Leura Craig
Founder & Managing Partner
Investor Los Angeles
Background
- Founded Outlander VC and Outlander Labs
- Built a reputation as a conviction-driven first-check investor
- Top-decile fund performance driven by early bets like Scale AI
- Publishes extensive content on enterprise AI investing (Outlander Field Guide)
- Published "25 Enterprise AI VCs Writing Pre-Seed Checks in 2025" — well-connected in the AI VC ecosystem
Investment Focus
- Enterprise AI
- Pre-seed and seed stage
- First institutional check
- Companies building foundational AI infrastructure and applications
Notable Investments
Scale AI (first check, now valued at $14B+), plus a broader portfolio across enterprise AI and infrastructure at pre-seed/seed stages.
AI Agent Relevance
- Very strong fit — Outlander's entire thesis centers on enterprise AI at the earliest stage
- Being the first check in Scale AI demonstrates exceptional AI deal judgment
- $500K–$2.5M check sizes are ideal for pre-seed/seed AI agent companies
- Top-decile returns mean LPs are happy and follow-on capital is available
- Publishes extensively on enterprise AI VC landscape — deeply networked in the space
- Her Field Guide content shows she actively helps portfolio companies navigate fundraising