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Randy Allen

Investor

Company Building Partner at Material Impact

New York City

About

Randy Allen is a company-building partner at Material Impact, supporting portfolio companies across stages and helping start and build new deep-tech startups. He previously led Activate's Boston community as Managing Director, mentoring early-stage science entrepreneurs, and co-founded and served as CTO of Pascalor based on his postdoctoral research at the University of Texas at Dallas. Earlier he worked as a market research analyst at Frost & Sullivan and as an associate at the VC firms Spike Ventures, Tech Council Ventures, and Pillar VC.

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Invests in

Deep Tech

Experience

  1. Entrepreneurs for ImpactEFI Fellowcurrent2025 — present
  2. Still BrightCo-founder and CEOcurrent2025 — presentNewark, New Jersey, United States
  3. Material ImpactCompany Building Partner2023 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  4. ActivateManaging Director, Boston2021 — 2023Greater Boston
  5. ActivateExecutive In Residence2021Greater Boston
  6. Pillar VCVenture Associate2020 — 2021
  7. Tech Council VenturesSummer Associate2020
  8. Spike VenturesFellow2019 — 2020Hanover, NH
  9. Frost & SullivanResearch analyst and consultant2017 — 2019San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area
  10. PascalorCo-founder and CTO2015 — 2017Dallas
  11. University of Texas at DallasPostdoctoral scholar in the Advanced Polymer Research Lab2013 — 2015Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
  12. Stanford UniversityPh.D. candidate2008 — 2013
  13. Stanford UniversityTeaching assistant2011 — 2012
  14. Princeton UniversityStudent researcher2007 — 2008
  15. Princeton University Annual GivingSupervisor/telemarketer2004 — 2008Princeton, NJ
  16. University of Puerto RicoSummer intern2007Mayaguez, PR
  17. Princeton UniversityTeaching assistant (organic chemistry)2006 — 2007Princeton, NJ
  18. IBMSummer intern2006San Jose, CA

Education

  1. Princeton UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering2004 — 2008
  2. Stanford UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Chemical Engineering2008 — 2013
  3. The Tuck School of Business at DartmouthMaster of Business Administration - MBA2019 — 2021

Skills & more

Chemical Engineering5Research12Chemistry5Data Analysis5Polymers9Organic Chemistry9Thin Films8MicrofabricationNanotechnology3Materials Science3Competitive Analysis1Entrepreneurship1
+10 moreMarket ResearchMarket AnalysisTrend ForecastingStrategic ForecastingMatlabMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelPowerPointMicrosoft WordTeamwork
  • VC University Online — VC University

From Randy's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Princeton University444

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

+ 438 more

Also attended Stanford University1,575

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

+ 1,569 more

Also attended The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth149

John McCulloughInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersCarley PhillipsPrincipal at GreycroftM.G. ThibautFormer Chief Financial Officer at Drone Deploy at Scale Venture PartnersLiam DonohueInvestor at .406 VenturesGraham BrooksPartner at .406 VenturesJoanna Skoler GilmanChief Marketing and Communications Officer at .406 Ventures

+ 143 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Material Impact14

Carmichael RobertsInvestor at Material ImpactAdam SharkawyCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Material ImpactCorinna ChenPartner at Material ImpactChristian TheriaultPartner at Material ImpactMelissa FensterstockCompany Building Advisor at Material ImpactBen SchlatkaCompany Building Partner at Material Impact

+ 8 more

Also worked at Activate6

Joshua PosamentierManaging Partner and Co-Founder at Congruent VenturesCamron BlackburnInvestor at E14 FundPauliina MeskanenInvestor at Great Wave VenturesCristina EscodaManaging Partner at Tachyon VenturesKrish MehtaFellow at LifeX VenturesDr Philippe ProchassonVenture Partner/CTO at Earth First Food Ventures

Also worked at Pillar VC30

Ellen RubinPartner at Glasswing VenturesChris FaheySVP, Talent & Human Resources at Volition CapitalJamie GoldsteinFounding/Managing Partner at Pillar VCSarah HodgesGeneral Partner at Pillar VCTony KulesaPartner at Pillar VCParker McKeePartner at Pillar VC

+ 24 more

Also worked at Spike Ventures5

James WongInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsAndre De BaubignyManaging Partner at MVP VenturesPolina BermishevaPrincipal at 10T FundTodd McIntyreManaging Partner at Spike VenturesWeston MoyerInvestor at Spike Ventures

Colleagues at Material Impact

Adam Sharkawy
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Material Impact
Alexa Horwitz
Director of Marketing and Communications at Material Impact
Ben Schlatka
Company Building Partner at Material Impact
Carmichael Roberts
Investor at Material Impact
Christian Theriault
Partner at Material Impact
Corinna Chen
Partner at Material Impact
Deborah Kilpatrick
Health IT CEO, Evidation at Material Impact
Elyse Winer
Partner at Material Impact