts, worked with 160 founders and invested in 32 of them. In 2018, we exited OFI at 16.2 MOIC and distributed 13.16 DPI to all the LPs. We did it again for Outliers Fund II (OFII) at 11.23 MOIC and distributed 9.71 DPI to all the LPs.
We just completed deploying $33M for Outliers Fund III (OFIII), and OFIII has entered into its Growth & Exit Period (2025-2028). Starting 2025, we have launched two new venture funds: Outliers Scientific Fund (OSF) focusing on Space Technology and Outliers Intelligence Fund (OIF) focusing on Computing.

Poseidon Ho
Founding Partner (Taipei, SF Bay Area)

David Chou
General Partner & IR Head (Taipei)

Ira Winder
Head of Research & CTO (Tokyo, Boston)

Albert Chou
General Counsel & CFO (Taipei, Shanghai)
Albert leads finance & tax at Outliers Fund, overseeing the fund’s financial strategy, accounting & auditing, tax reporting, and regulatory compliance. Albert is a board member of Outliers Fund’s investment committee, where he performs financial due diligence and evaluates investment deals’ financial statements, tax planning, legal and regulatory compliance. Albert brings over 30 years of professional experience in tax and finance from leading high-tech companies like Apple Computer, Inc. and the Big Fours including Deloitte, Ernst & Young, PwC across the U.S., China and Taiwan offices. Albert holds LL.M. from New York University, University of Pennsylvania and J.D. from Rutgers University.

Sophia Wang
Research Associate

Zac Wang
Research & Investment Associate (Taipei)

Alexander Tam
Finance Associate (Hong Kong)
Alexander works alongside our CFO and COO on finance, accounting, tax planning, and legal & compliance. He specializes in Hong Kong profits tax, international financial laws, and Hong Kong fund compliance. He was a senior consultant at one of the Big Four accounting firms. He graduated from USC with a B.S. in Business Administration, M.A. in Photography at the Savannah College of Art and Design, and is in the process of acquiring a law degree from the University of Hong Kong SPACE.

Molly Ho
Marketing & Design (Taipei)
Molly leads marketing and design at Outliers Fund, overseeing all visual communications and producing multimedia content to express the company’s culture through social media. Since 2018, she has collaborated with Outliers Fund on brand identity and visual system development, contributing to the design of visual assets for multiple events. She previously interned at Baidu’s Department of Intelligent Hardware in Beijing as an interaction designer, and worked as a graphic designer at Radical Department in San Francisco. She also served as the lead designer and consultant at semiconductor company OSE.

Hunter Lee Soik
Senior Advisor (Dubai, Bali)
Hunter Lee Soik is a professional with a diverse background in technology and innovation. He has experience in various roles that emphasize the intersection of technology, wellness, and society. He is associated with the ensō group, where he contributes to projects that focus on enhancing civic solutions through applied machine learning. Hunter has a strong academic foundation with studies at MIT Center for Transportation, which informs his approach to developing sustainable and tech-forward solutions. His work encompasses enabling government technology and addressing civil challenges, showcasing his commitment to social impact through technology.
Milestones
Fully deployed Outliers Fund III. Managing and exiting portfolios. Raising Outliers Fund IV.
Continue deploying Outliers Fund III and managing 22 portfolios. Ran Outliers Hacker Houses in 50+ cities worldwide.
Deployed Outliers Fund III on Ethereum via Syndicate. Launched Outliers VC DAO and recruited its founding members.
Exited Outliers Fund II at $23.1M (11.2x) and raised $20M for Outliers Fund III. Structured ecosystem funds.
Set up Asia offices in Shanghai & Singapore. 3 startups acquired, 2 filing for IPO (Outliers Lab #1)
Brought Outliers Lab #1 startups to 12 cities for roadshows with $100M+ raised collectively.
Exited Outliers Fund I at $32.4M (16.2x), launched Outliers Lab #1 with 10 incubation portfolios and invested in 6 of them as Outliers Fund II.
Scored 880+ web3 projects based on their white papers, token economics, smart contracts and invested in 32 of them.
Founded Outliers as a special interest group at MIT and syndicated $2M from 20 students & professors, known as Outliers Fund I.
Outliers Fund
Offices
Palo Alto
Shanghai
Singapore