Austin Hollan
Current Perplexity.AI StratFin | Former Head of M&A Finance @ Instacart
Studied at BYU Marriott School of Business
Hiring Manager at Perplexity AI
Available Saturday at 2:00 PM UTC
I can have more availability outside these windows by request.
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Austin's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $300/hr
Get help with Strategic Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions, and .
Austin also coaches for AI Careers and FP&A. View all.
Austin’s Corporate Development Qualifications
Experience level: Director
With multiple years in technology investment banking advising companies on M&A, and as part of my role at Perplexity and previous positions at xAI and Instacart (departed Instacart as Head of M&A finance and Corporate Finance Lead), I've executed multiple deals for a broad range of companies and structures.
Austin can help with:
Strategic Planning
Mergers & Acquisitions
Business Valuation
Competitive Analysis
Skill Building
Networking Strategy
Interview Prep
Due Diligence
Financial Analysis
Negotiation Skills
Austin also coaches for AI Careers and FP&A. View all.
Work Experience
Head of Strategic Finance
Perplexity AI
September 2025 - Present
Hiring Manager
Lead strategic finance including investor relations, treasury, company forecast, strategy, operations, and partnership and vendor negotiations.
Corporate & AI Infrastructure Finance
x.ai
June 2025 - September 2025
Hiring Manager
Led corporate finance including company model and cash flow forecasting, Enterprise GTM, and datacenter planning, financing, and execution.
Corporate Finance & Special Projects
Instacart
October 2021 - June 2025
Hiring Manager
IPO, corporate finance, transformative partnerships, M&A, IR, board, and executive support
Investment Banking Senior Analyst
J.P. Morgan
December 2020 - October 2021
Interviewer
Global Technology Group M&A and Capital Markets
Investment Banking Analyst
Union Square Advisors
May 2019 - December 2020
Interviewer
Technology M&A and Private Capital Advisory
Education
BYU Marriott School of Business
B.S., Finance