SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Ian Hathaway is Co-Founder and General Partner of Far Out VC, Founder and Host of Outsider Inc., and Co-Author of The Startup Community Way (with Brad Feld). Previously, he was SVP at Techstars, leading the firm’s global investment strategy and analytics. Before that, he created and launched the Techstars pre-accelerator program. Ian has advised technology, finance, and venture capital leaders, including Index Ventures, 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. An exited founder, Ian has advised, mentored, and invested in startups and fund managers 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 VC, an early-stage venture capital firm based in the United States. He is also the Founder and Host of Outsider Inc., a podcast and platform focused on successful but overlooked founders, and board chair of 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 also 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, Brookings Institution); was a founder, advisor, and early employee for data analytics startups; has been 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.