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Allison Byers

Founder of Founders For Kamala

Greater Boston

Overview 

Allison Byers is a passionate leader in equitable capital access, currently serving as the Founder and CEO of Scroobious and Co-Chair of All Raise Boston. With a background in activism and angel investing, she excels in pitching, fundraising, and mentoring startups, while also being a dynamic speaker and executive in residence. Highlights of Allison's career include her role as the Co-Chair of All Raise Boston and her founding of Scroobious, demonstrating her commitment to fostering equitable access to capital and supporting startups through mentorship and leadership roles.

Work Experience 

  • Founder & CEO

    2019 - Current

    For the founders who can't be lumped into a classification and don't fit traditional pattern matching. For the investors looking to put their money toward something or someone that speaks to you. For those who identify as underrepresented and struggle to network your way to the people and resources you need to get funded or to invest. We are building this for you. Sign up for e-mail updates to be in the know! https://www.scroobious.com/

Scroobious offers a virtual platform and community designed for founders to connect efficiently with investors.

Raised $1,100,000.00.

  • Questrom Women in Business Alumni Council

    2024

    The Questrom Women in Business Alumni Council connects accomplished alumnae with current students to foster leadership, mentorship, and professional development. Comprising 22 distinguished women from various degree programs—68% MBA and 32% undergraduate—the council represents leaders in marketing, finance, consulting, and other industries. The group aligns strategic initiatives with institutional priorities to advance women’s leadership in business education.

  • Co-Chair Boston Chapter

    2022

    All Raise is a national non-profit accelerating the success of women+ founders and funders. We are making a difference with education, introductions, mentors, jobs, deal flow, and financing. By improving the success of women in the venture-backed tech ecosystem, we can build a more accessible community that reflects the diversity of the world around us.

All Raise is a nonprofit on a mission to accelerate the success of female founders and funders to build a more prosperous equitable future.

Raised $15,000,000.00 from Silicon Valley Bank, Sequoia Capital, Pivotal Ventures, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Reid Hoffman Foundation, Silicon Valley Bank and Pivotal Ventures.

  • Advisor

    2021

  • Visible Partner

    2020

    Visible Hands is a pre-seed accelerator and fund that invests in the most talented BIPOC and women across the US to support them in building transformational technology companies.

Visible Hands is a Venture Capital firm and Accelerator that provides meaningful funding and support to early stage companies.

  • Founding Member

    2020

    The Fourth Floor is a new kind of membership community where womxn leaders and startup founders create and access board seats, investments, and funding opportunities. We democratize access to under-the-radar startup board seats and investment opportunities by leveraging community and a digital platform, as a way to create wealth and drive systemic change.

  • Angel Investor

    2021 - 2025

  • Founder & Co-Chair

    2024 - 2024

  • Executive in Residence (EIR)

    2022 - 2024

    The MDSS is a 10-month hands-on accelerator program providing mentorship, coaching, training, support, community, and investment in digital health and biotech startups.

  • Mentor

    2021 - 2024

Techstars is an accelerator that provides pre-seed investment and mentoring for various early stage startups.

Raised $108,919,999.00 from SVB Financial Group and Foundry Group.

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