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Austin Hankwitz

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Co-Founder & CEO at Witz Ventures · Strategic Advisor at Ensemble VC

Nashville, Tennessee

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

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About

Entrepreneur and media personality focused on accessible financial education, building a multi-platform media presence across short-form video, podcasts, and a newsletter.

Experience

  1. Witz VenturesCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2020 — presentNashville, Tennessee
  2. Rate of ReturnAuthorcurrent2020 — present
  3. Stan - Make Money CreatingAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
  4. Ensemble VCStrategic Advisorcurrent2022 — present
  5. TellyInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  6. SparrowAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
  7. GrifinAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
  8. MoneyLionCo-Head of Creator Partnerships2022 — 2023
  9. AmedisysStrategic Financial Analyst2018 — 2021Nashville, Tennessee
  10. LBMCAnalyst2017 — 2018Knoxville, Tennessee
  11. Shingle Hill Capital LLCAnalyst2017 — 2018Knoxville, Tennessee
  12. University of TennesseeResident Assistant2016 — 2017Knoxville, Tennessee

Skills & more

Financial Analysis34Personal Communication26Team Leadership11Reliability20Entrepreneurship11Social Media12Public Speaking7Quality Assurance3Microsoft Word3Web Development3Web Design2E-commerce2
+12 moreRetailTime ManagementYouTubeStart-upsInventory ManagementInvestmentsOnline MarketingOnline AdvertisingBusiness AnalysisSalesMarketing StrategyBusiness Strategy

From Austin's professional profile.

Investments

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Colleagues at Witz Ventures

Arielle Pennington
Advisor at Witz Ventures
Brendan Gahan
Advisor at Witz Ventures
Brett Sagan
General Partner at Witz Ventures
Chris Camillo
Advisor at Witz Ventures
Christian Blackwell
Co-Founder & COO at Witz Ventures
Katie Stockton
Advisor at Witz Ventures

Network4

Aditi Maliwal
General Partner at Upfront Ventures
Alex Pall
General Partner at Mantis Capital
Justin Kan
Investor at Goat Capital
Mark Ladd
General Partner at Malex Enterprises

Investors connected to Austin in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Austin Hankwitz?
Entrepreneur and media personality focused on accessible financial education, building a multi-platform media presence across short-form video, podcasts, and a newsletter.
Where does Austin Hankwitz work?
Austin Hankwitz is Co-Founder & CEO at Witz Ventures.
What check size does Austin Hankwitz write?
Austin Hankwitz typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies has Austin Hankwitz invested in?
Investments tracked here include Bracket, Hadrius.
Where did Austin Hankwitz go to school?
Austin Hankwitz studied at University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Finance and Economics).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Grifin1

Aaron FrougFounder at Grifin