Investing Profile

Garry Tan(3)

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President & CEO at Y Combinator
blog.garrytan.comSan Francisco, California
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Networks Garry is a member of
Stanford University Network
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Microsoft Network
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Y Combinator Network
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Y Combinator Network
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Sun Microsystems Network
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Current Investing Position
Y Combinator President
Investment Range
$500K - $500K
Sweet Spot
$500K
Investments On Record
1

Garry Tan is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Garry Tan's Investments On Record (1)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Color
Series AApr 2015$15M
$15M
Co-investors: Avichal Garg (Electric Capital), Jerry Yang (AME Cloud Ventures), Mariam Naficy (Heretic Ventures), Chloe Sladden (#ANGELS (Hashtag ANGELS)), Katie Stanton (Moxxie Ventures), Lee Linden (Quiet Capital), Raymond Tonsing (Caffeinated Capital), Max Levchin (Scifi Vc), Jerry Yang (Hardware Club), Ruchi Sanghvi (South Park Commons), Aaron Levie, Julia Hartz, Drew Houston, Ben Davenport

Garry Tan's Experience

Board Partner & Advisor Initialized Capital2023 - Present
President & CEO Y Combinator2023 - Present
Cofounder Posthaven2013 - Present
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