About
Neil Ahlsten is Managing Partner at 1Flourish Capital. He previously spent years at Google working on commercial transactions and investment processes at the C-level, and founded Abide, a meditation app he led from inception through an exit. He holds a Master's in Economics from Princeton University and a BA in Economics from UC Berkeley.
Experience
- RehearsalsInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- ICONInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- WeatherPromiseInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- FunctionizeInvestorcurrent2023 — presentMountain View, California, United States
- ButlrInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- Clairvoyant IntelligenceSeed Investorcurrent2024 — present
- TrebellarSeed Investorcurrent2023 — present
- 1Flourish CapitalPartnercurrent2022 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- AbideCEO | Co-founder | CPO2014 — 2023San Mateo, California, United States
- GuidepostsSVP Digital2021 — 2023
- GoogleFinance and Business Development Sr. Manager2007 — 2014
- U.S. Department of StateDiplomat Overseeing the US Response for Darfur/Chad Refugees2005 — 2007Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Food for the Hungry, Inc.Program Director2000 — 2003Sudan
Education
- Princeton UniversityMaster of Public Affairs, Quantitative Economics2003 — 2005
- University of California, BerkeleyBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Development Economics1993 — 1997
Skills & more
Strategy29Strategic Partnerships37Product Management19New Business Development3Online Advertising4Mobile Devices15Business Strategy8Start-ups25Social Media Marketing1Project Management8CRM1Digital Media1
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Product MarketingLead GenerationVenture CapitalAnalyticsDigital StrategyCompetitive AnalysisEntrepreneurshipE-commerceBusiness PlanningOnline MarketingMobile MarketingDigital MarketingFrom Neil's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Princeton University474
Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesDavid CoatsManaging Director & Co-Founder at Correlation VenturesDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalGeoff YangCo-Founder at Redpoint Ventures
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley987
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Butlr14
Pavan OngoleAdvisor at MFV PartnersPaulina SzyzdekPrincipal at E12 Venture Capital, LlcVivjan MyrtoCo-Founder & Partner at Hyperplane Venture CapitalRags GuptaOperating Partner at Hyperplane Venture CapitalNate WilliamsFounder, Managing Partner at UNION Labs VenturesChris KimCo-Founder at UNION Labs Ventures
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Also worked at Clairvoyant Intelligence1
Also worked at Google1,078
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at Felicis
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Also worked at Food for the Hungry, Inc.1
Colleagues at 1Flourish Capital
Allen McClinton
Director of Strategic Growth at 1Flourish Capital
Amy Warner
COO & Co-Founder, Upfront at 1Flourish Capital
Bill Hooper
Investing Partner at 1Flourish Capital
David Lane
Founding Partner at 1Flourish Capital
Etienne Elie
Technology | Leadership & Culture | AI at 1Flourish Capital
Mike Torre
ex-Director, Technical Operations at Google at 1Flourish Capital
Nersi Nazari
Founder & Executive Chairman, VitalConnect at 1Flourish Capital
Patrick Lencioni
Author & President, The Table Group at 1Flourish Capital