About
Mentor; Founder of Acuate, serial entrepreneur and Marine Corps veteran.
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 Mentor at Vetted Accelerator.
- 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).
Founder mafias
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign mafia146
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The University of Chicago Booth School of Business mafia53
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Sean KendallFounded ロゴマーク：AIRNA +2Sean HarperMBAFounded TransFS +2Russ JohannessonMBAFounded Glooko +1Mehul NariyawalaMBAFounded Matic Robots +1Jeffrey LiuMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Guavapass +1
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CBRE mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Vetted Accelerator mafia3
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Cbre mafia2
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Same school
Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business698
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Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign489
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stealth AI Startup61
PankajAdvisor 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 VCEmily TierneyTiny Comet at Roble Ventures
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Also worked at Actuate3
Also worked at CBRE100
Ciara Campbell BowenExecutive Assistant at Sapphire VenturesJesse FastInvestor at Side Door VenturesSteve SwerdlowSenior Advisor at Navitas CapitalAnnie DeanChief Strategy Officer at Asymmetric Capital PartnersMax Von PoelnitzPartner at Foothill VenturesHank HattemerGeneral Counsel & COO at Blue Bear Capital Partners
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Also worked at Accenture871
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