Allison Pickens

Notable investments

• TextQLSeries Unknown · $17M · 2026
• WaldoSeries A · $10M · 2025
• SoleaPre Seed · 2025
• GlimpseSeries A · $10M · 2025
• CercliSeed · $4M · 2024
• Unstructured TechnologiesSeries B · $40M · 2024
• XBuildSeries Unknown · $19M · 2024
• MaintainXSeries C · $50M · 2023

Frequently co-invests with

Background

• Board of DirectorsCommvault2020–present
• InvestorAllison Pickens Ventures, LP2019–present
• Limited PartnerOperator Collective2019–present
• Executive In ResidenceBessemer Venture Partners2018–present
• Technology Advisor NetworkBoston Consulting Group (BCG)
• Board Of DirectorsRainforest QA
• Founder & General PartnerAllison Pickens Ventures
• Founder & InvestorThe New Normal Fund
• Senior AdvisorBoston Consulting Group (BCG)
• Director Board of DirectorsRainforest QA
• Director Board of DirectorsCommvault
• Director Board Of Directorsdbt Labs (formerly Fishtown Analytics)
• Director Board of DirectorseCompliance
• Revenue Council Member / AdvisorAOL Ventures/Bowery Capital
• Private Equity AssociateBain Capital Ventures
• AssociateBoston Consulting Group (BCG)
• Summer AssociateBoston Consulting Group (BCG)
• Senior AdvisorBoston Consulting Group
• AssociateBoston Consulting Group
• Summer AssociateBoston Consulting Group
• Founder & Managing DirectorThe New Normal Fund
• Co-AuthorTop-Patents
• CEO & Co-FounderTop-Patents
• AssociateTop-Patents
• Summer AssociateTop-Patents
• InternTop-Patents
• Founder & Managing DirectorAllison Pickens Ventures
• Co-AuthorNewCo
• CEO & Co-FounderNewCo
• InternNewCo
• Founder & InvestorMinttown
• Director Board Of Directorsdbt Labs
• Co-AuthorMinttown
• Director Board of DirectorsEcoOnline
• Co-AuthorUniversity of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory
• CEO & Co-FounderUniversity of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory
• InternUniversity of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory
• CEO & Co-FounderXtripe Angels
• CEO & Co-FounderLocus Consulting Group
• Co-AuthorXtripe Angels
• Co-AuthorLocus Consulting Group
• Co-AuthorThe Customer Success Economy2019–2020
• Chief Operating OfficerGainsight2014–2020
• Board Of DirectorseCompliance2017–2019
• Revenue Council Member / AdvisorBowery Capital2017–2018
• AdvisorEntelo2015–2017
• CEO & Co-FounderSparkTrades2012–2013
• Private Equity AssociateBain Capital2009–2011
• AssociateThe Boston Consulting Group2007–2009
• Summer AssociateThe Boston Consulting Group2006–2006
• InternPSi2005–2005

In the press

• A Letter of Gratitude
• Scaling Your Startup…Through Your Best Nature
• Why Product-*Outcomes* Fit Is the Real Goal
• Why *People*-Market Fit Is the Key to Disruption
• Your Users: Lacking “Sophistication”, or Overwhelmed?
• Why Your Team Should Be Accountable to Each Other -- Not Just to You
• Why You Should Hire for Your Stage
• Why Your Churn Rate Should Determine When You Scale
• Why Hiring a COO Can Help You Scale Faster
• Why Every CRO Should Know Warmly
• Why Virtual Collaboration Is Easier - Even Fun - with MURAL
• Women in Enterprise Technology: Allison Pickens, Chief Customer Officer, Gainsight
• a16z Podcast: The Rise of the CCO - Andreessen Horowitz
• ‎The Customer Success Podcast on Apple Podcasts

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