Allison Pickens Ventures
Allison Pickens Ventures is the firm through which Allison Pickens, a solo GP and former Gainsight COO, invests in seed-stage AI applications and data infrastructure.
- Type
- Venture capital firm
- Website
- https://www.allisonpickens.com/
- Investment focus
- artificial intelligence, data infrastructure
- Stages
- seed, Series A
About
Allison Pickens says she is a solo GP investor in AI startups and a former COO at Gainsight, and that she now invests through Allison Pickens Ventures. The site says the investments are in seed-stage AI applications and data infrastructure, with occasional Series A checks. It does not state a city, so no city is stored.
Allison Pickens Ventures participated in Nyquis's $6.3 million seed, announced on 2026-11-05. Gigascale Capital and South Park Commons co-led that round.
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Funding rounds on RaiseTrack
Sources
Last verified:
- https://www.allisonpickens.com/
Type: official investor website. Accessed 2026-11-09.
Allison Pickens site, read 2026-11-09. Says she is a solo GP investor in AI startups and a former Gainsight COO, and that she now invests through Allison Pickens Ventures. Says she invests in seed-stage AI applications and data infrastructure, and occasionally in Series A rounds. Does not state a city. Quotes and phone numbers on the page are not published. - https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261105208735/en/As-Power-Demand-Surges-and-Wildfire-Shutoffs-Persist-Nyquis-Raises-$6.3M-to-Help-Utilities-Get-More-From-Their-Existing-Grid
Type: company announcement. Accessed 2026-11-09.
Nyquis Business Wire release, November 5, 2026. Names Allison Pickens Ventures as a participant in the $6.3 million seed co-led by Gigascale Capital and South Park Commons. - https://www.finsmes.com/2026/11/nyquis-raises-6-3m-in-seed-funding.html
Type: reputable publication. Accessed 2026-11-09.
FinSMEs, November 9, 2026. Names Allison Pickens Ventures as a participant in Nyquis's $6.3 million seed. - https://www.axios.com/2026/11/05/nyquis-seed-grid-monitoring
Type: reputable publication. Accessed 2026-11-09.
Axios, November 5, 2026. Names Allison Pickens Ventures as a participant in the seed round. - https://buttondown.com/raisetrack/archive/raise-track-update-2026-11-09/
Type: other verified public source. Accessed 2026-11-09.
Raise Track Update for 2026-11-09, Section 1. Names Allison Pickens Ventures as a participant in Nyquis's $6.3 million seed.