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Jiake Liu

Founder of Outer

Santa Monica, California

Overview 

Jiake Liu is the Co-Founder & CEO of Outer, a successful venture in Santa Monica, California. With a background in software engineering and entrepreneurship, Jiake has made strategic investments in various startups, including Doorvest and Eterneva, and has a track record of supporting companies like Podsights, which was later acquired by Spotify.

Work Experience 

  • Co-Founder & CEO

    2017 - Current

    We are on a mission to inspire happier, healthier and more fulfilling lives by bringing people together outside through intentionally designed outdoor furniture and lifestyle products. https://liveouter.com/

Outer is a direct-to-consumer outdoor furniture brand.

Raised $64,950,000.00 from Private Ventures Group and Cosmic Venture Partners.

  • Advisor

    2023

  • Angel Investor

    2021

Doorvest is a modern, frictionless way to own income generating homes entirely online.

Raised $92,500,000.00 from Unpopular Ventures, M13, Mucker Capital, Sprint Vc, Gaingels, Alumni Ventures, Visary Capital and Socially Financed.

  • Angel Investor

    2021

  • Angel Investor (Acquired by Spotify)

    2019

Podsights builds the tools to take podcast advertising from guesswork to a science.

Raised $5,500,000.00 from BDMI, nvp capital, Greycroft, Graham Holdings, Betaworks, Supernode Global, Aglaé Ventures, Howard Lindzon, BDMI and Supernode Global.

  • Angel Investor

    2020

Eterneva is a developer of diamond technology intended to convert cremated ashes of loved ones into memorial diamonds.

Raised $17,800,000.00 from Tiger Management Corporation, Goodwater Capital, Kara Nortman, Philip A. Cutler, Next Coast Ventures, Capstar Ventures, Lydia Jett, Mark Cuban, Springdale Ventures and FEMPIRE x SoGal.

  • Angel Investor

    2019

Pangaea creates and grows digital-first brands for the audience.

Raised $80,500,000.00 from Third Seven Capital, Base10 Partners, Sand Hill Angels, Unilever Ventures, Eurazeo, GPO Fund, Gradient and Wealthing VC Club.

  • Angel Investor

    2018

Dray Alliance is a trucking industry with a technology platform that makes deliveries to warehouses simple, predictable, and transparent.

Raised $55,060,000.00 from FJ Labs, Karman Ventures (fka Moving Capital), Matrix, Invus Opportunities, Bossa Invest, Quiet Capital, Headline and Craft Ventures.

  • Angel Investor

    2018

Manufactured is a digital inventory platform for SMBs.

Raised $35,500,000.00 from TriplePoint Capital, Positive Sum, MS&AD Ventures and Umami Capital.

  • Angel Investor

    2018

FreshLime is a customer interaction platform for businesses who want to simplify modern communication with local consumers.

Raised $13,080,000.00.

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