Austin Milliken, FRM

Head of Private Family Office

Austin Milliken, FRM, is the Founder of Aureate Capital, a San Francisco Bay Area-based company that provides advisory and capital raising services to early-stage companies in sectors such as cannabis, fintech, crypto, and entertainment.1 2

Professional Background

Austin has over 20 years of experience in various aspects of finance, including:

Trading
Asset management
Consulting
Financial advisory
Capital raising

Prior to founding Aureate Capital in January 2021, Austin held several notable positions:

Consulting CFO at Northstar Financial Consulting Group (March 2019 - Present)
Options Strategist at Tamalpais Asset Management, LLC (January 2018 - June 2021)
Managing Partner at Shibui Capital (July 2010 - January 2015)
Portfolio Manager at Parallax Volatility Advisers, LLC (November 2004 - March 2010)

Education and Certifications

Austin studied Economics at Columbia University from 1993 to 1997.1 He holds the following certifications:

Financial Risk Manager (FRM) certification from the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
FINRA Series 7, 63, and 65 registrations

Expertise

Austin's areas of expertise include:

Alternative investments
Capital raising
Startup advisory (fintech, biotech, life sciences, agtech, foodtech)
Secondary (Pre-IPO) shares
Options and derivatives
Portfolio hedging
Financial consulting

At Aureate Capital, Austin offers securities through Stonehaven, LLC, a member of FINRA/SIPC.1 3

Experience

Head of Private Family Office at Private Family Office (2022 - Present)

Director, Board of Directors at Huckberry (2019 - Present), Investor at Huckberry (2017 - Present), Director, Board of Directors at Force of Nature Meats (Dec 2021 - Present), Investor at HODINKEE, Inc. (2020 - Present), Investor at Dolls Kill (2018 - Present), Investor at Myodetox (2019 - Present), Director, Board of Directors at Lolë (2019 - Present), Director, Board of Directors at Equator Coffees & Teas (2017 - Present), Partner at Simon Equity Partners (2015 - 2022), Investment Banking, Consumer & Retail at Piper Jaffray (2014 - 2015), Investment Banking, Generalist at BB&T Capital Markets (2012 - 2014)