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Bill Tai

Investor

Co-Founder at ACTAI Ventures Β· Special Limited Partner at Carbide Ventures

Palo Alto, California, United States

About

A venture capitalist since 1991 who has backed 22 companies that became publicly listed and served on 8 public company boards. He was an early/lead seed investor in Canva, Dapper Labs, SafetyCulture, and Zoom, founding chairman of Treasure Data and IPInfusion, and chairman of HUT8 Mining. Active in the digital asset ecosystem since 2010, he holds a BSEE from the University of Illinois, an MBA from Harvard, and a PhD from Curtin University, and chairs the ACTAI Global nonprofit.

Experience

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2023 β€” presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  2. Hut 8Founding Chairmancurrent2017 β€” presentUnited States
  3. Treasure DataChairman of the Board ; Co - Founder / Founding Investorcurrent2012 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. Zoom Video CommunicationsAngel / Seed Investorcurrent2012 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. VoxerBoard Membercurrent2012 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. CanvaFormative Seed Investorcurrent2012 β€” present
  7. Curtin UniversityAdjunct Professor of Innovation & Economic Developmentcurrent2011 β€” presentPerth, Australia
  8. ScribdAdvisor / Board Member Emerituscurrent2008 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  9. Charles River VenturesPartner Emeritus / General Partnercurrent2002 β€” presentMenlo Park, CA
  10. Various CompaniesSeed or Angel Investorcurrent1990 β€” presentWorldwide
  11. Maxthon International LimitedChairman of the Board2012 β€” 2016Beijing, China
  12. Maxthon International LimitedBoard Member2006 β€” 2016Beijing, China
  13. Cabrinha KiteboardingTeam Rider, Americas, USA2008 β€” 2015
  14. Career BreakPersonal goal pursuit2008 β€” 2014Worldwide
  15. International Kiteboarding Association ( IKA)Olympic Ambassador2010 β€” 2012Berlin Area, Germany
  16. TRADEBEAMFounder, President & Board Member2000 β€” 2010San Mateo, California
  17. MICROTUNEBoard Member1997 β€” 2010
  18. TransmetaBoard Director1995 β€” 2008
  19. AVVENUFounder & Board Member2003 β€” 2007
  20. Slim Devices, Inc.Lead Investor2001 β€” 2006

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMasters in Business Administration, Finance & Economics
  2. University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBSEE, Electrical Engineering
  3. Curtin UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, International Economics

Skills & more

SaaS75Enterprise Software13Software as a Service (SaaS)11Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99Business Strategy99Venture Capital99Strategic Partnerships99Cloud Computing99Leadership85Cross-functional Team Leadership23Go-to-market Strategy20
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