Austin Ligon

Austin Ligon

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Principal Investor/Manager

Bio

Austin Ligon is an Angel/Seed stage private investor at Tewada Capital; he is an investor and Board Member at Redfin, Inc. and Rev.com

Previously, Austin was the Co­-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer at CarMax, the nation’s largest retailer of used cars, from its creation in 1991 until his retirement in 2006.

Austin has also served as Senior Vice President of Strategy for Circuit City and for the Marriott Corporation and has been a Senior Consultant at Boston Consulting Group.

Austin earned his MBA from Yale University and his M.A. and B.A. degrees in Economics from The University of Texas Austin.

Location

Austin, Texas, United States, North America

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Primary Organization

Tewada Capital

Tewada Capital

Founded

2014

Employees

0

Industry

Financial Services, Venture Capital

Jobs history

1

The Boston Consulting Group

Sr. Consultant

1979 - 1983

Board and Advisor Roles

0

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Profile Resume

Austin Ligon is the Principal Investor/Manager at Tewada Capital, based in United States, North America. With a background in Financial Services, Austin Ligon has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Austin Ligon studied M.A. Economics @ The University of Texas at Austin. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.

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Investment portfolio

Austin Ligon has made 8 investments. Their Latest investment was Seed Round - Startup Angels on Aug 01, 2018

Number of investment

8

Number of exits

3

Personal investment

8

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundMoney Raised
Dec 01, 2011
Rev Rev
Series A - Rev
4.5M
Nov 13, 2013
Redfin Redfin
Series F - Redfin
50.0M
Aug 11, 2014
Gazelle Gazelle
Series E - Gazelle
9.5M
Aug 01, 2018
Startup Angels Startup Angels
Seed Round - Startup Angels
0

Partner investment

0

There is no partner investment available on this profile

Exits

3

exit.name Gazelle

Gazelle

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