# Allan Stevens

> Allan Stevens is the chairman and co-founder of KOS, a plant-based consumer brand. Previously its co-CEO, he brought an online marketing and ecommerce background to the company, which expanded into Whole Foods Market in 2020 and announced a $12 million Series A in February 2022. His public professional profile places him in Charleston, South Carolina.

- **Role:** Chairman and Co-founder at KOS
- **Organizations:** KOS, Installerparts
- **Known for:** Co-founded KOS and served as co-CEO during its expansion from ecommerce into national retail., KOS entered more than 400 Whole Foods Market stores in January 2020., KOS announced $2.1 million in funding in August 2020 and a $12 million Series A in February 2022.

## Career timeline

- **Before KOS** — Co-founded the online IT marketplace Installerparts with Tony Stahl.
- **2017-2018** — KOS was founded in 2017 according to contemporaneous 2022 reporting; company releases date the commercial brand launch to 2018.
- **2018** — Approached Tofu Design about KOS’s ecommerce website.
- **2020-01** — KOS products launched in more than 400 Whole Foods Market stores nationally.
- **2020-08** — KOS announced a $2.1 million financing involving Springdale Ventures, Walter Robb and Jim Schneider.
- **2020-09** — Listed as an AMZ Innovate speaker and KOS CEO.
- **2020-11** — KOS launched Project 10 Million Meals with Feeding America.
- **2022-02** — As co-founder and co-CEO, discussed KOS’s $12 million Series A and plans to expand its retail sales team.
- **2022** — KOS ranked number 502 on the Inc. 5000.
- **2023** — KOS ranked number 1,578 on the Inc. 5000.

## Achievements

- Co-founded KOS and served as co-CEO during its expansion from ecommerce into national retail.
- KOS entered more than 400 Whole Foods Market stores in January 2020.
- KOS announced $2.1 million in funding in August 2020 and a $12 million Series A in February 2022.
- KOS reported helping provide more than two million meals through Feeding America by January 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Profile checked in October 2026: his publicly indexed LinkedIn profile identifies him as chairman and co-founder of KOS and places him in Charleston, South Carolina. This is a verification date, not a dated role-change announcement.
- **2022-02** — KOS announced a $12 million Series A, with Stevens identified as co-founder and co-CEO.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allanstevens

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