# Austin Petersmith, Co-Founder & CEO

> Austin Petersmith, Co-Founder & CEO. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/austin-petersmith (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Austin Petersmith

Co-Founder & CEO at [Coughdrop Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coughdrop)

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** - none observed
- **Filings:** 1 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 2 +1 mentions

What this record rests on

- **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- ✓ **On filings** 1 filing with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Coughdrop Capital
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Coughdrop Capital** Angel network · US **0** cheques in 12 months **0** all time **0** led unknown](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coughdrop)

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **3030 Labs, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director since 2024

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Coughdrop Capital

- [**Stu Smith** Investor *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/stu-smith)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) · 9 Oct 2025 · 1h 40m Howie: The AI Secretary | Austin Petersmith, Co-founder and CEO With [Austin Petersmith](https://millionrounds.com/person/austin-petersmith) Mentions [Jason Calacanis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-calacanis)[Sophia Amoruso](https://millionrounds.com/person/sophia-amoruso) About this episode Austin Petersmith is the Co-founder and CEO of Howie, the AI secretary. We talk about why AI assistants are so hard to build, why they decided to build Howie super narrow, and everything that went into their brand, name, and viral launch. Thank you to Adam D’Augelli, Sophia Amoruso and Alex Cohen… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 22 Sept 2025 · 3h 22m Inside ChatGPT’s Uses, NVIDIA Pours $100B into OpenAI | Kimbal Musk & Shervin Pishevar, John Shahidi, Laura Deming, Steven Glinert, Austin Petersmith, Ethan Barajas & Jamie Palmer With [Austin Petersmith](https://millionrounds.com/person/austin-petersmith)[John Shahidi](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-shahidi)[Kimbal Musk](https://millionrounds.com/person/kimbal-musk)[Laura Deming](https://millionrounds.com/person/laura-deming) Mentions [Shervin Pishevar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shervin-pishevar) About this episode (01:21) - Inside ChatGPT’s Everyday Uses (35:28) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (58:21) - John Shahidi is an Iranian-American entrepreneur and content/media executive based in Newport Beach, California. He co-founded Shots Studios (formerly Rock Software / RockLive) with his brother Sam Shahidi,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Austin Petersmith in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) · 18 Dec 2025 · 1h 43m Inside the All-In Podcast: Lessons from Elon, Trump, Oprah, Travis Kalanick, Investing in 100+ Startups per Year with Jason Calacanis Mentions [Jason Calacanis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-calacanis)[Travis Kalanick](https://millionrounds.com/fund/travis-kalanick)[Austin Petersmith](https://millionrounds.com/person/austin-petersmith) About this episode Jason Calacanis is the host of the All-In Podcast, This Week in Startups, co-founder of the Launch Accelerator, and the “3rd or 4th investor in uber”. We go inside the origins of All-In, how they decide what to talk about each week, and if Jason thinks it helped swing the election. We also talk… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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