18 Future of Work Investors Based in Austin

Your odds of raising from local investors are better than trying to raise capital from outside your city. We put together this list to help Austin-based founders connect with future of work-based investors that write checks into Future of Work companies. Here are 18 investors that match that criteria.

1) Ben Beverly

Fund: Next Coast Ventures
Title: Senior Associate
Location: Austin, TX
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Cloud, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, Fintech, Enterprise

2) Ben Mathews

Fund: Night Ventures
Title: General Partner
Location: Austin, TX
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Cosmetics, Art, Cannabis, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Other, Travel, Transportation, Space, Social Impact, Sex, Sales Tech, Robotics, Food Services, Proptech, Professional or Technical Services

3) Brett Andrews

Fund: MicroVentures
Title: Venture
Location: Austin, TX
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: Cloud, Communications, Future of Work, Media, Enterprise, Other Tech

4) Colleen Konetzke

Fund: Ironspring Ventures
Title: Principal
Location: Austin, TX
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: Clean Tech, Future of Work, Fintech, Marketplaces, Manufacturing, Logistics, Internet of Things, Other Tech, Proptech, Transportation, AI

5) Francisco García

Fund: Alamo Angels
Title: Board Observer
Location: Austin, TX
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: Internet of Things, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, eSports, Food and Beverage, Hospitality, Insurtech, Logistics, Marketplaces, Proptech, Food Services, Travel

6) Harrison Wells

Fund: Notley
Title: Investor / Researcher
Location: Austin, TX
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cannabis, Cloud, Fashion, Web3, Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Fintech, Entertainment, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Media, Proptech, Parenting, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Social Impact, Sales Tech, Space, Transportation, Travel

7) Ileana Gonzalez

Fund: Techstars
Title: Venture Associate
Location: Austin, TX
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Government Tech, eSports, Recruiting, Hospitality, EdTech, E-Commerce, Cybersecurity, Web3, Digital Health and Wellness, Developer Tools, Future of Work, Fintech, Entertainment, Electronics, Food and Beverage, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Sales Tech, Robotics, Proptech, Space, Social Impact

8) Jackson Bischoping

Fund: Dell Technologies
Title: Financial Analyst
Location: Austin, TX
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: AI, Cloud, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Fintech, Enterprise

9) Jillian Klinvex

Fund: Capital Factory
Title: Senior Venture Associate
Location: Austin, TX
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: Marketing, AI, Cloud, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Enterprise

10) Katalina Veal

Fund: Ensemble VC
Title: Associate
Location: Austin, TX
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: AI, Cloud, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, Fintech, Recruiting, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Consumer, Enterprise, Robotics, Space, Transportation

11) Meaghan Mahoney

Fund: Elsewhere Partners
Title: Associate
Location: Austin, TX
Stages: Series A
Sectors: AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, Sales Tech, EdTech, Fintech, Government Tech, Insurtech, Enterprise

12) Nicholas Lagnese

Fund: Newchip Accelerator
Title: Venture Analyst
Location: Austin, TX
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Other, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Consumer, Media, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

13) Nick Calla

Fund: Serent Capital
Title: Associate Director
Location: Austin, TX
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Marketing, Cloud, Developer Tools, Future of Work, Enterprise

14) Nicole Bentz

Fund: S3 Ventures
Title: Senior Associate
Location: Austin, TX
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Marketing, AI, AR/VR, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Media, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Proptech, Sales Tech, Other

15) Olivia Dell

Fund: Falkon Ventures
Title: Investment Associate
Location: Austin, TX
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Travel, Transportation, Space, Social Impact, Sex, Sales Tech, Robotics, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Consumer, Chemicals, Media, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Logistics, Internet of Things, Legal, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Government Tech, Hospitality, DEI, Recruiting, eSports, Food and Beverage, Entertainment, Electronics, Insurtech, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Art, Cosmetics, Cannabis

16) Randall DeBastiani

Fund: Austin Innovation Capital
Title: Co-Managing Partner
Location: Austin, TX
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: AR/VR, AI, Marketing, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, EdTech, Fintech, Government Tech, Recruiting, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Enterprise, Other Tech, Professional or Technical Services, Parenting, Sales Tech

17) Triet Nguyen

Fund: MicroVentures
Title: Venture Associate
Location: Austin, TX
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

18) Umar Brimah

Fund: Unknown Ventures
Title: Venture Partner
Location: Austin, TX
Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Marketing, AI, AR/VR, Art, Cosmetics, Cannabis, Fashion, Web3, Communications, Digital Health and Wellness, Cybersecurity, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Hospitality, Recruiting, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Other Tech, Enterprise, Robotics, Space, Transportation, Travel

Hopefully this list helps you find more local investors that invest in companies in your sector. If you’re looking to pitch these investors + the rest of the Confluence.VC investor network, make sure to check out Commonapp.VC