Austin Sawyer
InvestorInvestor at Nina Capital
Barcelona, Spain
Writes $200K – $1M checks · typically $600K
About
Austin Sawyer is an engineer and startup operator with experience in both founding and investing. He has spent considerable time embedded in health systems and is currently building at a stealth-stage company. He is a Stanford Biodesign alumnus.
Experience
- StealthBuildingcurrent2025 — present
- Stanford UniversityBiodesign Fellow2024 — 2025Palo Alto, California, United States
- Nina CapitalInvestment Team2022 — 2024Palo Alto / Barcelona
- Tidal MedicalCo-Founder, COO2020 — 2022Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- SunnybrookMedventions Fellow2019Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Austin's Side HustlesChief Hustle Officer1929 — 2019Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Education
- Stanford UniversityStanford Biodesign - Post Doc Innovation Fellowship, Innovation
- University of VictoriaB.Eng | Bachelor of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering
Colleagues at Nina Capital
Abel Ureta-Vidal
Venture Partner at Nina Capital
Aline Noizet
Community Manager at Nina Capital
Anuj Patel
Venture Partner at Nina Capital
Bob Schulz
Chief Partnership Officer at Nina Capital
Ferran Marti
Associate at Nina Capital
Fiorela Kapllanaj
Analyst at Nina Capital
Giangiacomo Rocco
Venture Partner at Nina Capital
Helen Routh
Venture Partner at Nina Capital
Network5
Abel Ureta-Vidal
Venture Partner at Nina Capital
Anuj Patel
Venture Partner at Nina Capital
Ferran Marti
Associate at Nina Capital
Giangiacomo Rocco
Venture Partner at Nina Capital
Helen Routh
Venture Partner at Nina Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Austin Sawyer work?
- Austin Sawyer is Investor at Nina Capital.
- What check size does Austin Sawyer write?
- Austin Sawyer typically writes checks of $200K – $1M.
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