Kyle Griswold
About Kyle Griswold
Kyle Griswold is a partner at FTV Capital in New York. He joined the growth equity firm in 2007. Before that he was an investment banking associate at Berkshire Capital Securities, where he worked on financial services transactions.
FTV's team page says he leads investments in financial technology and services and in vertical software. GrowthCap named him a Top 40 Under 40 Growth Investor in 2020, 2021 and 2022. He also sits on the Trinity College Board of Fellows, and his LinkedIn lists Trinity College (Hartford) as his school.
No public record of a broad personal angel portfolio turned up in the sources reviewed. His public investing career is institutional, through FTV Capital. Crunchbase lists him as an individual investor on one early-stage round, the Outerlimit pre-seed. Crunchbase also shows him holding board and advisor roles, including at BillingPlatform, Viking Cloud and Egress Software.
The AI round on record is Outerlimit's $16M pre-seed, announced on 22 September 2026. Outerlimit describes itself as a decentralized security and authorization layer for agentic AI. Press coverage lists Griswold, identified as an FTV Capital partner, alongside other individual backers in the round. The round was funded by AlbionVC, Evolution Equity Partners and Crane Venture Partners. The individual amount he invested is not public.
At FTV, his stated focus is financial technology and services and vertical software. Earlier FTV biographies also describe enterprise technology and services and payments and transaction processing. His one public early-stage deal, Outerlimit, is an enterprise security company for AI agents. This suggests interest in AI that touches enterprise and regulated-industry software, though he has not said so himself. He has no public statement on personal check size or on what he looks for in pre-seed founders. FTV's own investments are growth equity, not pre-seed.
- Outerlimit: agentic AI security and authorization layer; $16M pre-seed announced September 2026, with Griswold among the participating individuals.
- ReliaQuest: security operations company where he has served on the board as an FTV partner; FTV has described a decade-long partnership with it.
- BillingPlatform: revenue management software; Crunchbase lists him as a board member.
- Viking Cloud (formerly Sysnet Global Solutions): payments security and compliance company; Crunchbase lists him as an FTV lead investor and board member.
- Egress Software: Crunchbase lists him as a board member.
- ftvcapital.com/team-member/kyle-griswold
- mergr.com/investor/ftv-capital/team/kyle-griswold
- crunchbase.com/person/kyle-griswold
- crunchbase.com/organization/outerlimit
- fintech.global/2026/09/24/outerlimit-raises-16m-as-agentic-ai-outpaces
- albion.vc/spotlight/news/outerlimit-raises-16m-in-pre-seed
- pulse2.com/outerlimit-raises-16-million-pre-seed
- americanbanker.com/author/kyle-griswold
Investing activity
Kyle Griswold appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $16M. The rounds are mostly Pre-seed, with a median round size of $16M. The most recent is Outerlimit (Pre-seed, $16M, Sep 2026).
Kyle Griswold most often invests alongside AlbionVC, Crane Venture Partners, Evolution Equity Partners and David Garfield, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Kyle Griswold
Who is Kyle Griswold?
Kyle Griswold is a partner at FTV Capital in New York. He has been at the growth equity firm since 2007 and leads investments in financial technology and services and vertical software.
Has Kyle Griswold invested in AI startups?
Yes. He took part in Outerlimit's $16M pre-seed round, announced in September 2026. Outerlimit builds a security and authorization layer for AI agents.
What check size does Kyle Griswold write?
His angel check size is not public. His investment in Outerlimit was part of a $16M round with several investors, and his individual amount was not disclosed.
What stage does Kyle Griswold invest in?
At FTV Capital he invests at the growth equity stage. His Outerlimit investment is his one public pre-seed deal found in these sources.
What sectors does Kyle Griswold focus on?
FTV lists his focus as financial technology and services and vertical software. Past FTV bios also mention enterprise technology and payments.
Should I pitch Kyle Griswold as an angel?
The public record of his angel activity is thin, so a pitch is most relevant for enterprise security, fintech or vertical software AI. A warm introduction through FTV or a shared Outerlimit-style investor network is the sensible route.
Is Kyle Griswold an angel investor?
Yes. Kyle Griswold invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Kyle Griswold invested in?
Kyle Griswold's AI investments include Outerlimit. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Kyle Griswold invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Kyle Griswold has invested at Pre-seed, with a median round of $16M.
Who does Kyle Griswold co-invest with?
Kyle Griswold's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are AlbionVC (1 deal), Crane Venture Partners (1 deal), Evolution Equity Partners (1 deal), David Garfield (1 deal) and Manish Madhvani (1 deal).