New York City, US · Partner
Austin Rief
Executive Chairman at Rief SPV BH
Latest rounds
- AffinitiSeries A · $17MMay 2025
- HarkSeedAug 2022
BacksSAASHardware & ElectronicsEntertainmentFinancial Services
Rounds they were named in
- Rounds
- 2
- Led
- 0
- Disclosed
- $17M
- Active
- 2022–25
Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.
Where they are named on record
Filings
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fundRief SPV BHManager of the General Partner of the Issuersince 2025
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fundRief Fund SPV, LPManager of the general partner of the Issuersince 2024
Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.
Hear them before you pitch them
How Morning Brew Grew to 6 Million Subscribers and $70 Million Revenue in Six Years | Austin Rief, Co-founder & CEO
WithAustin Rief
MentionsUniversity of Michigan
About this episode
Austin Rief is the Co-founder & CEO of Morning Brew, building the Wall Street Journal for the next generation. They started the company in 2017, and grew it to 6 million subscribers and $70 million in revenue in six years. We talk through the journey starting Morning Brew with Co-founder Alex… More on the show's page
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The State of Direct-To-Consumer in 2021 with Austin Rief and Nik Sharma
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Austin Rief (@austin_rief), co-founder of Morning Brew, and Nik Sharma (@mrsharma), investor, advisor, and operator at Sharma Brands, join Erik to discuss: - Their direct-to-consumer investment theses. - Interesting ways that media companies are starting to get into commerce, like the hockey… More on the show's page
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How I Built Resilience: Alex Lieberman and Austin Rief of Morning Brew
WithAustin Rief
MentionsUniversity of Michigan
About this episode
Six years ago, Morning Brew started out as a fun business newsletter Alex Lieberman and Austin Rief wrote for their classmates out of their University of Michigan dorm room. The company now has over 2.5 million subscribers with multiple newsletters and a podcast, and last year Business Insider paid…
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Rapid Response: The trampoline effect, w/ Morning Brew CEO Alex Lieberman
MentionsUniversity of MichiganAustin Rief
About this episode
Revenue for Morning Brew's booming email newsletter operation dried up when the pandemic hit, but its audience remained devoted. Morning Brew CEO Alex Lieberman, who started the business with co-founder Austin Rief as undergraduates at the University of Michigan, leaned into the brand's distinctive…
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