current position
Initialized Capital Managing Partner
investment range
$200k - $6.0m
sweet spot
$3.0m
investments on record
65
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Garry Tan's Investments On Record (65)
| Company | StageDateRound Size | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|
Seed RoundSep 2019$6.2M  | $6.2M | |
Seed RoundJul 2019$2.5M | $2.5M | |
Seed RoundMay 2019$3M | $3M | |
Corporate RoundApr 2018$28.5M | $31.5M | |
Seed RoundApr 2018$1.5M | $1.5M | |
Seed RoundOct 2017$5.5M | $51M | |
Series BOct 2017$15M | $27M | |
Seed RoundOct 2017$2.4M | $2.4M | |
Seed RoundAug 2017$120K | $120K | |
Series BMay 2017 Seed RoundNov 2013$2.4M | $29.4M |
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