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Gus Tai

Investor

General Partner at Trinity Ventures · Board director at New Engen

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

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Paul KwanunlockedGus: together at Stanford University (2012)
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Gus: together at InfluxData

About

Gus Tai has been a venture capitalist at Trinity Ventures for 25 years, focusing on early-stage and company-formation funding. A Forbes Midas List recipient, he currently invests in companies related to human wellbeing, including 10% Happier, Midi Health, Sunnyside, and Ready. He has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the d.school on designing fulfilling lives and emotionally wholesome products, and speaks at conferences on emotional management and resiliency.

Board director at New Engen

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New Engen's investors · 4

August CapitalSan Francisco Bay Area · $1M – $15M checks · since 2017Insignia Capital GroupWalnut Creek · $20M – $100M checksNewRoad Capital Partners, LLCBentonville · $5M – $25M checksTrinity VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $6M checks · since 2016

Co-founders at New Engen

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David AtchisonExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

  1. Trinity VenturesRetired General Partner1996 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  2. Cyrus BiotechnologyBoard Member2017 — 2023Greater Seattle Area
  3. New Engen, Inc.Board Member2016 — 2023Greater Seattle Area
  4. 10% Happier: Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics (formerly Change Collective)Investor2016 — 2023Greater Boston Area
  5. InfluxDataBoard Member2014 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  6. MarkforgedBoard Member2016 — 2021Greater Boston Area
  7. MaxPointBoard Member2010 — 2017Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
  8. SquareTradeInvestor2000 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  9. zulilyInvestor2010 — 2013Greater Seattle Area
  10. Truaxis, IncBoard Member2008 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  11. Stanford UniversityTeaching Team2012d.school -- "d.compress: Designing Calm"
  12. mSpotBoard Member2005 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  13. Connected HQInvestor2011San Francisco Bay Area
  14. BetfairInvestor1999 — 2010London, United Kingdom
  15. CubeTreeBoard Member2008 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
  16. PhotobucketBoard Member2006 — 2007Greater Denver Area
  17. Modulus VideoBoard Member2004 — 2007San Francisco Bay Area
  18. Blue NileBoard Member1999 — 2006Greater Seattle Area
  19. Sygate TechnologiesInvestor2002 — 2005San Francisco Bay Area
  20. Speedera NetworksInvestor1999 — 2005San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

SaaS5Enterprise Software18Management9Strategy27Strategic Planning5Venture Capital99Start-ups79Entrepreneurship99Strategic Partnerships46Corporate Development38Venture Financing4Online Advertising14
+8 moreBusiness StrategyE-commerceMobile DevicesProduct DevelopmentProduct ManagementCloud ComputingBusiness DevelopmentAngel Investing

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Deals · 1

New EngenBoard seat

via Trinity Ventures · filed Sep 2016 · $2.5M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Cyrusbio

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Trinity Ventures

Ajay Chopra
General Partner at Trinity Ventures
Augustus O. Tai
General Partner at Trinity Ventures
Benjamin J. Hartings
Executive Officer at Trinity Ventures
Dan Scholnick
Managing Partner at Four Rivers Group
Fred Wang
General Partner at Trinity Ventures
Geoffrey R. Biehn
Executive Officer at Trinity Ventures
Greg Dickhens
Director at Trinity Ventures
Jeffrey Barry
Executive Officer at Trinity Ventures

Network3

Dan Scholnick
Managing Partner at Four Rivers Group
David Stewart
Venture Partner at LiveOak Ventures
Fred Wang
General Partner at Trinity Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Gus Tai?
Gus Tai has been a venture capitalist at Trinity Ventures for 25 years, focusing on early-stage and company-formation funding. A Forbes Midas List recipient, he currently invests in companies related to human wellbeing, including 10% Happier, Midi Health, Sunnyside, and Ready. He has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the d.school on designing fulfilling lives and emotionally wholesome products, and speaks at conferences on emotional management and resiliency.
Where does Gus Tai work?
Gus Tai is General Partner at Trinity Ventures and Board director at New Engen.
What boards does Gus Tai sit on?
Gus Tai holds tracked board seats at Cyrusbio, New Engen.
Where did Gus Tai go to school?
Gus Tai studied at Harvard University (B.A., Applied Mathematics); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S., Materials Science); MIT Sloan School of Management (M.S.).

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Shared employers

Also worked at New Engen, Inc.3

Jeremy WilsonManaging Partner at NewRoad Capital Partners, LLCJohn SheehyOperating Partner at NewRoad Capital Partners, LLCJustin HayashiExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter at New Engen

Also worked at Truaxis, Inc3

Schwark SatyavoluGeneral Partner at Trinity VenturesShehzad DarediaFounder at Bop.fmStefan GomezFounder/CTO at Bop.fm

Also worked at Stanford University1,044

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Also worked at Betfair8

Tim LevenePartner and CEO at Augmentum FintechGiles HumphriesGrowth Partner at Redrice VenturesJustin HubblePartner and General Counsel at Triple Point VenturesDarren PattersonManaging Partner, Co-Founder, Fund Manager, Investment Committee Chair and Advisory Committee Member at Alchemy VenturesEric KrollVenture Partner at Indicator VenturesMark LeeInvestor at Mucker Capital

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