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Casey Allen

Casey Allen

Founder & investor; builds the Twin Cities enterprise SaaS community

caseyallen
Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Joined February 2025
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Community-builder and conference organizer focused on Midwest enterprise SaaS: Casey founded and runs Enterprise Rising, a high-signal conference for enterprise SaaS founders and investors in the Twin Cities. The event emphasizes practical, experienced speakers and includes programs (like an under‑represented founders program) to broaden access. splashthat+2
Early-stage investor and ecosystem operator: Casey co-founded Skyway Fund and earlier co-founded Project Skyway (an accelerator). He has been active as a seed / angel investor and advisor in the Twin Cities startup ecosystem, helping connect founders to capital, mentors, and hiring resources. pitchbook+2
Serial founder with a broad operator background: Public career summaries list multiple founding roles (OpenSwipe, CashValue Group, Alliance Card marketing role, and other startups) before shifting into accelerator, investing, and event organization — indicating product/marketing and startup-building experience prior to his later ecosystem roles. easyvc+1

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CC038: Casey Allen // building the Twin Cities enterprise SaaS community (podcast interview/transcript)

January 1, 2020

A long-form interview on Upside.fm where Casey discusses founding Enterprise Rising, Project Skyway, Skyway Fund, and his approach to building the Twin Cities SaaS community.

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