Garry Tan
Garry Tan | |
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Alma mater | Stanford University |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Known for | Posterous Posthaven Initialized Capital |
Garry Tan (born March 21, 1981) is the co-founder of Initialized Capital.[1] He previously co-founded Posterous and Posthaven. He was also a partner at Y Combinator from 2011 to 2015.[1]
Early life and education[]
He attended Stanford University from 1999 to 2003, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Computer Systems Engineering. While in high school and college, he served as a software engineer intern at Sapient, TheMan.com, and Sun Microsystems.[1]
Career[]
From 2003 to 2005, he was a Program Manager at Microsoft for Windows Mobile. From 2005 to 2007, he helped cofound the financial analysis platform at Palantir Technologies.[citation needed]
In 2008, Tan co-founded Posterous, a blogging platform, which raised $5 million and was acquired by Twitter in 2012. He co-founded Posthaven after the shutdown of Posterous.[2] He joined Y Combinator in 2011 as a designer in residence but was quickly promoted to partner, where he stayed until November 2015.[3] While he was a partner at Y Combinator, he helped compile a directory of "the best and the brightest interaction designers and visual designers".[4] On August 1, 2013, he, along with Harjeet Taggar and reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian have raised $39 million for a separate fund called Initialized Capital, which looks for high-quality founders first and then tries to see if they can help or understand the market of a company.[5]
In 2018, Tan was listed at #21 on the Forbes Midas List.[6]
In 2021, Tan was listed at #35 on the Forbes Midas List.[7]
Tan has a popular YouTube channel covering startup and investment tips.[8]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Garry Tan". LinkedIn. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ "Posthaven Rises From Posterous' Ashes To Launch "E-Mail To Post" As It Reaches Financial Sustainability". Techcrunch.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ "Garry Tan Says Goodbye to Y Combinator". Techcrunch.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ "Y Combinator Launching Designer Directory". Mashable.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ "YC Partners Taggar, Tan And Reddit Co-Founder Ohanian Raise $39M For Initialized Capital". Techcrunch.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- ^ "Newcomers To The 2019 Midas List: Who Cracked The Ranks Of Best VCs In The World". Forbes. April 2, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ "Forbes 2021 Midas List". Forbes. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ "Garry Tan - YouTube". Retrieved July 12, 2021.
External links[]
- Stanford University alumni
- 21st-century American businesspeople
- Living people
- 1981 births