Alana Ackerson

Active Investor

Kauffman Fellows - Class 30 at Kauffman Fellows

Austin, Texas

Alana Ackerson, Kauffman Fellows - Class 30 at Kauffman Fellows is an active investor based in Austin, Texas. This profile covers what Alana Ackerson backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Dr. Alana Ackerson is an Angel Investor. Dr. Ackerson served as Investment Partner at Connecticut Innovations. Dr. Ackerson served as Chief Executive Officer at HQ Digital. She is an Advisor at Figure Technologies. She co-founded and served as Chief People Officer at Figure Technologies. Previously, she served as Managing Partner and President of Signum Investments, a quantitative and fundamental equity investment firm. Before that, she served as CEO of The Thiel Foundation, where she led the organization's efforts to support the next generation of entrepreneurs and to promote radical scientific and technological innovations, and as President and founding Partner of Cabezon Investment Group. She has also served as Vice President of Social Engagement for SoFi Inc. and Director of Clarium Capital Management. She sits on the Board of Directors for Opportunity International and the Board for the Association of Women in Alternative Investing. She has sat on the Board of Directors for Stanford Student Enterprises, the Executive Committee of Breakout Labs, and the San Francisco Committee for the International Justice Mission. She holds a B.A. with Honors in Science, Technology, and Society from Stanford University. She received her M.A. in Philosophical and Systematic Theology from the Graduate Theological Union. She earned a Diploma in the Art of Spiritual Direction from San Francisco Theological Seminary, where she is currently a candidate for a Doctorate of Ministry degree. She serves as a Senior Fellow at the Newbigin House of Studies.

Investor type: AngelVCPEVenture Debt
Stages: Early Stage VentureLate Stage Venture
Invests in: Healthcare & BiotechSaaS & EnterpriseDeveloper Tools & DataManufacturing & IndustrialMobility & LogisticsSupply Chain & LogisticsPropTech & Real EstateFoodTech & Agriculture
Location: Austin, Texas
Typical check: $3.8M
Past investments: 5

Notable investments

FigurePatheosClarium Capital Management, LLCProvenance Blockchain, Inc.Social Finance

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