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Allyson Ahlstrom

Investor at Vista Equity Partners

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Allyson Ahlstrom is a Software Investor at Vista Equity Partners in San Francisco, California, with a background in founding Threads for Teens and serving as a Senior Associate at Brighton Park Capital. She has expertise in public speaking, fundraising, leadership, and social media, and specializes in investing in various sectors such as Sales & CRM, Enterprise Applications, and E-commerce. Ahlstrom's career highlights include founding Threads for Teens, a successful nonprofit organization, and her role as a Senior Associate at Brighton Park Capital, where she gained valuable experience in investment strategies and business planning. Her current position at Vista Equity Partners allows her to leverage her skills in leadership, fundraising, and entrepreneurship to make strategic investments in companies across different sectors.

Work Experience 

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Vista Equity Partners

  • Investor

    2023 - Current

    Endeavor Fund

Vista Equity Partners is an investment firm that primarily invests in enterprise software that advances the digital economy.

vistaequitypartners.com
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RiskExec

  • Board Observer

    2025

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Gatekeeper

  • Board Observer

    2024

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Paradox

  • Board Observer

    2020 - 2023

Paradox is an AI company that helps companies capture and screen candidates, improve conversions, and answer all candidate questions.

Raised $253,340,000.00 from Workday Ventures, Blue Cloud Ventures, DLA Piper, Geodesic Capital, Sapphire Ventures, Brighton Park Capital, Twilio, Willoughby Capital, Principia Growth and Indeed.

paradox.ai
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Brighton Park Capital

  • Senior Associate

    2019 - 2023

    Source and diligence investments in software and tech-enabled services companies. Portfolio company coverage: Paradox.ai, NuORDER (sourced; acquired by NYSE:LSPD in June 2021 for $425m), RStudio

Brighton Park Capital is an investment firm that specializes in software, information services, and technology-enabled services.

bpc.com
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Threads for Teens

  • Founder

    2010 - 2023

    Founded organization focused on empowering and improving the lives of at-risk teenage girls through clothing. *Raised over $250,000 in product donations and $250,000 in monetary contributions *Opened permanent boutique locations in Santa Rosa, CA and Minneapolis, MN *Managed procurement of donations and maintained donor relations with corporate sponsors such as Ford, rue21, and Keds *Planned special events including prom dress giveaways and back-to-school supplies drives *Organized four national tours (80 events) utilizing sixty-foot trailer as mobile boutique; traveled across 48 contiguous United States to give outfits to over 5,500 at-risk girls and host self-esteem summits *Facilitated independent pop-up events in Kauai, HI, San Antonio, TX and Detroit, MI

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Long Ridge Equity Partners

  • Analyst

    2017 - 2019

    Sourced and evaluated investments in financial technology and enterprise software. Sourced investments in Neighborhoods.com and Provana.

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J.P. Morgan

  • Analyst

    2016 - 2016

J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation provides commodity risk management solutions in both the physical .

jpmorgan.com

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