Austin Guyette
InvestorFounderPartner at Voyager Capital · Board director at Candidate
Seattle, Washington
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
FoundedCandidate
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.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Board director at Candidate
Intro paths
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In turn, Austin can intro founders to Candidate's investors below.
Candidate's investors · 5
Co-founders at Candidate
JJ
Jan JedlinskiCo-founder & CEO
BB
Benjamin BartakovicsCo-founder & CPO
DB
Daniel-Phillip BartakovicsCo-founder & CMO/CDO
RA
Ryan AgrestaExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Voyager CapitalPartnercurrent2022 — present
- Voyager CapitalInvestor2019 — 2022Seattle, Washington
- 4AG RoboticsInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- AverlonBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- Carbon RoboticsBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
- Overland AISeed Investorcurrent2023 — present
- SofyBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- PreemptiveAISeed Investorcurrent2022 — present
- ThoughtExchangeBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
- PictoryBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
- WellSaidBoard Observercurrent2019 — present
- UplevelBoard Observercurrent2019 — present
- BrevySeed Investor2021 — 2024
- CandidateBoard Member2021 — 2023
- Kaskada (acquired by DataStax)Board Observer2019 — 2023
- ZipwhipBoard Observer2019 — 2021
- M12Fellow2018Seattle, Washington
- Cedar Gate TechnologiesProduct2015 — 2017Greenwich, CT
- PerficientSenior Consultant2013 — 2017Boston, MA
- Auburn Manufacturing, Inc. (AMI)Product Engineer2013Auburn, Maine
Education
- UW Foster School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration, Entrepreneurial Strategy & Finance
- Bates CollegeBachelor of Science (B.S.), Physics; Concentrations in Applied Mathematics and Chemistry
Skills & more
Leadership12Teamwork2Public Speaking2Team LeadershipHadoop2JIRA3Microsoft Excel4Microsoft Office4PowerPoint2Microsoft WordElasticSearch2Venture Capital4
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ResearchData 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.
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
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Meredith Powell
Venture Partner at Stand Up Ventures
Investors connected to Austin in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Austin Guyette work?
- Austin Guyette is Partner at Voyager Capital and Founder 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 companies did Austin Guyette found?
- Austin Guyette founded Candidate.
Same school
Also attended UW Foster School of Business57
Mike FridgenVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupBill RichterCEO of Qumulo and venture partner at MadronaAbby StrongMarketing & Operations Manager at Scale Venture PartnersZachary CefarattiVenture Partner at Draper AssociatesMinda BrusseFounding Partner at First Row PartnersMoshe ZilbersteinGeneral Partner at Next47
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Also attended Bates College32
Alex RendónInvestment Associate at BuenTrip VenturesTasnia HuquePartner at Javelin Venture PartnersWilliam CareyVenture Partner & Advisor at 1414 VenturesRosie BellDirector of Marketing at LRVHealthPierre PlanchePartner at Griffin Gaming PartnersOlivia LoweVice President of Marketing and Investor Relations at New Markets Venture Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Voyager Capital18
Gabrielle HamillOperations Manager at March Capital PartnersAlice ReimerCo-Founder & Venture Partner at Inovia CapitalShiyan KohCo-Founder, General Partner at Hustle FundErik BensonManaging Director at Voyager CapitalBill McAleerManaging Director at Voyager CapitalLesly MohrCFO at Voyager Capital
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Also worked at PreemptiveAI1
Also worked at M1235
Itxaso del PalacioGeneral Partner at Notion CapitalJillExecutive 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 Partners
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