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Sonny Tai
InvestorFounderMentor at Vetted Accelerator · Co-Founder at Actuate
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
FoundedActuate
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About
Mentor; Founder of Acuate, serial entrepreneur and Marine Corps veteran.
Co-Founder at Actuate
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Actuate's investors · 12
Bios PartnersFort Worth · since 2019Bling CapitalMiami Beach · $1M – $5M checksDEFTA PartnersSan Francisco · since 2019Dorm RoomBrooklyn · $90K – $250K checksGray Line PartnersSammamishMetaPropNew York · $100K – $1M checksMetaProp VenturesNew YorkScribble VenturesPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M checksTech Coast AngelsSouthern California · $5K – $50K checks · since 2019Tensility Venture PartnersChicagoU.S. Air Forcesince 2021U.S. Armysince 2021
Experience
- Stealth AI StartupCo-Foundercurrent2026 — presentLos Angeles, CA
- VettedStartup Mentorcurrent2026 — present
- ActuatePresident / Board Director2024 — 2025New York City Metropolitan Area
- ActuateChief Executive Officer & Co-Founder2018 — 2024Greater New York City Area
- CBREPrincipal Consultant2017Dallas/Fort Worth Area
- AccentureSenior Strategy Consultant2015 — 2016Greater Boston Area
- United States Marine CorpsMarine Officer2009 — 2013Camp Pendleton / Afghanistan
Skills & more
Microsoft Excel2Leadership51Tactics6Strategy12Strategic Planning5Management2Team Leadership2Public Speaking2Command44Government36Training18Logistics4
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ArmyAfghanistanCombatMilitarySecurity ClearanceDoDOperational PlanningMilitary OperationsExercisesLeadership DevelopmentOrganizational LeadershipNational SecurityLanguages Chinese · English · French · Japanese
From Sonny's professional profile.
Colleagues at Vetted Accelerator
Adam Weiner
Managing Partner at Vetted Accelerator
Brigadier General (Res.) Doron Gavish
Advisor at Vetted Accelerator
Cameron Watts
Advisor at Vetted Accelerator
Doron Gavish
Advisor at Vetted Accelerator
Dr. Gali Einav
Academic Director | Alpha-Bet at Vetted Accelerator
Eden Golan
Program Manager at Vetted Accelerator
Ezra Oriel Raveh
Founder, Tipping Point | Serial Entrepreneur at Vetted Accelerator
Felix Litvinsky
Managing Director at Vetted Accelerator
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sonny Tai?
- Mentor; Founder of Acuate, serial entrepreneur and Marine Corps veteran.
- Where does Sonny Tai work?
- Sonny Tai is Co-Founder of Actuate and Mentor at Vetted Accelerator.
- What companies did Sonny Tai found?
- Sonny Tai founded Actuate.
- Where did Sonny Tai go to school?
- Sonny Tai studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science and Government).
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign mafia423
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The University of Chicago Booth School of Business mafia216
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CBRE mafia18
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Keenan D. WilliamsWheel Program AssociateFounded Rezi +1Taylor OdegardVice President | Capital Markets | National PartnersFounded NavigatorSRVS +1Dave EisenbergSVP, Digital Enablement & TechnologyFounded FlooredOscar MunozBoard MemberFounded United AirlinesEd AdjeiSoftware ArchitectFounded Aragorn AIIvo VerhaeghStructured Finance AnalystFounded Powerhouse AI
CBRE mafia12
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Taylor OdegardManager, Capital Markets Ops | Brokerage | Capital Markets | National PartnersFounded NavigatorSRVS +1Dave EisenbergSVP, Digital Enablement & TechnologyFounded FlooredWill DonnellyChartered Surveyor - Social CareFounded LottieMatt EllisDirector of Sustainability SolutionsFounded MeasurablBrandon WeberFirst Vice PresidentFounded NavaJules LairsonAssistant Real Estate ManagerFounded Work&
Vetted Accelerator mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business923
Prashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear VenturesTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesKatrin GeyskensExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankGlebFounder and Managing Partner at iTech Capital
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Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign850
Max LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCLuke NosekCo-founder of PayPal; co-founder of GigafundSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPrashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stealth AI Startup93
Alexander KremerPartner at Keen Venture PartnersPankajAdvisor at NewBuild.VCTal MozesCo-Founder & General Partner at Ferocity CapitalNick AlbaneseVP, Research & Strategy and Investment Associate at The Westly GroupAndrew PoesastePartner at RampersandParker McKeePartner at Pillar VC
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Also worked at Actuate4
Also worked at CBRE113
Sam KingAssociate General Counsel at Sapphire VenturesSourabh Kumar GuptaAssociate - Corporate Development at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpJesse FastInvestor at Side Door VenturesSteve SwerdlowSenior Advisor at Navitas CapitalAnnie DeanChief Strategy Officer at Asymmetric Capital PartnersMax Von PoelnitzPartner at Foothill Ventures
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Also worked at Accenture1,320
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesChris BrittCo-founder & CEO of ChimeViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpAmira OujiVice President of Platform & Portfolio Success, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionAntonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 Ventures
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