# Ian Hathaway

> Ian Hathaway is a seed investor at Far Out Ventures (London) backing Software and FinTech. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Far Out Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/far-out-venture-capital)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-hathaway-623873/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/IanHathaway
- Website: https://www.farout.vc/

Ian Hathaway is a seed investor at Far Out Ventures in London focused on Software and FinTech. Ian Hathaway is Research Director at the Center for American Entrepreneurship, where he leads content development efforts, publishes research and commentary, and advises on policy and strategy.He is also a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a research fellow at the Technology and Policy Research Initiative at BostonUniversity, and an adjunct professor at New York University.Ian has published for prominent research institutions, universities, non-profits, and businesses, and is regularly cited in leading press outlets for his views and research on entrepreneurship, including in The New York Times, The Economist, The Washington Post, Financial Times, and The Wall Street Journal, among many others.He has also been an advisor to organizations in the information technology, media, life sciences, venture capital, non-profit, government, and education sectors, on a range of research, public policy, and strategy issues.Previously, Ian was an economist at the Federal Reserve, World Trade Organization, and Bloomberg, and founded Ennsyte Economics. Ian is a graduate of the University of Chicago, where he studied economics and political economy.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.5M–$2M |
| Pre-Seed | $500k–$2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 38% |
| FinTech | 2 | 25% |
| Finance | 2 | 25% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 25% |
| Business Development | 2 | 25% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 38% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 38% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 25% |
| Brazil | 1 | 13% |
| Mexico | 1 | 13% |
| Colombia | 1 | 13% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| crewOS | CrewOS is the only software platform for field services management that allows you to address all of your major issues in one location. CrewOS facilitates the transition from your antiquated procedures, allowing you to spend more time enjoying the advantages and less time switching. | $1.3M |  | Sep 24, 2025 |  |
| Devolut | Devolut offers a product designed for businesses and enhancing customer experience. The Company uses intelligent algorithms to boost sales, reduce costs, and improve customer experience through reusable shipments and a real-time management portal. | $600K | Pre-Seed | Aug 28, 2023 |  |
| Figuro | Figuro builds technology infrastructure for insurance intermediary distribution. We work with insurance carriers to develop customized digital tools for their agent networks—delivering functional products in 4-6 weeks that adapt to their specific distribution goals (lead generation, client experience, sales velocity). We also provide independentagents and brokers with a sales operating system that consolidates prospecting, quoting, and portfolio management while giving them access to insurance products they can sell without formal carrier contracts. Our technology works with or without APIs, solving the fundamental infrastructure gap that exists in intermediary-dominated markets. Founded by former insurance agents who scaled an agency from $0 to $2M in premiums in 23 months, we currently serve 300+ agencies and partner with carriers including GNP México (17,000 agents) and MetLife | $500K | Pre-Seed | Mar 31, 2023 |  |
| Latitud | Latitud is a venture capital platform that supports early-stage startups. Latitud is both an infrastructure for tech startups and a venture fund. Its core focus is on providing pre-seed investments and offering hands-on support to founders to help them build and scale their startups from the ground up. | $1.5M | Seed | Jul 12, 2022 |  |
| Circa | Circa develops an online payment platform that offers the community an easy way to collect rent through payment innovation. Its platform also makes it easier for properties to collect rent by giving residents more choice and control over their monthly expenses using flexible payments, credit reporting, and arrears planning. | $2M | Seed | Apr 15, 2022 |  |
| Circa | Circa develops an online payment platform that offers the community an easy way to collect rent through payment innovation. Its platform also makes it easier for properties to collect rent by giving residents more choice and control over their monthly expenses using flexible payments, credit reporting, and arrears planning. | $2M | Seed | Apr 15, 2022 |  |
| Unlock | End-to-end platform for corporate events, intuitively designed for non-event planners | $1.8M | Seed | Nov 01, 2021 |  |
| Unlock | End-to-end platform for corporate events, intuitively designed for non-event planners | $2M | Pre-Seed | Nov 01, 2021 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [FOVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fovc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Techstars Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bullet-time-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Far Out Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/far-out-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [GuideStar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/guidestar-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Hub Angels Investment Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hub-angels-investment-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Far Out Ventures

VC Fund · Santa Barbara, United States

We are an equity investor at the pre-seed and seed stages at the intersection of: Enterprise Vertical Software and FinTech

3 contacts available at Far Out Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jack Greco | GP | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jack-greco-2 |
| Ian Hathaway | GP | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-hathaway |
| Jonathan Fentzke | GP | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-fentzke |

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## FAQ

### What does Ian Hathaway invest in?

Ian Hathaway invests primarily in Software, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ian Hathaway's check size?

Ian Hathaway typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$2M at Seed and $500k–$2M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ian Hathaway participates in.

### When did Ian Hathaway last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ian Hathaway closed in Sep 2025. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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