Austin Hwang

As a Principal at Honda Xcelerator Ventures, I invest in early-stage startups that are transforming the society and future of mobility with breakthrough technologies. My interest areas include carbon neutrality, electrification, safety, and frontier technologies. Before joining the Honda Xcelerator Ventures team, I was co-founder and COO of LearningPal, a computer vision startup which was acquired by Ripcord in April 2022. Prior to that, I was the Director of Strategic Partnership of MoBagel, an AutoML startup backed by 500 Global, where I was responsible for global business development and fundraising in U.S., Europe and Japan. I enjoy being deeply embedded in the innovation ecosystem and contribute time to early-stage investment entities, including Oxford Angel Fund and Taiwan Global Angels and mentor at different accelerators including Techstars and Alchemist. I have a Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering degree from Oxford and had 2 years of doctoral study at UC Berkeley-UCSF Bioengineering.