Driven by a deep interest in emerging technology, Blaine has always had an affinity for venture capital. Prior to Outlander, he worked for various funding entities, ranging from angel syndicates to multi-billion dollar growth equity firms and multinational banks. In each role, Blaine’s hands-on approach to scaling portfolio companies and aligning venture growth with the strategies of their investors and consumers developed his knack for creating and executing strategic and operational plans.

Blaine holds an MBA from Vanderbilt University—where he concentrated in Strategy, Finance, and Entrepreneurship—and an undergraduate degree from Lehigh University. While at Vanderbilt, Blaine consulted for multiple funds in the Nashville market and ran Vanderbilt’s “Launching the Venture” program, mentoring numerous start-ups through their initial launch and subsequent rounds of financing.

Since joining Outlander in 2021, Lucas has focused on leading investments and coaching portfolio companies like Sidework, Crow Industries, Vidrovr, and others. Lucas also spends time operationally supporting portfolio companies in their capital raises.

Before joining Outlander, Lucas developed a wide variety of business development and corporate strategy expertise across many industries and company sizes throughout his career. A true Outlander and jack-of-all-trades, Lucas has managed a $400M book of business for a Fortune 100 energy company, expanded distribution channels for a film studio in Rome, facilitated deals for an international aerospace company, and published biomedical research in “Neuron.” 

Lucas earned his undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University and his MBA from Emory University, where he concentrated on Strategy and Innovation.

Leura Craig is a former founder and experienced investor who previously bootstrapped two startups as founding CEO. Her most recent startup, Laurel & Wolf, raised more than $30M from CRV, Benchmark, and other leading investors, and scaled to serve tens of thousands of customers across the United States.

Since 2015, Leura has invested in dozens of early-stage companies and advises founding teams on product strategy, operations, customer growth, design, hiring, and achieving product-market fit. Her investing focuses on sectors shaping the next decade of innovation, including the future of work, future of commerce, hardware and robotics, and AI. She is passionate about expanding access to venture capital and works to fund and support diverse founders and entrepreneurs emerging from non-traditional markets.

Outside of her work in venture capital, Leura is actively involved in community and education initiatives in New York and volunteers with programs supporting her children’s school and the 92NY community. She was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and Goldman Sachs’ “100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs.”

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