# Allison Bhusri

> Allison Bhusri is a seed investor in San Francisco backing News and Sports. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Nov 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-thoreson-bhusri-66850
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/allisonbhusri
- Website: https://www.lemonadecapital.com/

Allison Bhusri is a seed investor in San Francisco focused on News and Sports. As the founder of Lemonade Capital, Allison Thoreson Bhusri invests primarily in technology companies and entrepreneurs with fresh, bold ideas that solve real-world problems in ingenious new ways. She is also a member of Broadway Angels, an investment group made up of world-class investors and business executives. With over 20 years of businessexperience spanning both investing and operations, Allison recently led product teams in launching new ventures for eBay’s Business Incubation Group. Prior to eBay, Allison ran a very successful business unit at the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company. Previously, she was an investor at J.P. Morgan Partners, where she focused on venture investments in enterprise technology companies. She began her career in 1995 as a corporate finance analyst at Morgan Stanley & Co., based in New York.Allison earned a B.A. in Government from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She serves as a Trustee for Gateway Public Schools and The Hamlin School, and an Advisor to Reach Capital and the Dartmouth Entrepreneurs Network. She is originally from the Pacific Northwest, but today lives in San Francisco with her family.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 1 | 20% |
| Sports | 1 | 20% |
| Consulting | 1 | 20% |
| Journalism | 1 | 20% |
| Health Care | 1 | 20% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BetterUp | BetterUp provides AI and human coaching through its platform, offering leadership, manager, resilience, and employee development programs. It uses behavioral science to align workforce performance with organizational goals and support professional growth. The platform delivers tools for coaching, training, and development to enhance productivity,leadership effectiveness, and employee well-being. | $2.9M | Seed | Nov 06, 2016 | https://www.betterup.com |
| The Athletic | The Athletic is an online media company that specializes in online news publishing for the sports industry. It features a web-based platform that utilizes news and updates about athletes and season updates for sports such as basketball and football. The company was founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. |  | Seed | Sep 01, 2016 | https://theathletic.com/ |
| Luminist | Luminist is developing a rapidly scalable, low-cost platform to screen for many diseases. |  | Seed | Mar 22, 2016 | http://luministlabs.com |
| BetterUp | BetterUp provides AI and human coaching through its platform, offering leadership, manager, resilience, and employee development programs. It uses behavioral science to align workforce performance with organizational goals and support professional growth. The platform delivers tools for coaching, training, and development to enhance productivity,leadership effectiveness, and employee well-being. | $2.9M | Seed | Jan 04, 2016 | https://www.betterup.com |

4 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Afore Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afore-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Amasia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amasia) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Switch Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/switch-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ulu Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ulu-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AME Cloud Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ame-cloud-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Allison Bhusri invest in?

Allison Bhusri invests primarily in News, Sports and Consulting startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Allison Bhusri?

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### When did Allison Bhusri last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Allison Bhusri closed in Nov 2016. Shizune tracks 5 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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