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Alana Ackerson

Executive at Figure Technologies

Austin, Texas, United States

Kauffman Fellow · Class 30

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About

Alana Ackerson is a technology entrepreneur and venture investor who co-founded Figure (NASDAQ: FIGR), a public FinTech company, and Provenance Blockchain, a Layer 1 platform for real-world assets. She built HQ Digital, an investment platform and multi-family office under Digital Currency Group, served as an Investment Partner with Connecticut Innovations, and previously was CEO of the Thiel Foundation, overseeing the Thiel Fellowship and Breakout Labs. She holds a B.A. from Stanford, an M.A. from GTU Berkeley, and a Doctorate in Ministry from San Francisco Theological Seminary, and is the author of Creative Humans: How Technology is Transforming Human Nature and Possible Futures.

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Figure Technologies's investors · 15

Chaos VenturesNew YorkDCGWadsworth · since 2019DCMNew York · since 2019Distributed GlobalAustin · since 2024DST GlobalGeorge Town, Grand Cayman · $100K – $200M checks · since 2019Jump CryptoChicago · $500K – $15M checks · since 2024Lightspeed FactionMenlo Park · since 2024Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checksMUFG Innovation PartnersTokyo · since 2021Nimble VenturesSan Francisco · since 2019Pantera CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2024Ribbit CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $15M checks · since 2024Rpm Ventures Iii Management, L.L.C.Ann Arbor · since 2019Sustany CapitalNewport BeachTessera Venture PartnersNew York

Co-founders at Figure Technologies

MC
Michael CagneyExecutive Officer, Director
JOJune Ou
June OuExecutive Officer

Experience

  1. Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellows - Class 30current2025 — present
  2. Creative HumansAuthor and Speakercurrent2025 — present
  3. Council on Foreign RelationsMembercurrent2017 — present
  4. YPOMembercurrent2022 — present
  5. Connecticut InnovationsInvestment Partner2024 — 2025

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Investments27Venture Capital9

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Who is Alana Ackerson?
Alana Ackerson is a technology entrepreneur and venture investor who co-founded Figure (NASDAQ: FIGR), a public FinTech company, and Provenance Blockchain, a Layer 1 platform for real-world assets. She built HQ Digital, an investment platform and multi-family office under Digital Currency Group, served as an Investment Partner with Connecticut Innovations, and previously was CEO of the Thiel Foundation, overseeing the Thiel Fellowship and Breakout Labs. She holds a B.A. from Stanford, an M.A. from GTU Berkeley, and a Doctorate in Ministry from San Francisco Theological Seminary, and is the author of Creative Humans: How Technology is Transforming Human Nature and Possible Futures.
Where does Alana Ackerson work?
Alana Ackerson is Executive at Figure Technologies.
Where did Alana Ackerson go to school?
Alana Ackerson studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) with Honors, Science, Technology and Society); San Francisco Theological Seminary (Doctorate in Faith and Technology).

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