Investor profile
Austin Shanks
Corporate VC, Private equity, Venture debt & Investment Associate at Koch
Austin Shanks is an Investment Associate at Koch, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies.
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Investment focus
- Stage
- GrowthLate-StageSeed
Contacts
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Investment Associate at Koch, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies
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Investor Profile
Austin Shanks is listed against sectors Climate, FinTech, Hardware and SaaS, and focus areas 3D Printing, Aerospace, Battery and Cloud Infrastructure in the database.
Koch appears in Growth, Late-Stage and Seed rounds across its known deals.
What the affiliated firm has backed is the closest available signal on whether Austin Shanks is worth approaching.
Colleagues at Koch
Tim Russell
CFO
Wichita, United States
Audrey Coad
Finance Director
Wichita, United States
Hal Mutlu
Director
United States
Gabrielle Yo
Director
Dallas, United States
Paul Balskus
Director
Scottsdale, United States
Paxton Graham
Senior Associate, Investments
Wichita, United States
Efraim Ruthenberg
Director
Scottsdale, United States
Chris Clavin
Managing Director
Wichita, United States
Benjamin Tuchalski
Director
Wichita, United States
Reagan Irvin
Investment Analyst
Manhattan, United States
Joshua Buffolino
Senior Investment Analyst
Wichita, United States
Frequently asked questions
Who is Austin Shanks?
Austin Shanks is a corporate venture investor and private equity investor based in Wichita, Kansas, United States, listed as Investment Associate at Koch. The known portfolio of that firm counts 10 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Austin Shanks personally.
What does Austin Shanks invest in?
Listed sectors include Climate, FinTech, Hardware and SaaS; listed focus areas include 3D Printing, Aerospace, Battery and Cloud Infrastructure. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Austin Shanks invest at?
Koch appears in Growth, Late-Stage and Seed rounds across its known deals, and Austin Shanks is listed there as Investment Associate. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Austin Shanks listed at?
Austin Shanks is listed as Investment Associate at Koch. 11 other people in the database share a firm with Austin Shanks.
How do I contact Austin Shanks?
A LinkedIn page is on file for Austin Shanks. It is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The database holds no email address and no phone number for this profile.
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