Austin Kwoun
Analyst
Austin Kwoun joined .406 Ventures in 2023 as an analyst to support the Data + AI team.
Before joining .406, Austin completed the first half of his MBA at the Yale School of Management, where he co-founded a company in the healthcare data interoperability space. Prior to that, he was an early hire at a health tech startup, where he worked closely with the founders to refine the company’s machine learning platform. While at Harvard, Austin was part of the five-person student leadership team overseeing 700 employees at Harvard Student Agencies, which is the largest student-run business in the world.
Austin received his BA in Social Studies from Harvard College and expects to complete his MBA at Yale School of Management in 2027.
Austin is a rabid Red Sox fan and couldn’t be happier working at a firm built in the image of The Splendid Splinter. He also loves playing the violin.
Favorite destination
Fenway Park. My ideal getaway is nine innings long.
Favorite wheels
The MBTA, warts and all. I lived in a transit desert for one year—never again.
Fond childhood memory
Biking up and down Memorial Drive on sunny summer Sunday afternoons.
Peak of my athletic career
Got plunked by a guy who now pitches for the Arizona Diamondbacks, then got pulled from the game in agonizing pain and never faced him again. Let’s see Teddy Ballgame touch my 1.000 on-base against professional players.
Hidden Talent
I used to be an accomplished competitive violinist. The talent gets more and more hidden every day.
Most important lesson learned
KISS—Keep it simple, stupid. Still working on it.
Grew up in
Boston. What gave it away?
Who would play me in my life movie
My head says Daniel Dae Kim, my heart says Daniel Day Lewis, and my sister says I don’t have the bone structure to warrant either.
