# Alan S. Knitowski

> Alan S. Knitowski is a funding round investor at PLDT capital backing Cooking and Delivery. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [PLDT capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pldt-capital)
- Location: Austin, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/alanknitowski
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/alanknit

Alan S. Knitowski is a funding round investor at PLDT capital in Austin focused on Cooking and Delivery. Alan is a successful serial entrepreneur with multiple exits over a 15 year period to companies including Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), Level 3 Communications (NASDAQ: LVLT) and Internet Security Systems (now NYSE: IBM). He is a 2014 Finalist for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award for Central Texas and has been a Founder, Executive,Angel Investor and Fund Manager throughout his career in the private sector after serving in the United States Army as an Airborne, Air Assault and Ranger qualified Captain in the Corps of Engineers. He has also created and managed companies that have won both regional and national awards for growth, including the # 36 ranking on the 2014 Forbes list of America’s Most Promising Companies, the # 1 ranking on the ABJ Fast50 list of the 50 Fastest Growing Companies in Central Texas, the # 40 ranking on the 2013 Inc. list of the 500 Fastest Growing Companies in the United States, the # 4 ranking on the 2013 Inc. list of the 500 Fastest Growing Software Companies in the United States, the # 2 ranking on the 2008 Deloitte list of the Technology Fast 50 in Orange County and the # 21 ranking on the 2008 Deloitte list of the Technology Fast 500 in North America. As a mobile and multiscreen industry expert, Alan is frequently quoted in trade publications, serves as a panelist at industry events and writes for the Wall Street Journal’s Accelerators Blog.Previously, Alan was President of Alternative Investments for Curo Capital LLC and Managing Director for Trymetris Capital Management LLC. In the past, he was a Co-Founder and Director of Telverse Communications, a next-generation advanced services ASP focused on wholesale communications services for carriers and service providers, which was acquired in July 2003 by Level 3 Communications. Before this time, Alan was Director of Marketing for the Voice Technology Group at Cisco Systems and was responsible for business, market and community development, including business planning and strategy for Cisco’s global packet communications initiatives. In November 2000, Alan joined Cisco as part of the Vovida Networks acquisition, where he served as Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer and led the company from idea conception through its eventual acquisition by Cisco. Alan holds an MSIE degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology, an MBA degree from the University of California at Berkeley and a BSIE degree from The U. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife Kelly and their four children and serves on the President’s Council at the University of Miami (FL).

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cooking | 1 | 100% |
| Delivery | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |
| Organic Food | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SunBasket | Sun Basket is a healthy cooking service that delivers organic ingredients and customized recipes weekly to customers' doors. It allows customers to choose meals each week or opt into a menu plan, including Paleo, Gluten-Free, and Vegetarian options.Sun Basket makes it easy to cook delicious meals, eat clean, and feel great. The company grewfrom sales by 1300% in 2016 and went from 0 to 1200 employees from 2014 to 2017. The service sources organic and sustainable ingredients from over 135 farms, ranches, and fishermen, featuring organic & non-GMO produce, antibiotic and hormone-free meats, and seafood that follows the Monterey Bay Aquarium sustainability standards. | $4.5M |  | Sep 17, 2015 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Baseline Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baseline-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cooley](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cooley-llp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [PivotNorth Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pivotnorth-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Relevance Ventures (formerly Relevance Capital)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/relevance-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Rembrandt Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rembrant-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ROTH Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roth-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About PLDT capital

VC Fund · Manila, Philippines

PLDT capital is the corporate investment arm of philippine long distance telephone.

1 contacts available at PLDT capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alan S. Knitowski | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-s-knitowski |

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## FAQ

### What does Alan S. Knitowski invest in?

Alan S. Knitowski invests primarily in Cooking, Delivery and E-Commerce startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Alan S. Knitowski last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alan S. Knitowski closed in Sep 2015. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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