Allen Beasley is a Partner with Redpoint Ventures. Prior to joining Redpoint, Allen was an associate with IVP, a firm he joined in 1998.

Allen leads Redpoint's investment activity in growth-stage companies and special situations focusing on opportunities in the Internet and infrastructure sectors.  Allen led or co-led Redpoint's current investments in Answers (ANSW), Internet Brands (INET), NextG and Tantalus, as well as prior investments in Alltel (acquired by Verizon) and Intermix (acquired by News Corp.).

Allen currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Answers (ANSW), BuzzMedia and Obopay.  Allen also led investments in OuterBay (acquired by HP), Orbital Data (acquired by Citrix) and the spinoff of ON Semiconductor (ONNN) from Motorola.

Prior to joining IVP, Allen worked in marketing and product management for Ipsilon Networks, a developer of IP switching technology founded in 1994 and acquired by Nokia in 1997.  Allen holds a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University and a M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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