Outpost
Biotechnology · Microbiome
$4.4Mtotal raised · 4 rounds on record
$3.5Mlatest round · Pre-Seed · Mar 2026 · 8 mo ago
3backers · Merantix, Merantix Capital
10+team · employees, estimated range
Overview
Outpost builds AI models of the human microbiome so drug, food, and ingredient R&D teams can predict microbiome interactions and flag risks before go/no-go decisions.
Key facts
These are the key facts about Outpost on Alion as of Nov 13, 2026. Outpost is headquartered in Boulder, United States. It was founded in 2019. It has raised $4.4M in 4 funding rounds. The latest round is Pre-Seed of $3.5M, announced in 2026.
- Headquarters
- Boulder, United StatesAlion company profile, updated Oct 3, 2026
- Founded
- 2019Alion company profile, updated Oct 3, 2026
- Employees
- 10+Alion company profile, an estimated range
- Total raised
- $4.4MSum of 4 equity rounds Alion knows
- Latest round
- Pre-Seed · $3.5M · Mar 2, 2026Press report · thenextweb.com
Official records
Funding and backers
Total raised
$4.4M
4 rounds on record
Latest round
$3.5M
Pre-Seed · Mar 2026 · 8 mo ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Backers
3
Merantix, Merantix Capital
The money's age
Fresh money
8 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
35/100
in the news, fresh money
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Mar 2
Raised a round Pre-Seed $3.5M · TNW Startups-technology
Mar 23, 2021
Raised a round Venture round $100k · SEC Form D
Dec 26, 2019
Raised a round Venture round $745k · SEC Form D
May 9, 2019
Raised a round Venture round $75k · SEC Form D
2019
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 7%
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Seed | Mar 2026 | $3.5M | — | TNW Startups-technology |
| Venture round | Mar 2021 | $100k | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Dec 2019 | $745k | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | May 2019 | $75k | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Outpost Bio, Inc. | its site |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Dane McDonaldExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
Merantix 
Merantix Capital 
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People
Dane McDonald
Executive Officer, Director
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News
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Boulder
United States
HQ
10-50 est. staff
How to cite this page
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