Allen Duan
General Partner at B Capital Group
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
General Partner
2017 - Current
Launched the New York office with a focus on scaling and growing the global B Capital investment portfolio and positioning the teams for subsequent financing and M&A exits. Aligning with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) offices around the world to drive growth acceleration across our investments. Select investments include Reality AI (acquired by Renesas Electronics), Empath (acquired by Apollo Education Group - University of Phoenix), and Tembo Health.
B Capital Group is a venture capital firm that backs global entrepreneurs in the field of information technology.
Board Member
2024
Odeko is an all-in-one operations and technology partner for thousands of local coffee shops, cafes, and other food and beverage businesses
Board Member
2019
Fishbrain is the leading vertical social network for anglers, addressing the passionate users that comprise the world’s largest hobby. The Fishbrain app is the #1 Fishing App globally -- free and can be downloaded for Android devices at https://www.fishbrain.com/googleplay and for iOS devices at https://www.fishbrain.com/appstore.
Board Observer
2023
Winmore develops Tender Management and RFP Software for 3PL's, Carriers and Forwarders
AI-Driven Price and Process Optimization Solutions for the Logistics Industry
Investor
2014
The culmination of winemaker Richard Luftig's 25 years of experience as a sommelier and professional wine buyer in New York City ... affordable, high quality Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc from Sonoma, CA -- https://www.piedaterrewine.com/
Board Member
2022 - 2023
Journera is a travel technology company. We partner with travel providers, marketers, and technologists to bring together a real-time view of a traveler’s journey. With the secure and private exchange of shared customer data, we elevate travel experiences, strengthen loyalty, increase direct engagement, and facilitate operational efficiencies.
Board Member
2018 - 2022
Acquired by Mad Street Den, Enterprise SaaS Inventory Disposition Platform and Marketplace: Optimizing global inventory disposition for the Multi-Trillion Dollar Retail Industry to recover more capital faster while ensuring channel protection.
Board Member
2019 - 2020
SchoolCare partners with K-12 school nurse offices to seamlessly connect children and their families to healthcare services.
SchoolCare delivers free health technology for K-12 public schools to help school nurses deliver care and keep students safe.
Raised $48,929,845.00 from Prolog Ventures, Access Industries, Digitalis Ventures, dRx Capital, 7wire Ventures and B Capital.
Senior Vice President, Corporate Technology
2013 - 2017
Head of the cross functional Corporate Technology team of software engineering, user experience, product management, business development, strategic planning, procurement, and analytics leads. Responsible for 120+ technology product initiatives and deals to foster innovation in wireless, video, advertising, audience, machine learning, data/analytics, and related industries representing over $80M in annual revenue and savings. • Lead the Native and Emerging Technologies Engineering team covering Voice Technologies across Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, VR / 360 Video experiences, OTT applications, and IoT solutions. • Spearheading partnerships with major distribution and monetization platforms, establishing Hearst as a primary partner in new market opportunities including Amazon Alexa, Apple News, Facebook Audience Network and Instant Articles, Google AMP and ADX, Instagram, Oculus VR, One by AOL, YouTube, etc. • Driving business value and insights through key relationships with Adobe, AWS, comScore, Fastly, New Relic, Nielsen, Salesforce, Slack, Tableau, and others. • Defined new business line and co-launched Hearst’s CoreAudience programmatic advertising team across 48 digital mobile, web and video properties representing $100M+ in new revenue opportunities. • Sourced, negotiated and closed Branchout M&A acquisition of 12 full stack software development engineers, product managers and user experience managers. Hearst spans over 350 businesses – including Car & Driver, Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire, Fitch Ratings, Hearst Health, Hearst TV, iCrossing, SF Chronicle and investments in A+E, AwesomenessTV, Buzzfeed, Complex Networks, ESPN, Refinery29, Roku, Snapchat Sweet, Spartan Race, Vice, and others.
The cable network and TV production division of Hearst Corporation
Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development
2008 - 2013
Spearheaded strategy and corporate development acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, and strategic alliances at Viacom. Established the San Francisco office in order to align with entrepreneurs, VCs, and leading technology companies that foster innovation in wireless, social media, advertising, e-commerce and related industries. While at MTV Networks, responsible for strategy and revenue generation through digital partnerships (wireless, carriers, paid search, online syndication partners, PCs, game consoles) With 160 media networks reaching ~700 million global subscribers, Viacom's leading brands include Paramount Pictures, MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, BET, CENTRIC, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., TeenNick, Nicktoons, Nick at Nite, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV Land, Spike TV and Tr3s.