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Investor profile

Drew Austin

Founding Partner, Red Beard Ventures

About

Drew Austin is a collector-native Web3 investor at Red Beard Ventures who built major personal NFT collections including CryptoPunks and Bored Apes before institutionalizing his investing, giving him a practitioner's understanding of digital ownership and on-chain culture. He scaled an AngelList syndicate into a full venture fund after completing 80+ investments in 15 months, and actively builds Web3 communities through co-founding Knights of Degen while hosting Red Beard Radio to educate on NFT evaluation and token design. Drew Austin is a collector-native Web3 investor at Red Beard Ventures who built major personal NFT collections including CryptoPunks and Bored Apes before institutionalizing his investing, giving him a practitioner's understanding of digital ownership and on-chain culture. He scaled an AngelList syndicate into a full venture fund after completing 80+ investments in 15 months, and actively builds Web3 communities through co-founding Knights of Degen while hosting Red Beard Radio to educate on NFT evaluation and token design.

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Investment focus

Stages
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Sectors
Web3
Crypto
Gaming
VR
AI
Deeptech
Hardware
Space

Investment details

Avg check size$90K - $300K
Can lead rounds
No
Geographies
USA