Austin Langley

Austin Langley is a Partner at Cofounder Ventures, a Houston-based early-stage investment firm operating out of Houston's Innovation Corridor. He brings over a decade of hands-on experience spanning entrepreneurship, consulting, capital markets, sales, operations, real estate, and technology — making him a rare generalist in a world of specialists.

Austin's approach to investing mirrors his approach to building: relationship-first, founder-focused, and deeply operational. He doesn't just write checks — he works alongside founders, treating their businesses as his own and filling critical gaps across development, strategy, and execution without the overhead of full-time hires.

His background cuts across a wide range of industries, including B2B SaaS, consumer and D2C, real estate technology, data and AI, and IP commercialization. That breadth gives him a distinct edge when evaluating early-stage companies — he's been in the weeds across enough verticals to know what good looks like, and what doesn't.

At Cofounder Ventures, Austin is focused on bridging the gaps between people, technology, and capital — helping founders navigate the earliest, most uncertain stages of company building with the kind of support that goes well beyond a term sheet.