Investing Profile
Garry Tan(3)
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Board Partner & Advisor at Initialized Capital
blog.garrytan.comSan Francisco, California
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cbCurrent Investing Position
Initialized Capital Investor
Investment Range
$500K - $500K
Sweet Spot
$500K
Investments On Record
290
Current Fund Size
$1M
Garry Tan is on these Sector & Stage Rankings
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Garry Tan's Investments On Record (221)
| Company | StageDateRound Size | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|
Totalis | SeedApr 2026$500K | $500K |
Modus | Series AApr 2026$85M | $85M |
Deeptrace | SeedMar 2026$5M Pre SeedDec 2025$500K | $5.5M |
Monaco | Series AFeb 2026$25M | $35M |
Entire | SeedFeb 2026$60M | $60M |
Autonomous Technologies Group | Pre SeedJan 2026$15M | $15M |
Outset | Series BDec 2025$30M Series AJun 2025$17M SeedOct 2023$4M Pre SeedJun 2023$450K | $51M |
Oboe | Series ADec 2025$16M | $20M |
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Garry Tan's Experience
President & CEO Y Combinator2023 - Present
Board Partner & Advisor Initialized Capital2023 - Present
Cofounder Posthaven2013 - Present
President, CEO, and Group Partner Y CombinatorPresent
Cofounder PosterousPresent
Software Engineer Intern Top-PatentsPresent
Program Manager Microsoft CorporationPresent
Founder Garry's ListPresent
Software Engineer Intern NewCoPresent
Software Engineer Intern Self-EmployedPresent
Software Engineer Intern Center for Rural Health LeadershipPresent
Software Engineer Intern BHP DevelopmentPresent
Founder & Managing Partner Initialized Capital2012 - 2022
Partner Y Combinator2010 - 2015
Cofounder Posterous.com2008 - 2011
Lead Engineer, Designer Palantir Technologies2005 - 2007
Program Manager Microsoft2003 - 2005
Software Engineer Intern Sun Microsystems2002 - 2003
Software Engineer Intern TheMan.com2000 - 2000
Software Engineer Intern Sapient1998 - 2000
Garry Tan's Education
Stanford University BS Computer Systems Engineering
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