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Aileen (horgan) Allen

Investor

Houston, Texas

Overview 

Aileen (Horgan) Allen is an experienced investor and marketer based in Houston, Texas, currently serving as the Head of Marketing at Tailscale and previously as the VP of Marketing at Gremlin. She has a successful track record of investing in and advising startups, with a focus on SaaS companies in the Austin area, and has held key roles at Mercury, Stage 2 Capital, and Blank Ventures. Highlights of Aileen's career include her roles as a Venture Partner at Mercury and a Limited Partner at Stage 2 Capital, where she provided strategic guidance to startups, as well as her current position as the Head of Marketing at Tailscale, where she leads marketing efforts for the company.

Work Experience 

  • Venture Partner

    2024 - Current

    Investing in early stage B2B SaaS companies in Middle America with a (current) focus on developer tools and infrastructure.

  • Venture Advisor

    2023

    Scouting new investment opportunities and supporting portfolio companies through GTM advising.

Mercury Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm.

  • Limited Partner and Advisor

    2021

  • GTM Venture Advisor

    2024 - 2024

Stage 2 Capital is a go-to-market venture capital fund that primarily invests in early-stage B2B software companies.

  • Board Member

    2024

  • Tech Committee Member

    2022

  • Limited Partner

    2023

The Artemis Fund invests in high-growth, tech-enabled companies led by women.

  • Marketing Advisor and Consultant

    2022

    Supporting B2B SaaS companies with GTM strategy, hiring, and more.

  • Angel Investor

    2021

    Highlighting select angel investments in female-founded and led companies: Swoovy, AnaOno, Hello Divorce, Lokum

  • Limited Partner and Founding Advisor

    2022

  • VP of Marketing

    2022 - 2024

  • Head of Marketing

    2021 - 2022

    Led the marketing department who are working to secure the internet through automated compliance (think SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, PCI) and continuous security monitoring.

Vanta is a trust management platform that automates compliance and risk management.

Raised $353,000,000.00 from Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, HubSpot Ventures, Workday Ventures, JP Morgan Chase, Craft Ventures, CrowdStrike and Atlassian Ventures.

  • VP of Marketing

    2020 - 2021

    Led the marketing and BDR teams who are working to build a more reliable internet.

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