Investing Profile

Garry Tan(3)

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President & CEO, Y Combinator
blog.garrytan.comSan Francisco, California
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Networks Garry is a member of
Stanford University Network
516 CONNECTIONS
Microsoft Network
152 CONNECTIONS
Y Combinator Network
37 CONNECTIONS
Sun Microsystems Network
24 CONNECTIONS
Palantir Technologies Network
17 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Y Combinator President
Investment Range
$500K - $500K
Sweet Spot
$500K
Investments On Record
233

Garry Tan is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Garry Tan's Investments On Record (170)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
TaxGPT
SeedFeb 2025$5M
Pre SeedSep 2024$500K
Pre SeedOct 2023
$5.5M
Co-investors: Paul Grossinger (Gaingels), Peggy Grigus Mangot (Pioneer Fund), Jason Calacanis (LAUNCH)
Collate
SeedJan 2025$30M
$30M
Co-investors: Satish Dharmaraj (Redpoint Ventures), Liz Wessel (First Round Capital), Josh Kopelman (First Round Capital), Sarah Guo (Conviction Partners)
Fazeshift
SeedJan 2025$4M
Pre SeedSep 2024$500K
$4.5M
Co-investors: Darian Shirazi (Gradient Ventures), Terrence Rohan (Otherwise Fund), Kulveer Taggar
Variant
Pre SeedDec 2024$500K
$500K
Gander
Pre SeedDec 2024$500K
$4.5M
Co-investors: Jenny Lefcourt (Freestyle Capital), Ryan Morgan (Crossbeam Venture Partners), Henri Pierre-Jacques (Harlem Capital)
Ember Copilot
Pre SeedDec 2024$500K
$500K
Crustdata
Pre SeedDec 2024$500K
$500K
Diffusion Studio
Pre SeedDec 2024$500K
$500K

Garry Tan's Experience

Cofounder Posthaven.com2013 - Present
Cofounder and Managing Partner Initialized Capital2012 - Present
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