Investing Profile

Allison Pickens

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Founder & General Partner of Allison Pickens Ventures, formerly The New Normal Fund
allisonpickens.comSan Francisco, California
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Networks Allison is a member of
Stanford University Graduate School of Business Network
303 CONNECTIONS
Yale University Network
129 CONNECTIONS
Bessemer Venture Partners Network
50 CONNECTIONS
The Boston Consulting Group Network
45 CONNECTIONS
The Boston Consulting Group Network
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Current Investing Position
Allison Pickens Ventures, formerly The New Normal Fund General Partner
Investment Range
$500K - $1M
Sweet Spot
$750K
Investments On Record
58

Allison Pickens is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Allison Pickens's Investments On Record (50)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Clarify AI
Series AJun 2025$15M
$15M
Co-investors: Tim Porter (Madrona Ventures)
Solea
Pre SeedMay 2025
Assort Health
Series AApr 2025$22M
$26M
Co-investors: Kristina Shen (Andreessen Horowitz), Bill Trenchard (First Round Capital), Matt Humphrey (Quiet Capital)
Glimpse
Series AApr 2025$10M
$18M
Co-investors: M.G. Siegler (GV (Google Ventures)), Jack Moshkovich (8VC), Prashant Shukla (Origin Ventures), Scott Stanford (ACME Capital), Kevin Hartz (A* Capital (A Star Capital)), Yuechen Zhao (GSR Ventures), Bangaly Kaba, Bradley Horowitz, Ravi Grover, MG Siegler, Julia Hartz, Shervin Pishevar
Fastrak AI
Pre SeedDec 2024$3M
$3M
Cercli
SeedSep 2024$4M
$4.5M
Co-investors: Anamitra Banerji (Afore Capital), Aaron Epstein (Y Combinator), Karim Atiyeh, Amir Farha, Tony Jamous
Unstructured Technologies
Series BMar 2024$40M
$65M
Co-investors: Enrique Salem (Bain Capital Ventures), Laura Rippy (Alumni Ventures ), Karan Mehandru (Madrona Ventures), Tim Tully (Menlo Ventures), Vivek Ranadive (Bow Capital)
XBuild
Series UnknownFeb 2024
Allison Pickens's Media (14)

A Letter of Gratitude

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Scaling Your Startup…Through Your Best Nature

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Why Product-*Outcomes* Fit Is the Real Goal

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Why *People*-Market Fit Is the Key to Disruption

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Your Users: Lacking “Sophistication”, or Overwhelmed?

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Why Your Team Should Be Accountable to Each Other -- Not Just to You

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Why You Should Hire for Your Stage

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Why Your Churn Rate Should Determine When You Scale

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Why Hiring a COO Can Help You Scale Faster

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Why Every CRO Should Know Warmly

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Why Virtual Collaboration Is Easier - Even Fun - with MURAL

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Women in Enterprise Technology: Allison Pickens, Chief Customer Officer, Gainsight

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a16z Podcast: The Rise of the CCO - Andreessen Horowitz

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‎The Customer Success Podcast on Apple Podcasts

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Allison Pickens's Experience

Technology Advisor Network Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Present
Board Of Directors Rainforest QAPresent
Board of Directors Commvault2020 - Present
Investor Allison Pickens Ventures, LP2019 - Present
Limited Partner Operator Collective2019 - Present
Executive In Residence Bessemer Venture Partners2018 - Present
Co-Author The Customer Success Economy2019 - 2020
Chief Operating Officer Gainsight2014 - 2020
Board Of Directors eCompliance2017 - 2019
Revenue Council Member / Advisor Bowery Capital2017 - 2018
Advisor Entelo2015 - 2017
CEO & Co-Founder SparkTrades2012 - 2013
Private Equity Associate Bain Capital2009 - 2011
Associate The Boston Consulting Group2007 - 2009
Summer Associate The Boston Consulting Group2006 - 2006
Intern PSi2005 - 2005

Allison Pickens's Education

Stanford University Graduate School of Business MBA Entrepreneurship
Yale University BA Ethics, Politics, and Economics