Ruben A. Austin Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

• A Private Membership Club for Leaders.Welcome to all in all, an exclusive invitation-only community uniting investors, founders, and executives, cultivating a vibrant ecosystem of leaders.
• Expanded a newsletter to over 4.5k subscribers with a 48.5% open rate.
• Developed premier thought leadership events such as the Fundraising Breakfast, Startup Success, and masterclasses.
• Secured exclusive venue partnerships with Spring Place, Soho House, The Ned, NeueHouse, and more.
• Created executive coaching programs and leadership think tanks for business leaders in the New York Metro area.
• Developing a mobile app at no cost through a strategic partnership.

Solely developed and organized a full-day summit in New York for 150 founders and investors, curating a comprehensive program with 11 panels featuring 22 expert speakers and moderators.

New York, NY, US

• Executed syndication of pre-seed and seed investments for startups in Europe and North America through a global network of investors.
• Developed comprehensive onboarding documents for limited partners.
• Provided strategic guidance and advice to startups in their growth journey.
• Actively sourced investment opportunities in alignment with investment criteria.
• Successfully built and expanded a closed network of limited partners (LPs).

New York, NY, US

• Led growth strategies to drive revenue.
• Developed and implemented ecosystem partnerships to create new sales funnels.
• Conducted market analysis to identify new business opportunities within the venture capital sector.
• Created marketing assets for targeted campaigns, improving brand positioning and thought leadership through masterclasses.
• Established and nurtured key relationships with venture capital firms, service providers, and founder communities.

• Worked with businesses in different industries by offering value-added, insightful and strategic input to their business. Identified operative challenges in the financial, sales and business development sectors..
• Analyzed and forecasted investments opportunities.
• Created financial statements and revenue models for investor pitch decks.
• Provided effective, innovative and strategic solutions.
• Introduced third party solutions to ease management duties.
• Provided in-depth market research.

San Francisco, California, US

• Led the East Coast Office and collaborated with Venture Capital firms and service providers, delivering comprehensive support for their portfolio companies and clients through strategic CFO and financial services.
• Played a key role in scaling the customer base over 700%
• Developed and implemented a robust Go-To-Market Strategy that facilitated substantial growth.
• Established strategic partnerships with notable organizations such as a16z, M13, SVB and Trinet.
• Secured sponsorship opportunities with esteemed organizations, including Alpha Network, Upfront Summit, VCNetwork, and Gen Z VCs.
• Curated and organized industry leading events including VC & Founder Panels, Masterclasses, and networking sessions.

New York, NY, US

Volunteering to mentor founders of WeWork Labs to overcome challenges within their ventures.

New York, NY, US

Volunteering to help young founders to overcome challenges within their ventures.

SOLVV is a social podcasting app bringing relevant and authentic 15-minute panel-based podcasts discussions.

Great Neck, NY, US

Social investing platform focusing on research and analysis for democratizing markets.

Miami, Florida, US

• Launched an AI fleet optimization technology for the mobility market. We are able to achieve a 5-30% increase in booking rate and service level through dynamic pricing and fleet rebalancing.
• Guiding the company through its seed round and directly responsible for investor relations.
• Preparing and managing all financial reports.
• Providing effective and strategic growth solutions.
• Developed on-boarding and sales process.
• Leads business development efforts in North-America.

Warwick, Rhode Island, US

• Top 5 performing salesman managing over three-hundred national accounts. Increased sales growth rate by over 30% quarterly, and had the highest number of new business accounts in 2018. Generated over $1 million dollars.
• Created a successful lead qualification system
• Specialized in Relationship Building
• Created ongoing customer needs analysis to raise retention by 70%
• Updated customers weekly regarding market and industry trends.
• Forecasted customers usage to ensure availability of product during market shortages.

Berlin, Berlin, DE

• Analyzed the company’s financials to identify outdated contracts and renegotiate agreements to improve profitability. The restructure netted over $600k in annualized savings.
• Directed and developed financial models to report to the global CFO and CEO for stockholder meetings.
• Established budget and forecast guidelines for departments.
• Managed and oversaw company financial accounting practices.
• Ensure that all statutory requirements of the organization are met.
• Audited all company’s prior financial statements and identified and corrected errors to ensure accurate balances and reporting.

New York, NY, US

• One of the first influencer marketing platforms that represented a large portfolio of businesses mainly in New York and Miami. ModelCard recognized the rise and power of new media voices including social-media oriented.
• Prepared and developed pitch deck and secured $300,000.00 in funding from angels investors.
• Managed company’s finances and negotiated contracts.
• Successfully established lucrative partnerships with over 50 companies including UBER, NYFW, and STARWOOD.
• Secured partnerships with top modeling Agencies in New York and Miami.
• Developed an innovative marketing strategy using social media driven events that tipped MODELCARD to become a brand name in the industry.

New York, NY, US

• Worked for the managing director’s team with a focus on securing high-net worth international clients, mainly Europe.
• Utilized Bloomberg and Thompson terminal to prepare analytic and forecasting trend reports.
• Utilized effective communication skills to generate high net-worth client acquisitions.
• Conducted research and evaluations of publicly traded equity investments.
• Analyzed and summarized potential securities for promotional materials used by management.

New York, NY, US

Serve as an administrator, community builder, and programmer for a community of more than 260 on campus resident students.

Indianapolis, IN, US

I received an athletic scholarship to play football for Pace University. During my collegial athletic career I played strong safety and was awarded Rookie of the Year as well as being part of the NE10 Academic Honor Roll.