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Austin Guyette

Investor

Partner at Voyager Capital · Board director at Candidate

Seattle, Washington

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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Gabrielle HamillunlockedAustin: together at Voyager Capital (2019–2020)
×2Austin: together at Carbon Robotics
Austin: together at Overland Ai
Austin: together at Zipwhip

About

Austin Guyette joined Voyager in 2019 after working at M12, Microsoft's venture fund, where he focused on early-stage enterprise technology, AI, application software, and security investments. He sources new investments, supports portfolio growth, and sits on the boards of Averlon and Sofy while serving as a board observer for several other portfolio companies.

Contact· published on Austin's own website

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Board director at Candidate

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Candidate's investors · 5

BEENEXTSingapore · $500K – $50M checks · since 2021PUSH VenturesVienna · since 2021SpeedinvestVienna · $5M – $30M checks · since 2021Voyager CapitalSeattle · $1M – $4M checks · since 2021Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Candidate

JJJan Jedlinski
Jan JedlinskiCo-founder & CEO
BBBenjamin Bartakovics
Benjamin BartakovicsCo-founder & CPO
DBDaniel-Phillip Bartakovics
Daniel-Phillip BartakovicsCo-founder & CMO/CDO

Experience

  1. Voyager CapitalPartnercurrent2022 — present
  2. Voyager CapitalInvestor2019 — 2022Seattle, Washington
  3. 4AG RoboticsInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  4. AverlonBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  5. Carbon RoboticsBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  6. Overland AISeed Investorcurrent2023 — present
  7. SofyBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  8. PreemptiveAISeed Investorcurrent2022 — present
  9. ThoughtExchangeBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  10. PictoryBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  11. WellSaidBoard Observercurrent2019 — present
  12. UplevelBoard Observercurrent2019 — present
  13. BrevySeed Investor2021 — 2024
  14. CandidateBoard Member2021 — 2023
  15. Kaskada (acquired by DataStax)Board Observer2019 — 2023
  16. ZipwhipBoard Observer2019 — 2021
  17. M12Fellow2018Seattle, Washington
  18. Cedar Gate TechnologiesProduct2015 — 2017Greenwich, CT
  19. PerficientSenior Consultant2013 — 2017Boston, MA
  20. Auburn Manufacturing, Inc. (AMI)Product Engineer2013Auburn, Maine

Skills & more

Leadership12Teamwork2Public Speaking2Team LeadershipHadoop2JIRA3Microsoft Excel4Microsoft Office4PowerPoint2Microsoft WordElasticSearch2Venture Capital4
+12 moreResearchData AnalysisBusiness RequirementsBusiness Process DesignBig DataTechnical WritingStatisticsEnterprise Content ManagementSDLCSalesBusiness Process ManagementSocial Media
  • Certified ScrumMaster — Scrum Alliance

From Austin's professional profile.

Deals · 1

CandidateBoard seat

via Voyager Capital · filed May 2021 · $5M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Voyager Capital

Alice Reimer
Co-Founder & Venture Partner at Inovia Capital
Bill McAleer
Managing Director at Voyager Capital
Bruce Chizen
Strategic Advisor at Voyager Capital
Chrismon Nofsinger
Venture Partner at Voyager Capital
Dave Chen
Strategic Advisor at Voyager Capital
Diane Fraiman
Managing Director at Voyager Capital
Emer Dooley
Strategic Advisor at Voyager Capital
Erik Benson
Managing Director at Voyager Capital

Network8

Bill McAleerScout
Managing Director at Voyager Capital
Bruce ChizenScout
Strategic Advisor at Voyager Capital
Erik BensonScout
Managing Director at Voyager Capital
Julien RomanettoScout
Advisor at Voyager Capital
Chrismon Nofsinger
Venture Partner at Voyager Capital
Diane Fraiman
Managing Director at Voyager Capital
James Newell
Managing Director at Voyager Capital
Meredith Powell
Venture Partner at Stand Up Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Austin Guyette?
Austin Guyette joined Voyager in 2019 after working at M12, Microsoft's venture fund, where he focused on early-stage enterprise technology, AI, application software, and security investments. He sources new investments, supports portfolio growth, and sits on the boards of Averlon and Sofy while serving as a board observer for several other portfolio companies.
Where does Austin Guyette work?
Austin Guyette is Partner at Voyager Capital and Board director at Candidate.
What does Austin Guyette invest in?
Austin Guyette invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
What check size does Austin Guyette write?
Austin Guyette typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What boards does Austin Guyette sit on?
Austin Guyette holds tracked board seats at Averlon, Averlon, Candidate, Carbon Robotics, Sofy, ThoughtExchange, UpLevel, WellSaid Labs.
Where did Austin Guyette go to school?
Austin Guyette studied at UW Foster School of Business (Master of Business Administration, Entrepreneurial Strategy & Finance); Bates College (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Physics; Concentrations in Applied Mathematics and Chemistry).

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Also attended UW Foster School of Business102

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Also attended Bates College51

Alex RendónInvestment Associate at BuenTrip VenturesTasnia HuquePartner at Javelin Venture PartnersWilliam CareyVenture Partner & Advisor at 1414 VenturesCarolyn FlanaganPartner & Head of Human Resources at Adams Street PartnersRosie BellDirector of Marketing at LRVHealthPierre PlanchePartner at Griffin Gaming Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Voyager Capital21

Gabrielle HamillOperations Manager at March Capital PartnersAlice ReimerCo-Founder & Venture Partner at Inovia CapitalShiyan KohSingapore-based early stage VC at Hustle FundErik BensonManaging Director at Voyager CapitalBill McAleerManaging Director at Voyager CapitalLesly MohrCFO at Voyager Capital

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Also worked at Averlon1

Kartik GuptaPrincipal at Salesforce Ventures

Also worked at PreemptiveAI3

Jacob ColkerManaging Director at Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence Incubator (AI2)Matt WhitehillFounder at PreemptiveAIJamien McCullumFounder / CEO at Preemptive

Also worked at M1241

JillExecutive Assistant at Thomson Reuters VenturesTamara SteffensManaging Director at Thomson Reuters VenturesAdam CoccariManaging Director at HubSpot VenturesPriya SaiprasadInvestment Advisory Council at Neythri Futures FundLeo de LunaPartner at Tribeca Venture PartnersLior LitwakManaging Partner at Glilot Capital Partners

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