Offscript Ventures

Offscript is a generalist seed fund investing in founders with unconventional narratives — backing "the ones the world writes off." Founded in 2025 by Managing Partner Giuseppe Stuto, the firm is based in Boston, Massachusetts. Stuto co-founded Fam, a group video chat app that scaled to 7 million users before being acquired by DraftKings, later served as COO at deep-tech AI company Pison Technologies, and co-founded 186 Ventures, a $37 million seed fund where he made 29 investments. His stated investment focus centers on AI, spanning software to deep tech. The team includes Sophie Panarese, who previously worked at Cambridge Associates and TJX Companies before joining 186 Ventures as its first team member, and Sean Robins, both supporting the firm's founder-facing platform and operations. Confirmed portfolio activity includes Throne Science, the Austin-based smart toilet sensor tracking gut health and hydration, which included Offscript among the investors in its $10 million Series A round in July 2026. Offscript's approach emphasizes backing founders with atypical, underestimated, or overlooked backgrounds — prioritizing conviction in unconventional stories over pattern-matching to traditional pedigree, consistent with its narrative-driven brand and founder-first ethos carried over from Stuto's earlier work at 186 Ventures.