# Allison Byers

> Allison Byers is the founder and CEO of Scroobious, a capital access platform connecting founders, investors, mentors, and advisers. Based in Westwood, Massachusetts, she is an angel investor, a contributor to the bill team behind California’s SB 54, and the author of Fundraising for the Rest of Us, published in April 2026. Her work combines pitch education, relationship building, and advocacy for broader participation in startup funding.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Scroobious
- **Organizations:** Scroobious, All Raise, Angel Capital Association, F5 Collective bill team, GK Fund, Compete, The Brookeside Group
- **Education:** BA, Psychology and Philosophy; honors, summa cum laude, Syracuse University, MBA, Boston University Questrom School of Business
- **Known for:** Founded Scroobious in 2020., Helped develop California’s Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies Act with the F5 Collective bill team., Published Fundraising for the Rest of Us in April 2026.

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Graduated from Syracuse University.
- **—** — Worked as a senior consultant at The Brookeside Group and as director of online media and search at Compete.
- **2008** — Earned an MBA at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business.
- **2020** — Founded Scroobious after researching barriers to startup funding.
- **2023** — Helped develop California SB 54 as part of the F5 Collective bill team; the bill was signed into law.
- **2024** — The SB 54 team was recognized on the California Senate floor in June; an October podcast described Scroobious as having served over 900 founders.
- **2025** — Submitted a written statement on expanding access to capital to the House Financial Services Committee’s capital markets subcommittee.
- **2026** — Published Fundraising for the Rest of Us in April; appeared on VentureFizz in September.

## Achievements

- Founded Scroobious in 2020.
- Helped develop California’s Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies Act with the F5 Collective bill team.
- Published Fundraising for the Rest of Us in April 2026.
- Scroobious had served over 900 founders by October 2024.
- Developed pitch education through Scroobious’s Pitch it Plan program.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Featured in episode 443 of The VentureFizz Podcast, published September 8, discussing her career, Scroobious, and her fundraising book.
- **2026-07** — A July 1 Bizwomen profile described the two-year writing process and community of more than 100 beta readers behind her book.
- **2026-06** — Published a June 11 guest essay on Ron Levin’s Substack discussing pattern recognition, relationships, and funding alternatives.
- **2026-04** — Fundraising for the Rest of Us was published.

## Links

- Website: https://www.allisonbyers.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-byers/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/apbyers
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/apbyers.bsky.social
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apbyers/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23