Investing Profile

Christine Tsai(239)

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CEO and Founding Partner at 500 Startups
christinetsai.coSan Francisco Bay Area
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Christine Tsai's investing connections

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50 Investors

Connected to James Currier (NFX), Aileen Lee (Cowboy Ventures), Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), and 47 other investors on Signal.

Networks Christine is a member of
Google Network
307 CONNECTIONS
University of California, Berkeley Network
251 CONNECTIONS
500 Startups Network
78 CONNECTIONS
YouTube Network
16 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
500 Global Partner
Investment Range
$50K - $500K
Sweet Spot
$250K
Investments On Record
25
Current Fund Size
$140M

Christine Tsai is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Christine Tsai's Investments On Record (20)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
TartanHQ
SeedAug 2022$5M
$5M
Stack
SeedDec 2020$850K
$9M
Co-investors: Stefan Bary (Peak), Luis (Orr) Shemtov (Lunar Ventures), Ash Egan (Archetype), Mike Fridgen (Madrona Venture Labs), Kate Seledets (OneValley Ventures), Balaji Srinivasan, Charlie Songhurst
Abound
Pre SeedSep 2019$650K
$78M
Co-investors: Sheel Mohnot (Better Tomorrow Ventures), George Davies (Hambro Perks), Harley Miller (Left Lane Capital), Pete Casella (Point72 Ventures), Matthew Stotts (Cerulean Ventures), Ankur Nagpal (Vibe Capital), Constance Freedman (Moderne Ventures), Sanjay Sathe, Ryan Merket
ProSky
Seed RoundSep 2016$2.4M
SeedSep 2016$2M
SeedOct 2015$380K
$4.8M
Co-investors: Mitchell Kapor (Kapor Capital), Elizabeth Yin (Hustle Fund), Geoff Judge (iNovia Capital), Rob Hutter (Learn Capital), Robert Hutter (Learn Capital), Eric Lefkofsky (Lightbank), Shawn Byers (MITS Fund ('Machine In The Sky' Fund)), Freada Kapor Klein
Alphaus
SeedFeb 2016$130K
$130K
Barn & Willow
Seed RoundOct 2015$130K
SeedOct 2015$130K
$1.3M
Co-investors: Jesse Draper (Halogen Ventures), Phil Nadel (Forefront Venture Partners)
GoPillar
SeedSep 2015$620K
$620K
Co-investors: Yee Lee
Headout
SeedApr 2015$2M
$32M
Co-investors: Fabrice Grinda (FJ Labs), Jose Marin (FJ Labs), Paige Craig (Outlander Labs), Dave McClure (Practical Venture Capital), Steve Barsh (GIT1K), Neeraj Arora (Venture Highway), Daniel Curran (Curran Rosschou Venture Capital), Rick Marini (Catapult Capital), Gourav Bhattacharya

Christine Tsai's Experience

Founding Partner and CEO 500 Startups2010 - Present
Product Marketing Manager Google2003 - 2010
Product Marketing Manager YouTube2007 - 2008
International Sales OSIsoft2002 - 2003
Refining Central Technologies Group ChevronTexaco Products Co.2001 - 2001

Christine Tsai's Education

Mission San Jose High School
University of California, Berkeley B.A.