Where does Allen Duan work?

Allen Duan is Venture Partner at Differential Ventures and Board director at Odeko.

What does Allen Duan invest in?

Allen Duan invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software.

What boards does Allen Duan sit on?

Allen Duan holds tracked board seats at Fishbrain, Odeko, Winmore.

What companies has Allen Duan invested in?

Investments tracked here include Pied-à-Terre Wines.

Where did Allen Duan go to school?

Allen Duan studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, General Management); Harvard University (Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering and Economics).

Allen Duan

InvestorFounder

Venture Partner at Differential Ventures · Venture Partner, Enterprise Tech and AI at B Capital Group · Board director at Odeko

New York, New York, United States

About

Venture Partner at Differential Ventures who also serves as a Venture Partner at B Capital, focusing on enterprise technology and AI. Previously a General Partner who launched B Capital's New York office, with earlier executive roles at Hearst, Paramount, Sony and Microsoft.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software

Board director at Odeko YC S19

Intro paths

Allen went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Allen can intro founders to Odeko's investors below.

Odeko's investors · 13

B Capital GroupManhattan Beach · $10M – $50M checks B4 Capital$10M – $50M checks Emles Venture PartnersNew York First Round CapitalSan Francisco · $2M checks · since 2021 Mana VenturesEstero MPG Fund Notable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checks Primary Venture PartnersNew York · $1M – $3M checks PROOFArlington Sommet ABStockholm Sprint VcBangalore · $300 checks Two Sigma VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checks · since 2021 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019

Co-founders at Odeko

James BurkhardtFounder

Experience

B Capital GroupGeneral Partnercurrent2017 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
OdekoBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentNew York, New York, United States
FishbrainBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
WinmoreBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
Pied à Terre WineryInvestorcurrent2014 — presentSonoma, CA
JourneraBoard Member2022 — 2023Chicago, Illinois, United States
INTURNBoard Member2018 — 2022New York, New York, United States
SchoolCareBoard Member2019 — 2020New York, New York, United States
Hearst CorporationSenior Vice President, Corporate Technology2013 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
Viacom and MTV NetworksVice President, Strategy and Corporate Development2008 — 2013San Francisco, CA and New York, NY
Sony Corporation of AmericaSenior Director, Corporate Development and M&A2004 — 2008New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA
Sony CorporationProduct Planning and Strategy2003Tokyo, Japan
The Boston Consulting GroupConsultant2003Chicago, IL
MicrosoftProduct Manager1995 — 2002Redmond, WA, Stockholm (Sweden), and London (UK)

Education

Harvard Business SchoolMBA, General Management
Harvard UniversityBachelor, Mechanical Engineering and Economics

Skills & more

Board of Directors1Product Management79New Business Development25Corporate Development27Business Development70Contract Negotiation13Mergers2Business Planning22Mobile Devices40Strategic Partnerships19Strategic Planning29Strategy99

From Allen's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

FishbrainOdekoWinmore

Investor

Pied-à-Terre Wines

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Differential Ventures

Alex Katz

Managing Partner at Differential Ventures

David Magerman

Managing Partner at Differential Ventures

Jeremy Kirsch

Operating Partner at Differential Ventures

Leah Mitchell

Chief of Staff at Differential Ventures

Lloyd Appel

Chief Financial Officer at Differential Ventures

Melissa Demma

Associate at Differential Ventures

Mitchell Kleinhandler

Managing Partner at Differential Ventures

Ned Berman

Principal at Differential Ventures

Network9

Gabe GreenbaumScout

General Partner at B4 Capital

Howard MorganScout

Co-Founder, Chair and General Partner at B4 Capital

Kabir NarangScout

General Partner at B Capital Group

Aakash Tulsani

Principal at B Capital Group

Adam Seabrook

Partner at B4 Capital

Athena Shea

Senior Associate, Healthcare at B4 Capital

Deepanshu Pattanayak

Principal at B4 Capital

Dhruv Jain

Associate Vice President at Elevation Capital

Don Wood

Venture Partner, Energy at B4 Capital

Investors connected to Allen in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Allen Duan?: Venture Partner at Differential Ventures who also serves as a Venture Partner at B Capital, focusing on enterprise technology and AI. Previously a General Partner who launched B Capital's New York office, with earlier executive roles at Hearst, Paramount, Sony and Microsoft.
Where does Allen Duan work?: Allen Duan is Venture Partner at Differential Ventures and Board director at Odeko.
What does Allen Duan invest in?: Allen Duan invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software.
What boards does Allen Duan sit on?: Allen Duan holds tracked board seats at Fishbrain, Odeko, Winmore.
What companies has Allen Duan invested in?: Investments tracked here include Pied-à-Terre Wines.
Where did Allen Duan go to school?: Allen Duan studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, General Management); Harvard University (Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering and Economics).