Austin Gideon
InvestorPrincipal at Five Elms Capital · Board director at Prismatic
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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
Intro paths
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Prismatic's investors · 2
Co-founders at Prismatic
Experience
- Five Elms CapitalPrincipalcurrent2020 — presentKansas City, Missouri, United States
- Five Elms CapitalVice Presidentcurrent2018 — presentKansas City, Missouri Area
- Five Elms CapitalSenior Associatecurrent2016 — presentKansas City, KS
- Silver Lake BankBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentTopeka Metropolitan Area
- The Stephens Group, LLCAssociate2014 — 2016Little Rock, Arkansas
- Harris Williams & Co.Analyst2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Makena CapitalIntern2011Menlo Park, CA
- Harris Williams & Co.Intern2011Richmond, Virginia Area
Skills & more
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Equity ResearchLanguages Spanish
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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
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 Washington and Lee University75
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Also attended Washburn Rural High School1
Shared employers
Also worked at The Stephens Group, LLC2
Also worked at Harris Williams & Co.72
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Also worked at Makena Capital16
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