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Cara Brennan Allamano

Investor

Advisor, People Tech & HR at Verissimo Ventures · CPO Council at Lattice Capital

San Francisco

About

Cara Brennan Allamano serves as an advisor at Verissimo Ventures focusing on People Tech and HR. She studied at Stanford, the University of San Francisco, and Kentucky.

Invests in

HR Tech

Experience

  1. SolChief Work Officercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. PeopleTech PartnersFoundercurrent2015 — present
  3. LatticeCPO Councilcurrent2026 — present
  4. LatticeAdvisor2024 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  5. LatticeChief People Officer2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Institute for Leadership & WorkSteering Committee Membercurrent2024 — presentBoston
  7. EQT GroupIndustry Advisor2025 — 2026
  8. UdemyAdvisor2022
  9. UdemySenior Vice President, People2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  10. PlanetSenior Vice President, People2014 — 2018
  11. PinterestPeople Leader2012 — 2013San Francisco
  12. AdobeDirector of HR, Context Optional (Efficient Frontier, Inc.)-Acquired by Adobe2010 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  13. Lieberman Productions/Acquired by Guthy Renker, Inc. (now Nestle Inc.)Director of Human Resources2007 — 2010
  14. Y&R and Wunderman, Young & RubicamDirector, Human Resources2006 — 2007
  15. Knight RidderHuman Resources Manager2001 — 2006
  16. Franklin Templeton InvestmentsPorfolio Operations Group Administrator2000 — 2001

Skills & more

Employee Relations86Performance Management99Organizational Development57Legal Compliance28Benefit Administration15Technical Recruiting31Recruitment/Retention10Recruiting99Talent Acquisition99Employee Training15Benefits Administration17Talent Management99
+12 moreEmployee BenefitsTrainingPersonnel ManagementHuman ResourcesBusiness StrategyCareer DevelopmentCollege RecruitingCompensation & BenefitLeadershipManagementConflict ResolutionApplicant Tracking Systems

Languages English

  • Cara Brennan Allamano — Raya
  • Career Navigators — Udemy
  • Unconscious Bias — Udemy
  • The Udemy Manager — Udemy
  • Goal Crushing — Udemy
  • Feedback Is Fuel — Udemy
  • Senior Professional in Human Resources (SHRM) — HRCI

From Cara's professional profile.

Colleagues at Verissimo Ventures

Alex Oppenheimer
Founder & GP at Verissimo Ventures
Ben Lang
Builder, former founder, and community guy
David Oppenheimer
Partner, CFO at Verissimo Ventures
David Rust
Advisor, Executive Coach at Verissimo Ventures
Gustav Rydstedt
Advisor, Infrastructure Software at Verissimo Ventures
Haleli Barath
Advisor at Verissimo Ventures
Kevin Johnson
Advisor, Ecommerce & EdTech at Verissimo Ventures
Michael Stoppelman
Venture Advisor at Verissimo Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Cara Brennan Allamano?
Cara Brennan Allamano serves as an advisor at Verissimo Ventures focusing on People Tech and HR. She studied at Stanford, the University of San Francisco, and Kentucky.
Where does Cara Brennan Allamano work?
Cara Brennan Allamano is Advisor, People Tech & HR at Verissimo Ventures.
What does Cara Brennan Allamano invest in?
Cara Brennan Allamano invests in HR Tech.
Where did Cara Brennan Allamano go to school?
Cara Brennan Allamano studied at University of Chicago (Master of Liberal Arts, Leadership + Ethics); Stanford University (Master of Liberal Arts, transfer to U. Chicago); University of San Francisco (Master of Science, Org Development).

Same school

Also attended University of Chicago477

Lee FixelFounder of AdditionMark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesShardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesSam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Clay FisherInvestor at Spark CapitalMaria HeyenInvestor at Lightbank

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Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at Floodgate

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Also attended University of San Francisco84

Ashley ValentineChief People Officer at GreycroftCarmen PalafoxFounder & General Partner at 2045 VenturesEugene MalobrodskyManaging Partner at One Way VenturesJason JudgeInvestor at Relevance VenturesDaniel ShermanInvestor at Initialized CapitalBarmak MeftahGeneral Partner at Ballistic Ventures

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Also attended University of Kentucky58

Emma OffCEO, President, & Partner at CincyTechSarah DouglasAdvisor at CincyTechBobby RileyPlatform Manager at Keyhorse CapitalDevin MorrisStrategic Communications at Keyhorse CapitalAutumn RiceDirector of Operations at Keyhorse CapitalMary McCaffreySector Leader Liaison at Golden Seeds

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Shared employers

Also worked at PeopleTech Partners20

Polly BarnesInvestor at EQT VenturesErica WaichmanHead of People & Community at Canvas VenturesAdriana RocheHead of Talent at Uncork CapitalDebbie MurrayChief People Officer at Sofinnova VenturesAmanda PhillipsExecutive Assistant at Sofinnova VenturesReilly HeineDirector, Platform at Oak HC/FT

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Also worked at Lattice17

Caroline FayThe Extra Group at Mucker CapitalLaurabeth HarveyInvestor at EQT VenturesTiffany YuPrincipal at 7wire VenturesStu SmithPartner at Scribble VenturesNikhil Basu TrivediPartner at FootworkMatt HayesGeneral Partner at PJC

+ 11 more

Also worked at Pinterest75

Sarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersBen SilbermannCo-founder of PinterestSomnathTechnology Partner and Chief Data Scientist at Clear VenturesMolly DiiorioInvestor at True VenturesAnthony SoohooVenture Partner at Copper Sky Capital

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Also worked at Adobe159

Brian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationLouise TomlinsonInvestor at Reinventure GroupAndreas WeiskamPartner and Co-Founder of Sapphire Ventures, focused on European investmentsSydney SloanChief Marketing Officer at Scale Venture PartnersJeff VeenDesigner and investor in London, United KingdomErika NashInvestor at Next Frontier Capital

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