Brian Allman

Founding Partner at Coachella Valley Innovation Alliance

📍 Los Angeles, California, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 6 investments📅 9 years investing🗓 Last invested Apr 2025𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Board Member
Apr 2025
Democrats Of The Deserts mission is to advance Democratic values and elect Democratic candidates. Our action agenda is to energize, organize, and win!
Advisor, Investor
May 2019
TipTags allows users to create, preserve and share information on a map, turning the intelligence created by employees in the field into a company asset.
Advisor/Investor
Mar 2019
LyteHorse Labs has developed the most advanced stand-up electric ATV in the world. LyteHorse Labs' vehicle development have numerous use cases in Outdoor Recreation, Law Enforcement, Military, Agriculture, Search & Rescue, Disaster Relief, Mining, Last-Mile Delivery and Warehouse Mobility. LyteHorse Labs vehicles also boast unmatched speed, durability, towing capacity and elevated rider visibility. Let us prove the sheer thrill & utility of our vehicle by hopping on a call today! #RideHigh #RunFree
early stageAutomotive
Investor/Advisor
Feb 2018
College-Concierge Automotive was founded in 2014 to help Chinese students, who are studying in the United States, adjust to life on campus saving them an average of $3,245.. College-Concierge helps these students by arranging transportation, helping them buy or sell cars, as well as finding necessities, like housing and cell phones. According to a Bloomberg article from December 2013, "A little more than half the vehicles bought by Chinese students in the U.S. during the 22-month period studied were new, with an average price of $52,796. Those buying used vehicles paid about $36,500 and 58 percent used cash. About 40 percent of their U.S. counterparts purchased new vehicles, with an average price of $19,472. These Chinese students are purchasing about $15.5 billion in new and used vehicles in 2012 and 2013."​ Students are buying 2-3 cars while they are studying in the United States. These students are also looking for other basic consumer needs, such as housing, electronics and relocation help. We have offices throughout the United States and China to help these students adjust to college life. Our buying power helps bring the best deals to the students, saving them thousands of dollars. We help these students from "Landing to Leaving"​ with discounted products, saving the Chinese students’ time and money while helping them concentrate on what brought them here, their studies.
Investor
Aug 2017
EV Safe Charge is transforming the way consumers and businesses go green – making it a simpler experience. By providing concierge-style white glove service, we are becoming the leading turnkey solution for installing, maintaining and enabling chargers and software for electric vehicle charging anywhere in the US, including providing our new mobile solution, EV Mobile Charge. Our customers range from owners of homes, apartment complexes, office buildings and commercial locations nationwide to organizations such as Penske Automotive, the Colton Unified School District, and The Langham Hotel in Pasadena.  The 5 barriers to entry to mass EV adoption are: Range, Performance, Choice, Cost and Charging. With our seamless EV charging solutions and products we solve one of the 5 barriers to entry to mass EV adoption - Charging. Honored to be an LA Auto Show & AutoMobility LA 2017 Top 10 Startup.
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2026
Founding Partner
Jan 2026
Coachella Valley Innovation Alliance (CVIA) is a 9-city platform built to elevate local builders, connect the ecosystem, and turn the Coachella Valley into a visible, credible innovation corridor. This isn’t an events company. This is infrastructure. We’re learning from local entrepreneurs who chose to build here — and are building real companies — and using that momentum to connect what’s been fragmented across the Valley. We’re not just focused on startups or early-stage founders. We’re interested in people who are doing business differently — whether that’s building something new, rethinking a model, or creating momentum in unexpected ways. From emerging builders to experienced operators, the common thread is simple: why here, why now, and what did you do differently. Because if you can see it, you can be it. We’re not approaching this academically or institutionally. We’re building it from the ground up — through connection, participation, and momentum. A regional force. Inclusion is our guiding principle. Strength in numbers. If you’re already part of the solution — or ready to be — come play with us. Pilot launches May 26, 2026. CVIA.ai Built here. Moving forward. See it here. Be it here.
2025
Board Member
Apr 2025
Democrats Of The Deserts mission is to advance Democratic values and elect Democratic candidates. Our action agenda is to energize, organize, and win!
2019
Advisor, Investor
May 2019
TipTags allows users to create, preserve and share information on a map, turning the intelligence created by employees in the field into a company asset.
LyteHorse Labs
Advisor/Investor
Mar 2019
Advisor/Investor
Mar 2019
LyteHorse Labs has developed the most advanced stand-up electric ATV in the world. LyteHorse Labs' vehicle development have numerous use cases in Outdoor Recreation, Law Enforcement, Military, Agriculture, Search & Rescue, Disaster Relief, Mining, Last-Mile Delivery and Warehouse Mobility. LyteHorse Labs vehicles also boast unmatched speed, durability, towing capacity and elevated rider visibility. Let us prove the sheer thrill & utility of our vehicle by hopping on a call today! #RideHigh #RunFree
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