Investing Profile

Bill Tai(410)

AngelFormer CEOVCInvestor

Chariman / Founding Investor at Treasure Data

about.me/billtaiPalo Alto, California

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Current Investing Position

Treasure Data Advisor

Investment Range

$100K - $5.0M

Sweet Spot

$250K

Investments On Record

Bill Tai's Investments On Record (45)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
TrustedRouter	SeedAug 2026$1M	$1M
Treasure Data	seedJul 2026$3M Series CNov 2016$25M Series BJan 2015$15M Series AJul 2013$5M SeedNov 2012$1M SeedSep 2012$2M SeedJul 2011	$51M
Co-investors: Jerry Yang (AME Cloud Ventures), Tim Guleri (Sierra Ventures), Cack Wilhelm (IVP), Andy Vitus (Scale Venture Partners), Adam Wiggins (Ink & Switch), Anand Babu Periasamy (Nexus Venture Partners), Dan Scheinman (Scheinman Angel Fund), Jerry Yang (Hardware Club)
Canva	seedMay 2026 SeedMar 2013$7M	$570M
Co-investors: Tod Francis (Shasta Ventures), Chloe Steinberg (Sapphire Ventures), Byron Deeter (Bessemer Venture Partners), Wesley Chan (FPV Ventures), Rick Baker (Blackbird Ventures), Mary Meeker (Bond), Sahin Boydas (Angel investor), Ana Levine (E1 Ventures), Madhu Chamarty (HKMC), Yotis Tonnelier (YXS CAPITAL), Cesare Pesci (YXS Capital), Aayush Phumbhra (Nectar), Nikhil Basu Trivedi (Footwork), Dan Jones (Repeat Ventures), Levin Bunz (Heartcore Capital), Paul Bassat (Square Peg Capital), Jamie Montgomery (March Capital), Jean Sini (Partech Ventures), Ash Fontana (Zetta Venture Partners), Keval Desai (InterWest), Shan Mehta (CITG Capital), Konstantin Othmer, Kenneth Goldman, Trevor Folsom
Robyn	SeedApr 2025$6M	$6M
Co-investors: Matt Miller (Headwater Ventures), Kenneth Goldman
Perle AI	SeedOct 2024$7M	$16M
Co-investors: Vance Spencer (Framework Ventures), Evan Feng (CoinFund), Cyrus Massoumi (Humbition), Slava Rubin (Humbition)
Fairmatic	Series BMar 2023$46M Series AAug 2022$42M	$88M
Co-investors: Jerry Yang (AME Cloud Ventures), Marcus Ryu (Battery Ventures), Charles Moldow (Foundation Capital), Assaf Wand (Hippo Insurance), Jerry Yang (Hardware Club), Oren Zeev (Zeev Ventures)
Faradai	SeedNov 2022$2M	$2M
MAKO	SeedJun 2022$4M	$4M

Bill Tai's Media (5)

$30B Stress Test on Necker Island

medium.com

The Unsinkable Melanie Perkins: After 100 Rejections, the Canva CEO Faces Her Greatest Threat Yet

www.theinformation.com

The Seed 100: The best early-stage investors

www.businessinsider.com

UPDATE in Description | The Changing Face of Cause-Based Funding: Bitcoin, Crypto & Blockchain

www.youtube.com

Currency in the 4th Industrial Revolution.

medium.com

most interested in

Data Science, AI, SaaS , DevOps, Human Performance, Flow State

not interested in

Not interested in heavily capital intensive businesses.

Bill Tai's Experience

Chariman / Founding Investor Treasure Data2011 - Present

Founding Chairman Hut 8Present

Board Director. Founding CEO and Chairman The Daily CalifornianPresent

Board Director. Founding CEO and Chairman Robyn FrankelPresent

Board Observer Cast Iron Systems (acquired by IBM)Present

Lead Investor Cast Iron Systems (acquired by IBM)Present

Board Member Cast Iron Systems (acquired by IBM)Present

Board Director Cast Iron Systems (acquired by IBM)Present

Board Director. Founding CEO and Chairman Cast Iron Systems (acquired by IBM)Present

Board Observer BHP DevelopmentPresent

Lead Investor BHP DevelopmentPresent

Board Member BHP DevelopmentPresent

Board Director BHP DevelopmentPresent

Board Director. Founding CEO and Chairman BHP DevelopmentPresent

Chairman of the Board Hut 8Present

Product Marketing LSI, an Avago Technologies CompanyPresent

#A001 TSMCPresent

Semiconductor Analyst Alex. Brown - Raymond JamesPresent

VC Investor Board Observer Microchip Technology Inc.Present

Investor RadcomPresent

Board Observer NewCoPresent

Investor / BOD Observer TerayonPresent

Lead Investor NewCoPresent

Board Member NewCoPresent

Founding Investor IP InfusionPresent

Board Member 8x8Present

Board Member RLX TechnologiesPresent

Board Director NewCoPresent

General Partner IVPPresent

Board Director. Founding CEO and Chairman NewCoPresent

Founder, President & Board Member IgniteTechPresent

Olympic Ambassador International Kiteboarding Association (IKA)Present

Team Rider, Americas, USA Cabrinha KitesPresent

Board Member Maxthon Web BrowserPresent

Chairman of the Board Maxthon Web BrowserPresent

Partner Emeritus / General Partner CRVPresent

Seed or Angel Investor TweetDeck Inc.Present

Advisor / Board Member Emeritus Scribd, Inc.Present

Adjunct Professor of Innovation & Economic Development Curtin UniversityPresent

Angel / Seed Investor ZoomPresent

Formative Seed Investor CanvaPresent

Board Director ImGo AsiaPresent

Board Director. Founding CEO and Chairman iAsiaWorksPresent

Founding Investor & Chairman of the Board IP InfusionPresent

Lead Investor Slim Devices, Inc.Present

Team Rider, Americas, USA Cabrinha Kiteboarding Present

Founder & Board Member AvvenuPresent

Board Director TransmetaPresent

Board Member microtunePresent

Founder, President & Board Member TradebeamPresent

Olympic Ambassador International Kiteboarding Association ( IKA)Present

Personal goal pursuit Career BreakPresent

Board Member Maxthon International LimitedPresent

Chairman of the Board Maxthon International LimitedPresent

Partner Emeritus / General Partner Charles River VenturesPresent

Advisor / Board Member Emeritus Scribd.comPresent

Adjunct Professor of Innovation & Economic Development Curtin UniversityPresent

Board Member VoxerPresent

Chairman of the Board ; Co - Founder / Founding Investor Treasure DataPresent

Member of the Board of Advisors Harvard Business SchoolPresent

Board Member, Société L’Avenir RIDGE-LANE Limited PartnersPresent

Angel / Seed Investor Zoom Video CommunicationsPresent

Seed or Angel Investor Various CompaniesPresent

Partner Emeritus / General Partner Charles River Ventures2002 - 2011

Founding Chairman IPInfusion1999 - 2007

Founding Chairman and CEO iAsiaWorks1994 - 2003

General Partner Institutional Venture Partners (IVP)1994 - 2002

Bill Tai's Education

Harvard Business School Master of Business Administration - MBA Capital Markets

CURTIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Doctor of Philosophy - PhD International Economics

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign BSEE Electrical Engineering

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Bachelor of Science - BS Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Curtin University Doctor of Philosophy - PhD International Economics

Harvard Business School Masters in Business Administration Finance & Economics

Harvard Business School MBA Capital Markets

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign BSEE w Honors Computer Engineering; Chip Design

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