Sesana Allen
InvestorInvestor at Smash Capital
United States
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Sesana Allen is a venture investor who spent two years at Smash Capital evaluating companies across sectors as a generalist investor. Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Venture Capital in 2024, Allen is currently a student at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Allen has experience in media and entertainment, including voice acting work and consulting producer credits on documentary projects.
Experience
- Smash CapitalGrowth Investor2022 — 2024New York, United States
- Anti Racism FundCo-Founder2020 — 2024New York, New York, United States
- ya, but who cares?Founder2020 — 2024
- Accenture SongConsultant Growth Strategy & Business Design2020 — 2022
- AccentureSenior Consulting Analyst2019 — 2020
- AccentureConsulting Analyst2018 — 2019
Education
- Stanford UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA
- University of PennsylvaniaPolitics, Philosophy
- University of PennsylvaniaMasters of Behavioral and Decision Sciences, Behavioral Sciences
- East China Normal UniversityEast Asian Languages and Civilizations
- Forest Ridge School of the Sacred HeartInternational Baccalaureate Diploma Recipient
Skills & more
PodcastingVideo ProductionVideo EditingInterviewingSocial Media3Research1Customer Service1Microsoft Office6Public Speaking4Microsoft Excel4PowerPoint2Microsoft Word2
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LeadershipTeamworkMicrosoft PowerPointLanguages Chinese
From Sesana's professional profile.
Colleagues at Smash Capital
Aashay Shah
Vice President at Smash Capital
Amanda Salzman
Principal at Smash Capital
Brad Twohig
Co-Founder, Managing Partner at Smash Capital
Bradley Twohig
Managing Partner at Smash Capital
Brandon Ortiz
COO, CCO at Smash Capital
Charlotte Camacho
Vice President at Smash Capital
David Urban
Operating Partner at Smash Capital
Eric Garland
Co-Founder, Managing Partner at Smash Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Sesana Allen work?
- Sesana Allen is Investor at Smash Capital.
- What check size does Sesana Allen write?
- Sesana Allen typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
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