# Shani Bocian Steinberg

> Shani Bocian Steinberg is the Los Angeles-based co-founder of Allermi and its former CEO. An art history graduate of Yeshiva University with a master’s in education from Brown, she moved from gallery work and teaching into entrepreneurship. In 2026 she discussed handing over the CEO role to return to creative and customer work.

- **Role:** Co-founder at Allermi
- **Organizations:** Allermi
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in Art History, Criticism, and Conservation, Yeshiva University, Master of Arts in Education, Brown University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Allermi and led it as CEO through its early development and financing., Led Allermi during its reported $1.25 million pre-seed and $3.5 million seed financing rounds., Allermi reached eight figures in revenue, according to its accounting provider Graphite Financial.

## Career timeline

- **2015** — Completed a bachelor’s degree at Yeshiva University.
- **2017** — Completed a master’s in education at Brown University.
- **Before 2021** — Worked in a gallery and taught high school art history.
- **2021** — Co-founded Allermi with her father, Robert Bocian; served as CEO.
- **2022** — Allermi launched; a $1.25 million pre-seed round led by Lucas Venture Group was reported in September.
- **2023** — Allermi secured a $3.5 million seed round led by Nelstone Ventures, with FourSight Capital Partners participating.
- **2026** — Daniel Zakowski announced joining Allermi as CEO; Steinberg welcomed him and later discussed handing over the role.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Allermi and led it as CEO through its early development and financing.
- Led Allermi during its reported $1.25 million pre-seed and $3.5 million seed financing rounds.
- Allermi reached eight figures in revenue, according to its accounting provider Graphite Financial.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — On the October 15 CEO Pajama Time episode, discussed founder succession, new motherhood, partnerships and returning to creative and customer work.

## Links

- Website: https://www.allermi.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shani-bocian-steinberg/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/shanibocian

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Last updated: 2026-10-22