Where does Bill Tai work?

Bill Tai is Co-founder and Special Limited Partner at ACTAI Ventures and Board director at Treasure Data.

Where did Bill Tai go to school?

Bill Tai studied at Harvard Business School (Masters in Business Administration, Finance & Economics); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BSEE, Electrical Engineering); Curtin University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, International Economics).

Does Bill Tai lead rounds?

Yes — Bill Tai has led 1 tracked investment.

Bill Tai

Investor

Co-founder and Special Limited Partner at ACTAI Ventures · Special Limited Partner at Carbide Ventures · Angel / Seed Investor at Zoom Ventures · Adjunct Professor of Innovation & Economic Development at Curtin Ignition · Board director at Treasure Data

Palo Alto, California, United States

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Javier SolterounlockedBill: together at Canva (2022–2024)

Bill: together at Canva

Bill: together at Treasure

Bill: together at Charles River Ventures

About

Co-founder of ACTAI Ventures and a venture capitalist since 1991, Bill Tai has backed 22 companies that became publicly listed and served on 8 public company boards. He was a lead seed investor in Canva, Dapper Labs, SafetyCulture, and Zoom, founding chairman of Treasure Data and IPInfusion, and is active in the digital asset ecosystem. He holds a BSEE from the University of Illinois, an MBA from Harvard, and chairs the 501(c)3 ACTAI Global.

Board director at Treasure Data

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Treasure Data's investors · 7

AME Cloud VenturesPalo Alto · $1M – $10M checks Carbide VenturesPalo Alto · since 2021 HeavybitSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks IT-Farm CorporationTokyo Scale Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $25M checks · since 2014 Sierra VenturesSan Mateo · $10M checks · since 2014 SoftBank GroupTokyo · since 2021

Co-founders at Treasure Data

Kazuki OtaExecutive Officer, Director

Hironobu YoshikawaExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

Harvard Business SchoolMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2023 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Hut 8Founding Chairmancurrent2017 — presentUnited States
Treasure DataChairman of the Board ; Co - Founder / Founding Investorcurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Zoom Video CommunicationsAngel / Seed Investorcurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
VoxerBoard Membercurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
CanvaFormative Seed Investorcurrent2012 — present
Curtin UniversityAdjunct Professor of Innovation & Economic Developmentcurrent2011 — presentPerth, Australia
ScribdAdvisor / Board Member Emerituscurrent2008 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Charles River VenturesPartner Emeritus / General Partnercurrent2002 — presentMenlo Park, CA
Various CompaniesSeed or Angel Investorcurrent1990 — presentWorldwide
Maxthon International LimitedChairman of the Board2012 — 2016Beijing, China
Maxthon International LimitedBoard Member2006 — 2016Beijing, China
Cabrinha KiteboardingTeam Rider, Americas, USA2008 — 2015
Career BreakPersonal goal pursuit2008 — 2014Worldwide
International Kiteboarding Association ( IKA)Olympic Ambassador2010 — 2012Berlin Area, Germany
TRADEBEAMFounder, President & Board Member2000 — 2010San Mateo, California
MICROTUNEBoard Member1997 — 2010
TransmetaBoard Director1995 — 2008
AVVENUFounder & Board Member2003 — 2007
Slim Devices, Inc.Lead Investor2001 — 2006
IP InfusionFounding Investor & Chairman of the Board1999 — 2006San Jose, CA and Tokyo, Japan.
IP InfusionFounding Investor1999San Jose, California, United States
iAsiaWorksBoard Director. Founding CEO and Chairman1995 — 2005
IVPGeneral Partner1994 — 2003Menlo Park
ImGo AsiaBoard Director1999 — 2002
RLX TechnologiesBoard Member2000 — 2002
8x8, Inc.Board Member1994 — 2002
Award SoftwareBoard Member1995 — 1999
NCompass LabsLead Investor1993 — 1998
ICWorksBoard Member1991 — 1998
TerayonInvestor / BOD Observer1995 — 1998
Network PeripheralsBoard Member1992 — 1997
RasterGraphicsBoard Observer1992 — 1995
RadcomInvestor1993 — 1995
ShareVisionBoard Observer1992 — 1994
Premisys CommunicationsBoard Observer1991 — 1994
Centrum CommunicationsBoard Member1993
Microchip TechnologyVC Investor Board Observer1991 — 1993
Alex. Brown & Sons, Inc.Semiconductor Analyst1987 — 1991
TSMC#A0011987

Skills & more

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

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Mobile ApplicationsMobile DevicesAngel InvestingMergersStrategyProduct MarketingWirelessAwesomenessPrivate EquityMergers & AcquisitionsStrategic PlanningCorporate Development

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Investments

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Canva

Investor

Algen BiotechnologiesArchipeloArkArzooo.comBitfury GroupBlockSeerBubble Gum Interactive Class TechnologiesClearAccessIPColorContextLogicDapper Labs FairmaticFaradaiFathomFluidityGlydeHut8Ip InfusionKickfurtherLineage LogisticsLuluMAKOMitti (by SafetyCulture)Nantero Perle AIPledgePossePower Ledger PumpkinHeadRevlRobynSchematic LabsScribd Shoes of Prey SuperlogicTango MeTAP NetworkTreasure DataTrustedRouterTweetdeckuBiomeVantage RoboticsZoom

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Colleagues at ACTAI Ventures

Amanda Terry

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at ACTAI Ventures

Network9

Aaron KingScout

Advisor at Linus Analytics

Assaf WandScout

Vice President at Hippo Insurance

Charles MoldowScout

General Partner at Foundation Capital

Daniel V. LeffScout

Managing Partner at Waverley Capital

David Murray-HundleyScout

Managing Director at Space Tech Ventures

Evan FengScout

Partner at CoinFund

Jerry YangScout

Founder & Co-Founder at AME Cloud Ventures

Ken GoldmanScout

Board of Advisors at 7BC Venture Capital

Jerry Yang

General Partner at HCVC

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Bill Tai?: Co-founder of ACTAI Ventures and a venture capitalist since 1991, Bill Tai has backed 22 companies that became publicly listed and served on 8 public company boards. He was a lead seed investor in Canva, Dapper Labs, SafetyCulture, and Zoom, founding chairman of Treasure Data and IPInfusion, and is active in the digital asset ecosystem. He holds a BSEE from the University of Illinois, an MBA from Harvard, and chairs the 501(c)3 ACTAI Global.
Where does Bill Tai work?: Bill Tai is Co-founder and Special Limited Partner at ACTAI Ventures and Board director at Treasure Data.
What companies has Bill Tai invested in?: Investments tracked here include Canva, Algen Biotechnologies, Archipelo, Ark, Arzooo.com, Bitfury Group, BlockSeer, Bubble Gum Interactive, Class Technologies, ClearAccessIP, Color, ContextLogic, and 33 more.
Where did Bill Tai go to school?: Bill Tai studied at Harvard Business School (Masters in Business Administration, Finance & Economics); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BSEE, Electrical Engineering); Curtin University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, International Economics).
Does Bill Tai lead rounds?: Yes — Bill Tai has led 1 tracked investment.