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Austin Petersmith

InvestorFounder

General Partner at Coughdrop Capital · Founder at Howie

Seattle, Washington, United States

Writes $100K – $500K checks

FoundedHowie

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124 people in our graph share verified history with Austin — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Stu SmithunlockedAustin: together at Coughdrop Capital (2015–2026)
×4Austin: together at Howie
Austin: together at Assembly
Austin: together at The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

About

Co-founder of Coughdrop Capital with experience as both a founder and investor with deep expertise in go-to-market, sales, product, and fundraising. Early user and investor in companies including Superhuman and Mercury.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaS

Founder at Howie

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Howie's investors · 13

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025Bain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checks · since 2025Banana CapitalSeattle · $25K – $250K checks · since 2025Better Tomorrow VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $4M checks · since 2025Coughdrop CapitalSeattle · $40K – $100K checks · since 2025Dating Groupsince 2025Miami AngelsMiami · $100K – $1M checks · since 2025Notable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checks · since 2025Resolute VenturesSan Francisco · $1M checks · since 2025Roo CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2025Stellar CapitalNew York · since 2025Todd and Rahul’s Angel FundSan Francisco · $300K – $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Howie

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Dave NewmanFounder

Experience

  1. Howieco-founder & ceocurrent2023 — present
  2. Coughdrop CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2015 — present
  3. VendrVP Growth & Community2023
  4. CapicheFounder/CEO2019 — 2022
  5. Inside.comBoard Advisor2017 — 2020
  6. Inside.comPresident & General Manager2016 — 2019
  7. Inside.comFounder2014 — 2016
  8. Assembly, Inc.Developer Evangelist2014 — 2016San Francisco
  9. AppceleratorDeveloper Evangelist2011 — 2014San Francisco
  10. Various publicationsReporter2009 — 2012
  11. Stuart-Rodgers PhotographyProduction assistant2009 — 2010
  12. The Daily Show with Jon StewartProduction intern2008

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Colleagues at Coughdrop Capital

Stu Smith
Partner at Scribble Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Austin Petersmith?
Co-founder of Coughdrop Capital with experience as both a founder and investor with deep expertise in go-to-market, sales, product, and fundraising. Early user and investor in companies including Superhuman and Mercury.
Where does Austin Petersmith work?
Austin Petersmith is Founder of Howie and General Partner at Coughdrop Capital.
What does Austin Petersmith invest in?
Austin Petersmith invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Fintech, HR Tech, SaaS.
What check size does Austin Petersmith write?
Austin Petersmith typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.
What companies did Austin Petersmith found?
Austin Petersmith founded Howie.
Where did Austin Petersmith go to school?
Austin Petersmith studied at Northwestern University (Master of Science, Journalism); University of Montana (Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies).

Founder mafias

Appcelerator mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jai PadmakumarBusiness Development InternFounded Robigo +1

Assembly mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jonathan FriedmanFounder/CEOFounded CircuitHub

Same school

Shared employers

Also worked at Capiche1

Nick HaaseFounder at MaintainX