Steve Allan

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Founding Partner at Blue Corridor Ventures

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

Steve is a Founding Partner at Blue Corridor Ventures and Third Horizon Ventures, focusing on pre-seed and seed-stage Australian and New Zealand startups with US expansion potential. A CFA Charterholder, he holds an MBA from Duke University.

Originally a Silicon Valley venture capital executive, Steve relocated to Brisbane, Australia. He is passionate about mentoring the next wave of tech founders and bridging the gap between the ANZ and North American venture capital ecosystems.

He actively invests in and supports the cannabis industry, aiming to improve the retail and online experience in California.

Personality Overview

ROI Conscious

Judgemental

Demanding

They respond well to confident salespeople.  They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.

Topics They Care About

AI Disruption
He believes AI is disrupting every industry and that actively managing for this disruption will lead to outperformance in investment portfolios.
Founder Mentorship
Actively participates as a mentor in programs for emerging tech founders to help them scale their products and businesses.
ANZ to US Expansion
His core investment thesis is to identify promising Australian/New Zealand startups and help them access the US network for scaling and fundraising.

Media Appearances

Steve has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2025
Founding Partner at Blue Corridor Ventures
1-2024
Founding Partner at Third Horizon Ventures
11-2024
Ventures Investment Committee - Independent Member at QIC
2-2025
Seed Investor at GoList
12-2023
Seed Investor at Neuphoria

Education

2006 - 2008
MBA from Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business
1996 - 2000
BBA from University of Notre Dame

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Insights For Selling To Steve

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Stress on the business value that your product offers
  • Make sure that they have the necessary authority, they could present false stature sometimes
  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions

DONT's

  • Refrain from asking too many questions
  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach
  • Don’t try to be an alpha salesperson, give them equal space

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Steve is

  • Confidence in the product plays an important role, followed by powerful testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Steve

  • They might hesitate a little, but they will say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Steve move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Steve take some risk or not?

  • Once they have analyzed the pros and cons, they can take some risks.

You And Steve

Personality Compatibility


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