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Allison Barr Allen

Founder, investor, and startup advisor

Mill Valley, California

Education

Work Experience

  • Investor

    2024

    I’m grateful to have been an early angel investor in 30+ companies such as Esusu, Hex, AirGarage, Mercury, Tofu, Paramark, Replo, and more. I partner with top operators at the very earliest stages of their company development, often before the company is even formed.

  • LP

    2019

    Operator Collective brings together as limited partners 100+ ultra-talented operators, investors, and founders from diverse backgrounds to invest in and accelerate the next generation of enterprise tech.

2019 - 2022

  • Co-founder & COO

    2019 - 2022

    Fast was a startup focused on scaling 1-click checkout and identity across the internet. Joined after the pre-seed round & promoted to co-founder. Managed IR for the first 3 funding rounds, helping the company raise > $100M from top funds & angel investors. Recruited leads for key functions including sales, payments, CS, and product. Co-led all company functions until the series B and then managed internal functions. Fast was acqui-hired by Affirm in April 2022.

2014 - 2019

  • Head of Global Product Operations - Money Team

    2018 - 2019

    I led Global Product Operations for the Money Team at Uber. My team launched, scaled, and managed Uber's Money products, including Instant Pay, Driver Payments, Cash, Wallets, and Rider Payments.

  • Product Operations Lead - Money Team

    2016 - 2018

    Launched & scaled Instant Pay, which is Uber's fast-growing, on-demand payment product. Processed $1B in transaction volume within the first year. Managed Driver Payments and Payments tooling for 73 countries.

  • Operations and Logistics Manager

    2014 - 2016

    Managed driver incentives, fraud, and payments for the Chicago market

2010 - 2014

  • Advisory Senior Associate

    2010 - 2014

    Technology consulting for top health insurance companies (payers)

Communication Neural Systems Research Group, Northwestern University

2007 - 2010

  • Research Analyst

    2007 - 2010