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Allison Baum

General Partner, SemperVirens Venture Capital

San Francisco Bay Area

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $10,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,000,000.00

Work Experience

  • General Partner

    2020

  • Lecturer in Management

    2025

  • Board Member

    2022

2023

  • Board Member

    2023

2024

  • Board Member

    2024

2025

  • Author of "Beyond the Pitch: The Psychology of Raising VC Funding"

    2025

    Slated for release in Fall of 2026, "Beyond the Pitch" provides founders with a playbook for successfully raising venture funding by unpacking the underlying principles that drive investor behavior: power dynamics, incentives, psychology, and perception.

  • Board Member

    2025

  • Author of "Breaking Into Venture"

    2022

    "Breaking into Venture" provides real stories and tangible lessons about how the powerful, profitable, and exclusive industry of venture capital works, especially for those who are not already part of the club.

  • Adjunct Professor and Guest Lecturer

    2019

    I teach venture capital courses and frequently speak in MBA and Exec Ed courses on future of work, technology, and venture capital.

2019 - 2020

  • Principal

    2019 - 2020