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Allan

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Founder at UPNY Ventures

Albany, New York Metropolitan Area

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About

A five-time founder and startup operator with 20 years of experience guiding early-stage companies from formation through venture-backed growth, with a background in commercialization, GTM strategy, operations, talent, and company building across pre-seed to Series A+ stages.

Experience

  1. UPNY VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2026 — presentAlbany, New York Metropolitan Area
  2. VC LabVenture Leadcurrent2026 — present
  3. FreelanceGTM Engineer + Startup Advisorcurrent2025 — present
  4. DataTribeStartup Advisor: Team Building & Marketing2020 — 2026Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  5. CywarePartner2022 — 2023United States
  6. Fidelis CybersecurityPartner2020 — 2022Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  7. Koneksa HealthPartner2017 — 2021
  8. FoundHumanChief Operating Officer + Startup Advisor2015 — 2017Greater Boston Area
  9. WealthEngineStartup Advisor (Contract)2014 — 2015Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  10. Private CompanyStartup Advisor2006 — 2014Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  11. FLOWCo-Founder, CEO2008 — 2014Greater New York City Area
  12. U.S. Department of EducationProgram Manager2007 — 2008Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  13. U.S. Census BureauSenior Information Scientist2005 — 2007Suitland, MD

Skills & more

Jiramonday.comCarta Equity ManagementSalesforce.comZapierAirtableLinkedIn Sales NavigatorDatabasesSQL2CanvaHubSpotAdobe Premiere Pro
+12 moreAdobe PhotoshopAdobe Creative SuiteHTML5CSSJavaScriptCascading Style Sheets (CSS)JIRAInVisionCrunchbasePitch BooksAffinityn8n

Languages English · Italian

  • Clay University — Clay
  • Product School (8 Week NYC PM Bootcamp)
  • One Week PM (65 hr Course on Product Management)
  • Product Design — Udemy
  • Advanced Sommelier (Wine) — United States Sommelier Association
  • User Experience Design — Lynda.com
  • JavaScript Essential Training — Lynda.com
  • Certified Web Developer — Udacity

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Who is Allan?
A five-time founder and startup operator with 20 years of experience guiding early-stage companies from formation through venture-backed growth, with a background in commercialization, GTM strategy, operations, talent, and company building across pre-seed to Series A+ stages.
Where does Allan work?
Allan is Founder at UPNY Ventures.
Where did Allan go to school?
Allan studied at Michigan State University (Bachelor's Degree, Design); Wayne State University (Master's Degree, Information Science); Conservatiorio di Trieste, Italy (Artist Mentorship).

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