SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Ian Hathaway is Co-Founder and General Partner of Far Out Ventures and Co-Author of The Startup Community Way (with Brad Feld). Previously, he was SVP at Techstars, where he led the firm’s investment strategy and fund analytics globally. Before that he created and launched the Techstars pre-accelerator program. Ian has been an advisor to leaders in technology, finance, and venture, including Index Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank, Google, Goldman Sachs, and Bloomberg. He is regularly cited in leading press outlets, such as The New York Times, The Economist, Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, and The Wall Street Journal. Ian is an exited entrepreneur, and has been advising, mentoring, and investing in startups and fund managers in the United States, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America for the last decade. He began his career as an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank. Ian is a graduate of the University of Chicago and resides in sunny Santa Barbara, California.

LONG BIOGRAPHY

Ian Hathaway is Co-Founder and General Partner of Far Out Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in the United States. He is also a startup advisor and mentor; senior fellow at the Brookings Institution; and board chair member at the Center for American Entrepreneurship. Most recently, Ian was SVP and Head of Capital Analytics at Techstars, where was a leader in the firm’s capital formation, fund management, and investment strategy activities globally, and was an advisor to Index Ventures.

Ian has a long track record as a thought leader in startups, innovation, and venture capital, and is co-author of The Startup Community Way, a book about entrepreneurial ecosystems published in 2020. His insights are regularly cited in leading press outlets, such as The New York Times, The Economist, Financial Times, and many others. He has been a frequent contributor to outlets such as the Harvard Business Review and The Wall Street Journal.

Ian has worked with large businesses, high-growth startups, and governments in the technology and media, startup and venture capital, financial services, and social sectors on a range of strategic, innovation, and analytical matters. He has advised, mentored, or invested in dozens of early-stage startups and emerging fund managers in the United States, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

Previously, Ian led product and innovation initiatives in the venture capital and media sectors (Techstars, Silicon Valley Bank, Bloomberg); was a consultant to major technology and financial services clients (e.g., Google, Goldman Sachs); was an economist at leading policymaking institutions (Federal Reserve Bank, World Trade Organization); was a founder, advisor, and early employee for data analytics startups; was a social entrepreneur (co-founded Center for American Entrepreneurship); and was an educator (New York University).

Ian is a graduate of the University of Chicago and the University of Dayton. He resides in Santa Barbara, California with his wife and three children.