Where does Ivan Kirigin work?

Ivan Kirigin is Founder/CTO of Tipjoy and General Partner at Tango.vc and Founder/CEO at YesGraph.

What check size does Ivan Kirigin write?

Ivan Kirigin typically writes checks of $50K – $250K.

What companies did Ivan Kirigin found?

Ivan Kirigin founded Tipjoy, YesGraph.

Where did Ivan Kirigin go to school?

Ivan Kirigin studied at Carnegie Mellon University (MS, Robotics); New York University (BA, Computer Science).

Ivan Kirigin

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General Partner at Tango.vc · Founder/CTO at Tipjoy · Founder/CEO at YesGraph

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $50K – $250K checks · typically $100K

FoundedTipjoy · YC YesGraph · YC

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About

Author of the Tango.vc publication and the firm's investor, writing about machine learning, robotics, and venture investing.

Contact· published on Ivan's own website

ivan@tango.vc

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsE-commerceEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkGamingGovTechHardwareMarketplacesRoboticsSaaSSpace Tech

Founder/CTO at Tipjoy YC W08

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Tipjoy's investors · 4

BetaworksNew York · $250K – $750K checks · since 2008 Betaworks Ventures Management, LlcNew York · $250K – $750K checks Lowercase CapitalJackson Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2008

Co-founders at Tipjoy

Abigail KiriginFounder/interaction designer

Founder/CEO at YesGraph YC W15

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Ivan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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YesGraph's investors · 12

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks Bloomberg BetaSan Francisco · $25K – $1M checks CC11 LLCGreenwich Crosslink CapitalMenlo Park · $1M – $9M checks Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks Founder CollectiveCambridge NextView VenturesNew York · $250K – $4M checks Quotidian VenturesBrooklyn · $100K – $200K checks Rising TidePacifica Rivet VenturesMiami Beach Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015

Experience

Attention Artificial IntelligenceFounder CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Tango.vcInvestorcurrent2019 — present
LyftPM at Level 52017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
YesGraphCEO2012 — 2017Palo Alto, CA
DropboxProduct Manager2010 — 2012
FacebookSoftware Engineer2009 — 2010
Tipjoy Inc.Cofounder and CTO2008 — 2009
iRobotSoftware Engineer2006 — 2007
Carnegie Mellon UniversityResearch Assistant2003 — 2005

Skills & more

pythonC++4JavaScript4C2Python18product mana1metrics1Machine Learning7Software Engineering15Distributed Systems14Algorithms9User Experience7

Languages Croatian

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Investments

Investor

Climate RoboticsCruise AutomationFathom ComputingFreshpaint Hypotenuse AI Jeevy FabricationLocomationQuartz SystemsStoke

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ivan Kirigin?: Author of the Tango.vc publication and the firm's investor, writing about machine learning, robotics, and venture investing.
Where does Ivan Kirigin work?: Ivan Kirigin is Founder/CTO of Tipjoy and General Partner at Tango.vc and Founder/CEO at YesGraph.
What does Ivan Kirigin invest in?: Ivan Kirigin invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Cloud Computing, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, E-commerce, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Future of Work, Gaming, GovTech, Hardware, Marketplaces, Robotics, SaaS, Space Tech.
What check size does Ivan Kirigin write?: Ivan Kirigin typically writes checks of $50K – $250K.
What companies did Ivan Kirigin found?: Ivan Kirigin founded Tipjoy, YesGraph.
What companies has Ivan Kirigin invested in?: Investments tracked here include Climate Robotics, Cruise Automation, Fathom Computing, Freshpaint, Hypotenuse AI, Jeevy Fabrication, Locomation, Quartz Systems, Stoke.
Where did Ivan Kirigin go to school?: Ivan Kirigin studied at Carnegie Mellon University (MS, Robotics); New York University (BA, Computer Science).