# Ranulfo “Randy” Allen

> Ranulfo “Randy” Allen is the co-founder and CEO of Still Bright, a copper-processing startup. A Princeton-trained chemical engineer with a Stanford PhD and Dartmouth MBA, he previously co-founded sensor startup Pascalor, worked in market research and venture capital, and led Activate’s Boston community. His current work brings those experiences together around the commercialization of electrochemical copper recovery.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Still Bright
- **Organizations:** Still Bright, Material Impact, Activate, Pascalor, Frost & Sullivan, Pillar VC, Spike Ventures, Tech Council Ventures, Entrepreneurs for Impact
- **Education:** BS, Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, PhD, Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, MBA, The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
- **Known for:** Co-founded two science-based startups: Pascalor and Still Bright., Served as Activate Boston managing director and mentored science entrepreneurs., Led Still Bright during its $18.7 million seed financing in 2025.

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Graduated from Princeton; began doctoral work at Stanford.
- **2013** — Completed Stanford chemical engineering PhD; subsequently conducted postdoctoral materials research at UT Dallas.
- **—** — Co-founded Pascalor and served as CTO, commercializing pressure and temperature sensor arrays.
- **—** — Worked as a market research analyst and consultant at Frost & Sullivan.
- **2019-2021** — Studied at Tuck and gained venture experience with Spike Ventures, Tech Council Ventures and Pillar VC.
- **2021** — Joined Activate as its first Boston-based executive-in-residence.
- **2022** — Activate announced his promotion to Boston managing director in February.
- **—** — Joined Material Impact as a company-building partner after leading Activate Boston.
- **2024-12** — Still Bright publicly announced him as CEO, describing his involvement since its inception and mentorship of Jon Vardner.
- **2025-Q1** — Joined Still Bright operationally, according to his December 2025 interview.
- **2025-07** — Still Bright announced an $18.7 million seed round.
- **2026-06** — Still Bright announced plans for a 15,000-square-foot headquarters and pilot space at NEST in Kenilworth.
- **2026-08** — Still Bright was selected for DOE critical-minerals award negotiations; Allen also presented at the Molecular Foundry annual meeting.

## Achievements

- Co-founded two science-based startups: Pascalor and Still Bright.
- Served as Activate Boston managing director and mentored science entrepreneurs.
- Led Still Bright during its $18.7 million seed financing in 2025.
- Completed a chemical engineering PhD at Stanford and an MBA at Dartmouth.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — DOE selected Still Bright for award negotiations under a program for recovering critical materials from industrial feedstocks; selection does not constitute an issued award.
- **2026-08** — Presented on electrochemical copper extraction for domestic supply chains at the Molecular Foundry annual meeting.
- **2026-06** — Still Bright announced its move from HAX in Newark to a 15,000-square-foot headquarters and pilot manufacturing space at NEST in Kenilworth.
- **2026-06** — Participated in Scale For ClimateTech’s climate hardware panel alongside Jeff Prosserman and Andrew Chang.

## Links

- Website: https://www.stillbright.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ranulfoallen

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Last updated: 2026-10-14