# Ethan Austin, Founding Partner at Techstars > Ethan Austin, Founding Partner at Techstars. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/ethan-austin (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Santa Barbara, US · Partner # Ethan Austin Founding Partner at [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** 1 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 1 +5 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 Techstars - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=ethan-austin)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=ethan-austin) ## The firm [**Techstars** VC firm · US **229** cheques in 12 months **2987** all time **2** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **GiveForward, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director on 4 filings · since 2012 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Techstars - [**Ty Danco** Chairperson of the Board *10 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ty-danco) - [**Warren Katz** Senior Partner *4 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/warren-katz) - [**Jared Polis** Co-Founder *3 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jared-polis) - [**Ted Serbinski** Director of Technology & Innovation *3 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ted-serbinski) - [**Greg Rogers** Managing Director *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/greg-rogers) - [**Andrew Razeghi** Founder *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-razeghi) - [**Sunil Sharma** Managing Director *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/sunil-sharma-2) - [**Aaron O'Hearn** Co-Founder *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/aaron-o-hearn) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 1 Dec 2025 · 41 min 497. Investing in Outsiders, Why Extreme Personalities Win, Weighing Timing versus Trends, and Rethinking Liquidity and Option Exercise Windows (Ethan Austin) With [Ethan Austin](https://millionrounds.com/person/ethan-austin) About this episode Ethan Austin of Outside VC joins Nick to discuss Investing in Outsiders, Why Extreme Personalities Win, Weighing Timing versus Trends, and Rethinking Liquidity and Option Exercise Windows. In this episode we cover: Lessons from Founding Give Forward Investment Philosophy and Timing Founding… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Ethan Austin in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 2 Jul 2026 · 7 min Investor Stories 482: Key Advice from a Top Investor and Two Unicorn Founders: Why Companies Pick Investors, Authentic Leadership, and Loving the Game (Austin, Schlacks, Demaree) Mentions [Ethan Austin](https://millionrounds.com/person/ethan-austin) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ethan Austin of Outside VC Willy Schlacks of EquipmentShare Grant Demaree of Onebrief We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their venture career. The host… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 30 Apr 2026 · 6 min Investor Stories 473: Speed at Legora, Intensity at Mysten, Mastery at Heights Labs, Why These Founders Stand Out (Effron, Austin, Simpson) Mentions [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint)[Arianna Simpson](https://millionrounds.com/person/arianna-simpson)[Ethan Austin](https://millionrounds.com/person/ethan-austin)[Jacob Effron](https://millionrounds.com/person/jacob-effron) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jacob Effron of Redpoint Ethan Austin of Outside VC Arianna Simpson of Andreessen Horowitz We asked guests to discuss the most visionary founder that they've worked with and what makes them so special.on they've… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 16 Apr 2026 · 7 min Investor Stories 471: Missing Great AI Bets, Losing Conviction, and Overweighting Founders, Lessons from Redpoint, a16z, and Outside VC (Effron, Austin, Simpson) Mentions [Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint)[Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[Arianna Simpson](https://millionrounds.com/person/arianna-simpson)[Ethan Austin](https://millionrounds.com/person/ethan-austin)[Jacob Effron](https://millionrounds.com/person/jacob-effron) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jacob Effron of Redpoint Ethan Austin of Outside VC Arianna Simpson of Andreessen Horowitz We asked guests to tell the most important lesson they've learned in their career. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 9 Mar 2026 · 7 min Investor Stories 464: Anti Portfolio Confessions: Missing Twilio, Zoom, DocuSign, MongoDB, and Solana (Austin, Simpson, Chaddha) Mentions [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[Arianna Simpson](https://millionrounds.com/person/arianna-simpson)[Ethan Austin](https://millionrounds.com/person/ethan-austin)[Navin Chaddha](https://millionrounds.com/person/navin-chaddha) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ethan Austin of Outside VC Arianna Simpson of Andreessen Horowitz Navin Chaddha of Mayfield Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. The host… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 12 Feb 2026 · 5 min Investor Stories 459: Inside the Best LP Questions: Getting Better Over Time, Building Networks, and Driving Outcomes (Effron, Austin, Simpson) Mentions [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint)[Arianna Simpson](https://millionrounds.com/person/arianna-simpson)[Ethan Austin](https://millionrounds.com/person/ethan-austin)[Jacob Effron](https://millionrounds.com/person/jacob-effron) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jacob Effron of Redpoint Ethan Austin of Outside VC Arianna Simpson of Andreessen Horowitz We asked guests to share the best question they've ever been asked by an allocator. The host of The Full Ratchet is… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=ethan-austin). ## Find people like Ethan Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)