Alana Goyal
InvestorFounder and Managing Partner at Base Case Capital
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Alana Goyal incubated her portfolio by embedding with technical teams and doing hands-on product work, acting as an outsourced head of talent who closes founding hires and meets 100+ engineers.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Experience
- basecase capitalfounder & managing partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Samsaraproduct manager2019 — 2021San Francisco, California, United States
- Rough Draft Venturesventure fellow2017 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
- Sequoia Capitalcampus scout2015 — 2019Menlo Park, California
- Greylock Partnersinvestor intern2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Blendproduct manager intern2017San Francisco Bay Area
- AppDynamicsproduct manager intern2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Nateraresearch & development intern2015San Francisco Bay Area
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Education
- Columbia UniversityComputer Science
- Lakeside SchoolHigh School
Skills & more
Python12Java8Java Enterprise Edition3MySQL4Apache Derby4HTML4Docker3Git3Shell Scripting3Node.js3Leadership22Research25
+12 more
Public SpeakingTeachingSocial Media MarketingSocial MediaMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordPowerPointData AnalysisEvent PlanningPCRMultiplex PCRLanguages English · French
From Alana's professional profile.
Deals · 2
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Network4
Zane LackeyScout
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Bucky Moore
Partner at Kleiner Perkins
Peter Boyce II
Founder (Stellation); Co-Founder (RDV), Rough Draft Ventures at Stellation Capital
Rafael Corrales
Investor at BACKGROUND CAPITAL
Investors connected to Alana in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Alana Goyal work?
- Alana Goyal is Founder and Managing Partner at Base Case Capital.
- What does Alana Goyal invest in?
- Alana Goyal invests in AI & Machine Learning, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
- What check size does Alana Goyal write?
- Alana Goyal typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Same school
Also attended Columbia University688
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Also attended Lakeside School24
Santiago ReganDirector of Business Development at Redpoint VenturesDavid WeidenInvestor at Khosla VenturesBill GatesFounder at Breakthrough Energy VenturesParis KokaInvestor at Serena VenturesJamie DaudonPrincipal at The Westly GroupKarl BrackenFounder & General Partner at Ocampo Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Rough Draft Ventures25
Micherice TaoInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Max ZangInvestor at AudaciousChris HarperPartner at Torch CapitalPrat MallickPrincipal at XfundTobias CitronPrincipal at Primary Venture PartnersHanseul NamInvestor at Spark Capital
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Also worked at Sequoia Capital175
Michael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in Startups; All-In co-hostAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at Paradigm
+ 169 more
Also worked at Greylock Partners65
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockHoward CoxSpecial Limited Partner at Greylock PartnersDave StrohmVenture Partner at Greylock Partners
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