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About
Des Tan is a Founding Partner and Director at Adeline Arts and Science, a family office focused on early-stage startups, science, and the arts. An investor and entrepreneur with a background in mathematics, Tan has raised eight figures in venture capital and had two exits, in 2015 and 2017. As a CTO, Tan led product development for government and global companies and helped grow tech startups from pre-seed through later stages.
Experience
- Adeline Arts and ScienceDirectorcurrent2019 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- United Health Futures SABoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- STEMA: New Thinking for Global HealthBoard Trusteecurrent2019 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- UCLHonorary Researcher / Technical Directorcurrent2017 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- Maven PicturesExecutive Producercurrent2019 — presentGreater New York City Area
- Giraffe PicturesExecutive Producercurrent2017 — presentSingapore
- AdelineDirectorcurrent2012 — present
- QuantSparkDirector, CTO2015 — 2017
- Headspace IncData strategy and BI consultant2013 — 2015
- Department of the Prime Minister and CabinetAdvisor, Strategy and Delivery Division2011 — 2012
- University of OxfordTeaching Assistant, Tutor, Editor (Oxford Handbook)2007 — 2009
- TW EnterprisesConsultant2004 — 2005
Skills & more
Strategy4Business Intelligence4Consulting3Data Warehousing2Analytics3Python2PHP1Java1JavaScript1MySQL2HTML1Matlab
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Colleagues at Adeline
Andrea Puma
Facilities Manager at Adeline
Jason Ward
Script and Production Associate at Adeline
Jaysri 'Jay' Thangam Ananthpadmanabhan
Investment Manager at Adeline
Liz Ann Bennett
VP of Operations and Strategy at Adeline
Meerab Baig
Operations and Communications Assistant at Adeline
Theo Brainin
Growth & Marketing at Adeline
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Des Tan?
- Des Tan is a Founding Partner and Director at Adeline Arts and Science, a family office focused on early-stage startups, science, and the arts. An investor and entrepreneur with a background in mathematics, Tan has raised eight figures in venture capital and had two exits, in 2015 and 2017. As a CTO, Tan led product development for government and global companies and helped grow tech startups from pre-seed through later stages.
- Where does Des Tan work?
- Des Tan is Founder & Director at Adeline.
- Where did Des Tan go to school?
- Des Tan studied at University of Oxford (MPhil Mathematics); QUT (Queensland University of Technology) (BSc (Dean's Scholars) Physics, BSc (Hons) Mathematics); Ormiston College (High School).
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Also attended QUT (Queensland University of Technology)111
Esther GilmoreGlobal Head of the Client Team at Generation Investment ManagementDon MeijEntrepreneur in Residence at StripesSam EdenInvestor at Square Peg CapitalAndrew PoesastePartner at RampersandFredrik BergenlidPartner at Fly VenturesReuben BramaInvestor at IDEO CoLab Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Adeline Arts and Science3
Also worked at QuantSpark1
Also worked at Headspace Inc25
Daniel BreyerInvestor and founder in San FranciscoSamir KaulInvestor at Khosla VenturesBruce ArmstrongInvestor at Khosla VenturesDylan KurtContent & Media at Redbud VCDaniel V. LeffManaging Partner at Waverley CapitalSteph HeathPeople Partner & Programs Lead at Playground Global
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