Allen Yao

I'm currently a tech growth investor at HOF Capital, investing across AI, software and frontier technologies.

I've sat on both sides of the table. On the operating side, I led growth at AfterQuery (YC W25) where I grew our expert supply and help land our biggest clients. Before this, I was founding growth at Anara (YC S24) where I scaled and managed a team of 40 creators, added over $2m in ARR and generated over 200m impressions across our socials. I also founded my own venture-backed startup + started the largest venture club at Penn.

I also have fun stories creating content for over 15k followers and generated 20m+ views in a couple months.

On the finance side, I spent time working in investment banking at Bank of America. Before that, I worked in tech private equity doing investing and portfolio support.

You can find me on Substack (@allenyaoo).

Feel free to reach out: ayao@hofcapital.com

Allen overlooking a mountain landscape with waterfall

(Enjoy a photo of me in Iceland)