Angel investor based in San Francisco, United States.
14 companies backed across
14 recorded rounds, Jul 2021 – Apr 2024.
Ex-Co-Founder GrassWire, Secret Sauce.
Sectors of the companies in the portfolio, by company count.
Head-office city of the companies in the portfolio.
Rounds by stage.
Total size of the rounds they joined — an angel's own cheque is a share of this, and is not disclosed.
Every company Austen Allred appears as an investor in, most recent round first.
| Company | City | Sectors | Latest round | Rounds | Round value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splash | San Diego | Facility Management Services | Seed Apr 2024 | 1 | $4.5M |
| Validated | San Francisco | MarketingTechMarket Research Tools | Seed Feb 2024 | 1 | $1.2M |
| Jam | Pittsburgh | Software Testing ToolsTest Management | Series A Feb 2024 | 1 | $8.9M |
| Perplexity | San Francisco | Generative AISearch EnginesArtificial Intelligence | Series B Jan 2024 | 1 | $73.6M |
| Mindsmith | Provo | Generative AIK-12 EdTechContinued Learning | Seed Dec 2023 | 1 | $550K |
| HockeyStack | Istanbul | MarketingTechArtificial IntelligenceConversion Rate Optimization | Seed Nov 2023 | 1 | $2.7M |
| Novig | New York City | Gambling TechSports TechReal Money Gaming | Seed Aug 2023 | 1 | $6.4M |
| Gradia | Orlando | Services for Healthcare Providers | Seed Jul 2023 | 1 | $4.2M |
| Galvanick | Los Angeles | CybersecuritySecurity AnalyticsThreat Detection | Seed Jun 2023 | 1 | $10M |
| Recall.ai | San Francisco | Enterprise CollaborationMeeting ManagementRemote Work Tools | Seed Dec 2022 | 1 | $2.7M |
| Rowy | Wilmington | Application Development ToolsPaaS | Seed Dec 2022 | 1 | $3M |
| Anakin | San Francisco | E-Commerce EnablersBrands TechE-Commerce Analytics | Seed Dec 2021 | 1 | $2M |
| Acquire.com LED | San Mateo | Investment TechFinTech | Seed Jul 2021 | 1 | $3.5M |
| Hyperdesk | Covina | Customer Service Software | 1 | $1.8M |
Investors that appear in the same rounds. Two names in one round is what "invested together" means here — it is not a claim about a relationship off the cap table.
| Investor | Type | Based | Shared rounds | Shared companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y Combinator | Firm | Mountain View | 5 | 5 |
| Alan Rutledge | Angel | 3 | 3 | |
| Soma Capital | Firm | San Francisco | 3 | 3 |
| Guillermo Rauch | Angel | Berlin | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Yacoubian | Angel | 2 | 2 | |
| Balaji Srinivasan | Angel | 2 | 2 | |
| Ryan Hoover | Angel | 2 | 2 | |
| Rebel Fund | Firm | San Francisco | 2 | 2 |
| Pioneer Fund | Firm | San Francisco | 2 | 2 |
| Cindy Bi | Angel | San Francisco | 1 | 1 |
| Moritz Plassnig | Angel | 1 | 1 | |
| Work Life Ventures | Firm | San Francisco | 1 | 1 |
| Tobi Lutke | Angel | Ottawa | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Rosenblatt | Angel | New York City | 1 | 1 |
| Figma Ventures | Firm | 1 | 1 | |
| Cracks Fund | Firm | 1 | 1 | |
| GGV Capital | Firm | Menlo Park | 1 | 1 |
| Innospark | Firm | Boston | 1 | 1 |
| ACP Partners | Firm | Boston | 1 | 1 |
| Hanover Technology Investment Management | Firm | Menlo Park | 1 | 1 |