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Austin Gideon

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Principal at Five Elms Capital · Board director at Prismatic

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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Laura BoydunlockedAustin: together at Harris Williams & Co. (2012–2014)
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×2Austin: together at Five Elms Capital
×2Austin: together at Makena Capital

About

Austin Gideon is a Principal at Five Elms Capital and a member of the firm's Investment Committee. He previously worked as an investor at The Stephens Group, a mid-market private equity firm, and as an investment banker in Harris Williams' Technology M&A Group, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions in the technology sector. He holds a B.S.C. in Accounting and Business Administration from Washington and Lee University.

Board director at Prismatic

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Prismatic's investors · 2

Five Elms CapitalKansas City · $15M – $150M checks · since 2026Homegrown CapitalBrookings · $500K – $2M checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Prismatic

MZMichael Zuercher
Michael ZuercherCEO and Co-Founder

Experience

  1. Five Elms CapitalPrincipalcurrent2020 — presentKansas City, Missouri, United States
  2. Five Elms CapitalVice Presidentcurrent2018 — presentKansas City, Missouri Area
  3. Five Elms CapitalSenior Associatecurrent2016 — presentKansas City, KS
  4. Silver Lake BankBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentTopeka, Kansas Area
  5. The Stephens Group, LLCAssociate2014 — 2016Little Rock, Arkansas
  6. Harris Williams & Co.Analyst2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Makena CapitalIntern2011Menlo Park, CA
  8. Harris Williams & Co.Intern2011Richmond, Virginia Area

Skills & more

Financial Modeling9Valuation6Investment Banking2LBO3Private Equity1Financial Analysis2Due DiligenceMergers & AcquisitionsInvestmentsDCF2EquitiesVenture Capital
+1 moreEquity Research

Languages Spanish

From Austin's professional profile.

Deals · 2

PrismaticBoard seat

via Five Elms Capital · filed Jan 2026 · $10M raise

ApptegyBoard seat

via Five Elms Capital · filed Mar 2019 · $13.2M raise

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Colleagues at Five Elms Capital

Adam Coffman
Growth Investor at Five Elms Capital
Akash Kalagara
Analyst, Business Development at Five Elms Capital
Alex Stancati
Executive Assistant at Five Elms Capital
Alice Fitzgerald
Legal Analyst at Five Elms Capital
Ana Munoz
Growth Investor at Five Elms Capital
Annelise Overall
Administrative Assistant at Five Elms Capital
Anthony Fortino
Head of Capital Markets at Five Elms Capital
Asaf Shinar
Director at Pontifax Venture Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Austin Gideon?
Austin Gideon is a Principal at Five Elms Capital and a member of the firm's Investment Committee. He previously worked as an investor at The Stephens Group, a mid-market private equity firm, and as an investment banker in Harris Williams' Technology M&A Group, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions in the technology sector. He holds a B.S.C. in Accounting and Business Administration from Washington and Lee University.
Where does Austin Gideon work?
Austin Gideon is Principal at Five Elms Capital and Board director at Prismatic.
What boards does Austin Gideon sit on?
Austin Gideon holds tracked board seats at Apptegy, Prismatic.
Where did Austin Gideon go to school?
Austin Gideon studied at Washington and Lee University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Accounting and Business/Management); Washburn Rural High School.

Same school

Also attended Washburn Rural High School1

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