Outlander VC uses intelligence-style human assessment methods developed from founder Paige Craig's Marine Corps intelligence background to evaluate founders through deep life conversations and a structured framework that scores vision, intelligence, character, and execution, rather than relying on decks or references. The firm specifically seeks oddball, unknown, under-networked, and underrepresented founders in non-core markets like the U.S. Southeast, investing from Day Zero often as the first and only check before teams even have compelling product ideas.