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Garry Tan

Overview

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Number of Portfolio Companies 89
Number of Exits 
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  • Primary Job Title President & CEO
  • Primary Organization 
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    Y Combinator
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Garry Tan is based out of San Francisco, California and is the President and CEO of Y Combinator. Garry previously worked at Y Combinator as Partner. Garry Tan attended Stanford University.

Personal Investments

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Number of Investments 95
Garry Tan has made 95 investments. Their latest investment was Series B - Odyssey on
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Partner Investments

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Number of Partner Investments 221
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Hessian
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Y Combinator
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Cignara
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Y Combinator
Yes
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Pre Seed Round - Cignara
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FinalDose
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Y Combinator
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jo
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Y Combinator
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Silmaril
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Y Combinator
Yes
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9 Mothers
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Clawvisor
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Ploy
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Advanced Metal Research
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Y Combinator
Yes
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Pre Seed Round - Advanced Metal Research
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Exits

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Garry Tan has
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    Virool Virool is a programmatic video marketing platform that helps brands engage audiences with targeted, native video placements.
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    VaycayHero VaycayHero is a safest and easiest way to rent vacation homes.
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    URX URX drives mobile commerce through relevant product ads.
  • Tilt Logo
    Tilt Tilt is a financial technology company that provides cash advances, lines of credit, and credit card products.
  • Swiftype Logo
    Swiftype Swiftype is a provider of SaaS-based site and enterprise search platform used to fully customize the search experience on websites.
  • SpoonRocket Logo
    SpoonRocket SpoonRocket is a next-gen, ultra fast delivery platform that delivers high quality tasty meals to customers in 15 minutes or less.
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    Socialcam SocialCam is a mobile app for Android and the iPhone that allows users to capture, edit, share and view videos online.
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    SendHub SendHub is a business messaging platform enabling SMS campaigns, automation, and customer communication management tools
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    Privy Privy provides infrastructure for building on crypto rails, allowing for secure wallet creation and onchain integrations.
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    Parse Parse offers cloud-based software developer kits that enable users to create apps for desktop, mobile, and embedded devices.

Jobs

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Number of Current Jobs 4
Number of Past Jobs 6
Garry Tan has 4 current jobs including Founder at Garry's List, President & CEO at Y Combinator, and Co-founder at Posthaven. Additionally, Garry Tan has had 6 past jobs including Founder and Managing Partner at Initialized Capital.
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Founder and Managing PartnerJan 1, 2012Dec 31, 2022
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PartnerJan 14, 2011Nov 1, 2015
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Posterous
Co-FounderJun 1, 20082011
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Palantir Technologies
Lead Engineer & DesignerSep 2005Oct 2007
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Microsoft
Program Manager, Windows MobileJul 2003Sep 2005
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Sun Microsystems
Software Engineer InternJun 2002Jan 2003

Board and Advisor Roles

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Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 10
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 2
Garry Tan holds 10 board and advisor roles including Investor at Career Karma, Board Member at Helm, and Advisor at Fond.
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Related Hubs

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Università degli Studi di Palermo (UNIPA) Alumni Founded Companies Logo
Università degli Studi di Palermo (UNIPA) Alumni Founded Companies
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Rutgers University School of Law Alumni Founded Companies Logo
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Weber State University Alumni Founded Companies Logo
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Franklin University Alumni Founded Companies Logo
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Illinois Institute of Technology Alumni Founded Companies Logo
Illinois Institute of Technology Alumni Founded Companies
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University of Nicosia Alumni Founded Companies Logo
University of Nicosia Alumni Founded Companies
74,248
COMSATS University Islamabad Alumni Founded Companies Logo
COMSATS University Islamabad Alumni Founded Companies
79,652
University of Cape Town Alumni Founded Companies Logo
University of Cape Town Alumni Founded Companies
42,645
Southern Oregon University Alumni Founded Companies Logo
Southern Oregon University Alumni Founded Companies
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Education

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Garry Tan studied at Stanford University.

Events

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Number of Events 10
Garry Tan has participated in 10 events. They most recently attended, or will attend, TechCrunch Disrupt 2020 on Sep 14, 2020.

Recent News and Activity

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Number of News Articles 288
Funding Round•Jun 17, 2026
Odyssey raised
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Funding Round•Apr 7, 2026
Modus raised
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from Comma Capital and 2 other investors
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Funding Round•Feb 11, 2026
Monaco raised
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from Alt Capital and 9 other investors
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Funding Round•Feb 10, 2026
Entire raised
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from Basis Set Ventures and 13 other investors
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Funding Round•Dec 10, 2025
Oboe raised
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from Adam D’Angelo and 11 other investors
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Funding Round•Nov 26, 2025
Fifth Door raised
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from Daft Capital and 5 other investors
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Funding Round•Nov 5, 2025
Wabi raised
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from Akshay Kothari and 19 other investors
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Funding Round•Sep 10, 2025
Standard Fleet raised
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from Apoorv Bhargava and 12 other investors
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Funding Round•May 6, 2025
NewLimit raised
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