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
CEO, Co-founder at Still Bright
Intro paths
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Still Bright's investors · 4
Co-founders at Still Bright
JV
Jon VardnerCTO, Co-founder
SB
Scott BantaCo-Founder
AW
Alan WestChief Science Officer, Co-founder
Experience
- Entrepreneurs for ImpactEFI Fellowcurrent2025 — present
- Still BrightCo-founder and CEOcurrent2025 — presentNewark, New Jersey, United States
- Material ImpactCompany Building Partner2023 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- ActivateManaging Director, Boston2021 — 2023Greater Boston
- ActivateExecutive In Residence2021Greater Boston
- Pillar VCVenture Associate2020 — 2021
- Tech Council VenturesSummer Associate2020
- Spike VenturesFellow2019 — 2020Hanover, NH
- Frost & SullivanResearch analyst and consultant2017 — 2019San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area
- PascalorCo-founder and CTO2015 — 2017Dallas
- University of Texas at DallasPostdoctoral scholar in the Advanced Polymer Research Lab2013 — 2015Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
- Stanford UniversityPh.D. candidate2008 — 2013
- Stanford UniversityTeaching assistant2011 — 2012
- Princeton UniversityStudent researcher2007 — 2008
- Princeton University Annual GivingSupervisor/telemarketer2004 — 2008Princeton, NJ
- University of Puerto RicoSummer intern2007Mayaguez, PR
- Princeton UniversityTeaching assistant (organic chemistry)2006 — 2007Princeton, NJ
- IBMSummer intern2006San Jose, CA
Skills & more
Chemical Engineering5Research12Chemistry5Data Analysis5Polymers9Organic Chemistry9Thin Films8MicrofabricationNanotechnology3Materials Science3Competitive Analysis1Entrepreneurship1
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Market ResearchMarket AnalysisTrend ForecastingStrategic ForecastingMatlabMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelPowerPointMicrosoft WordTeamwork- VC University Online — VC University
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Randy Allen?
- 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.
- Where does Randy Allen work?
- Randy Allen is CEO, Co-founder of Still Bright.
- What does Randy Allen invest in?
- Randy Allen invests in Deep Tech.
- What companies did Randy Allen found?
- Randy Allen founded Still Bright.
- Where did Randy Allen go to school?
- Randy Allen studied at Princeton University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering); Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Chemical Engineering); The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (Master of Business Administration - MBA).
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Shared employers
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