Allen Duan is a Venture Partner at B Capital, where he serves on the boards of Fishbrain, Odeko, Winmore and others. He manages B Capital’s investments in multiple Enterprise Tech and AI portfolio companies and spearheads strategic partnerships with leading AI organizations, such as OpenAI.

Previously, Allen was Senior Vice President of Corporate Technology at Hearst, overseeing innovation and solutions across mobile, video, advertising, machine learning, voice/audio, data analytics, and other emerging technologies supporting more than 350 businesses. He co-founded Hearst’s first programmatic advertising platform, CoreAudience, and managed over 100 strategic partnerships.

Earlier in his career, Allen held senior leadership roles as Corporate Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at Viacom and MTV Networks during the “Jersey Shore” era, and as Senior Director of Corporate Development and M&A at Sony Corporation of America. He began his career at Microsoft, working in product management, business development, and product planning across the MSN, Financial Services, and Mobile & Embedded Devices divisions.

Allen started coding as an undergraduate at Harvard, where he earned an AB in Engineering Sciences and Economics. He also holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and is based in New York. Beyond his passion for software and AI, he spends time on his investment in Pied-à-Terre Wines and with his wife running after his daughter and identical twin boys.