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Allan Von Schenkel

Founding Partner

Albany, New York Metropolitan Area · 1 connection

UPNY Ventures

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About

I build early-stage companies, programs and operations. For the past 20 years, I’ve worked alongside founders from idea through go-to-market, helping turn early momentum into real progress. My focus is execution: building the systems, cadence, and decision frameworks that reduce uncertainty, align teams, and drive outcomes. I operate at the intersection of founders, capital, and ecosystem — translating ambition into roadmaps, roadmaps into shipped work, and shipped work into evidence. I’m hands-on by default, systematic by design, and deeply invested in building companies that last. Where I add the most value: - Early-stage execution and operating cadence - Accelerator, Incubator and Venture Studio program design - Founder decision-making under uncertainty - Building Agent Systems for Automation - Marketing & Sales - Team Building

Experience

Founding PartnerUPNY Ventures
May 2026
Startup Advisor Team Building & MarketingDataTribe
Jan 2020 to Apr 2026
PartnerCyware
Feb 2022 to May 2023
Partner UI UX DesignerKoneksa
Nov 2017 to Jun 2021
Chief Operating Officer Startup AdvisorFoundHuman
Mar 2015 to Mar 2017
Startup Advisor (Contract)WealthEngine
Aug 2014 to Apr 2015
Startup AdvisorPrivate Company
Jul 2006 to Aug 2014
Co-Founder, CEOFlow Group
Oct 2008 to Jul 2014
Program ManagerU.S. Department of Education
May 2007 to Oct 2008
Senior Information ScientistU.S. Census Bureau
May 2005 to May 2007

Education

Michigan State University
Bachelor's Degree, Design
1997 to 2001
Wayne State University
Master's Degree, Information Science, Statistics
2004 to 2005
Conservatiorio di Trieste, Italy
Artist Mentorship