Austin Westerling
Partner at Granite Point Capital
Greater Boston
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2012 - Current
Long / short public hedge and venture capital funds
Investor
2022
Series B investor in e-commerce business revolutionizing the post purchase experience.
Route is a software company that develops application to track and protect logistics and freight services.
Raised $288,529,839.00 from Jaws Ventures, Hanaco Venture Capital, Granger Management LLC and Madrona.
Investor
2020
Series C investor in spend and expense management software platform. Acquired by Bill.com (NYSE: BILL) for $2.5B.
Investor
2018
Series A investor in pharmaceutical start-up developing therapies for central nervous system disorders using FDA-approved drug delivery technologies
Investor
2018
Series C investor in one of the leading US multi-state operators in medical cannabis prior to IPO (ticker: ACRG). Pending acquisition by Canopy Growth (ticker: CGC) for $3.4B.
Board Member
2018
Seed and lead Series A investor / director in SaaS business enabling direct-to-consumer brands to accelerate revenue growth and optimize profitability
Teikametrics is an e-commerce optimization platform designed for retailers on online marketplaces.
Raised $65,000,000.00 from Granite Point Capital, Jump Capital, Jacket River, Centana Growth Partners, Lydia Jett, GoDaddy and Intel Capital.
Investor
2018
Series A investor in clinical stage pharma company dedicated to improving the lives of patients living with uncontrolled neurological diseases with an initial focus on refractory epilepsy
Investor
2018
Seed investor in MIT start-up pioneering tRNA-based gene therapies to treat severe genetic diseases not amenable to traditional types of gene therapy.
Investor
2017
Series A investor in one of leading global medical cannabis companies (Nasdaq: TLRY)
Investor
2017
Series A investor in pain and wellness consumer products company using scientifically-formulated products
Papa & Barkley specializes in the sale and distribution of plant-based natural medicines and cannabis related products.