about the principal
Grant Allen is a seasoned venture capital executive with a number of years of technology investing, operational and strategy consulting experience. Currently a Vice President of ABB Technology Ventures, where he focuses on expansion stage clean technology and energy infrastructure investments, Grant has invested in a wide array of sectors, including mobile applications, network security, and telecommunications infrastructure. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of GreenVolts and Validus DC Systems, and is an Observer to the board of Industrial Defender.
Grant began his investment career with Core Capital Partners, a $350 million venture fund in Washington, D.C. and has worked at Microsoft, Dean & Company, and at several technology start-ups, including a IT/web design firm he co-founded as an engineering undergraduate at Duke University. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Citi Foundation Leadership Fellow and was elected to the Board of the Wharton Alumni Association.


Keybridge Venture Partners is a private investment fund located in Washington, D.C.