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Austin Gideon

Investor

Principal at Five Elms Capital

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.

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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 Metropolitan 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

Education

  1. Washington and Lee UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Accounting and Business/Management2008 — 2012
  2. Washburn Rural High School2004 — 2008

Skills & more

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

Languages Spanish

From Austin's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Washington and Lee University33

Rob LudwigChief Operating Officer at Hoxton VenturesBlair GarrouCo-founder & General Partner at Mercury FundKerry KelloggVenture Partner at Alpha PartnersFrank M. SandsChief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer at Sands Capital VenturesReed EdwardsPrincipal at Five Elms CapitalBrian CarneyGeneral Partner at Harbert Growth Partners

+ 27 more

Shared employers

Also worked at The Stephens Group, LLC2

Robert CovingtonFounder and Managing Partner at Braemont CapitalSteve SimsChief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at Braemont Capital

Also worked at Harris Williams & Co.23

Laura BoydPrincipal, Head of M&A & Capital Markets at Norwest Venture PartnersDusty LiebManaging Partner & Head of Investments at Echo Health VenturesJustin KirkpatrickPartner at Questa CapitalRahul LambaPrincipal at Endeavour CapitalMike MarcantonioPartner at LiveOak VenturesCaitlin VorlicekPartner at Sageview Capital

+ 17 more

Also worked at Makena Capital9

Masoud AdinaHead of Compliance at GreycroftAlex MarshallPartner & General Counsel at Generation Investment ManagementJocelyne CookeCFO at GFT VenturesGarrett ClintonInvestor at Westbound Equity PartnersMatthew ShortalPrincipal Deputy Director and Chief Commercial Officer, DIU at Synapse PartnersJeff Clark, CPAVP Finance at Builders VC

+ 3 more

Deals · 2

Prismatic Software Inc.Board 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
Ava Yun
Growth Investor at Five Elms Capital