Number of Portfolio Companies 3
Number of Founded Organizations 1
  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel

Tyler Cowen is an American economist, academic, and writer.

He occupies the Holbert C. Harris Chair of economics as a professor at George Mason University and is co-author, with Alex Tabarrok, of the popular economics blog Marginal Revolution.

He currently writes the "Economic Scene" column for the New York Times, and he also writes

for such publications as The New Republic, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Newsweek, and The Wilson Quarterly.

Cowen is also general director of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

In February 2011, Cowen received a nomination as one of the most influential economists in the last decade through a survey by the Economist.

Number of Investments 4
Tyler Cowen has made 4 investments. Their latest investment was Grant - Augrade on Mar 15, 2023, when
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Mar 15, 2023
Augrade
Grant - Augrade
May 29, 2021
Praan
Grant - Praan
$25K
Nov 10, 2020
Praan
Grant - Praan
$22.5K
May 22, 2020
Atmos
Yes
Pre Seed Round - Atmos
Number of Current Jobs 2
Tyler Cowen has 2 current jobs as Professor at George Mason University and Co-Founder at MRUniversity.
Number of News Articles 76
Funding RoundMar 15, 2023
Augrade raised an undisclosed amount / Grant from Tyler Cowen
NewsJul 6, 2021
NewsJun 13, 2021
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Funding RoundMay 29, 2021
NewsFeb 21, 2021
NewsJan 12, 2021
NewsDec 28, 2020
NewsDec 27, 2020
Funding RoundNov 10, 2020
NewsJun 20, 2020