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About
Austin Merritt is Executive in Residence and Co-Investor of Summit Partners. He has performed a number of roles at the company, ranging from marketing and research to taking out the garbage. In addition to blogging about software trends and news, he enjoys supporting the daily operations of Software Advice and helping the company grow efficiently. Austin is an avid outdoorsman and can often be found running the Town Lake trail in Austin, TX, or exploring the mountains of Southwest Montana. Austin earned a B.S.E. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University.
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 2 investors at Highwire are tracked.
- • 60 investors hold the Co-CEO role in VCSift. Austin Merritt is one of them.
- • 1,334 investors are based in Austin, Texas, United States.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated June 2026.
Investment Focus
- Stages
- seed
- Location
- Austin, US
Contact Information
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