Garry Tan key facts
- Garry Tan is a private investor based in San Francisco, California with 33 tracked portfolio companies.
- Notable positions include Perplexity AI, Lambda, Black Forest Labs.
- PrivateMarketView records 3 deal participations by Garry Tan.
- Garry Tan’s most recent recorded investment was in Mar 2024.
About Garry Tan
Mr. Garry Tan is a high net-worth investor based in San Francisco, United States. He is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Initialized Capital. Mr. Tan serves as Partner at Y Combinator. He is part of the board on various startups including Privacy Labs. Previously, he was the Co-Founder of Posterous, which was funded by Y Combinator in 2008 and acquired by Twitter in 2012. He served as an Advisor at Summon. Before that he was employee #10 at Palantir, where he was a founding member of the engineering team for Palantir Finance, and also designed Palantir's logo. He also serves as Strategic Advisor at UniCareer.
Investment activity
Garry Tan has no recorded round in the last two years; its 3 recorded rounds date from 2014 to Mar 2024. Most recently: Perplexity AI (Series B, Mar 2024) and Lambda (Series B, Nov 2022).
Garry Tan portfolio at a glance
33 portfolio companies are on record for Garry Tan, including Perplexity AI, Lambda and Black Forest Labs.
21 of the 33 carry a recorded valuation and 2 have recorded secondary-market trades, the names a secondary buyer or seller can price.
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Portfolio
33 companies · priced for members| Company | Industry | Valuation | First invested | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perplexity AI | Business/Productivity Software | ▮ | ▮ | ▮ |
| Lambda | Systems and Information Management | ▮ | ▮ | ▮ |
| Black Forest Labs | Multimedia and Design Software | ▮ | ▮ | ▮ |
+ 30 more companies · all 33, priced and dated or a free account shows the top 10 names — no card Membership and data by Private Market View | ||||
Garry Tan recent deals
3 recordedMembership and data by Private Market View
Frequently asked about Garry Tan
- What companies does Garry Tan invest in?
- Garry Tan has 33 recorded portfolio companies, including Perplexity AI, Lambda, Black Forest Labs.
- Is Garry Tan actively investing?
- Garry Tan's most recent recorded investment was in Mar 2024.