Where does Sonny Tai work?

Sonny Tai is Co-Founder of Actuate and 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).

Sonny Tai

InvestorFounder

Mentor at Vetted Accelerator · Co-Founder at Actuate

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

FoundedActuate

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290 people in our graph share verified history with Sonny — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Alexander KremerunlockedSonny: together at Stealth AI Startup (2026)

×6Sonny: together at United States Marine Corps

×2Sonny: together at Stealth AI Startup

×3Sonny: together at CBRE

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 Bling CapitalMiami Beach · $1M – $5M checks DEFTA PartnersSan Francisco Dorm RoomBrooklyn · $90K – $250K checks Gray Line PartnersSammamish MetaPropNew York · $100K – $1M checks MetaProp VenturesNew York Scribble VenturesPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M checks Tech Coast AngelsSouthern California · $5K – $50K checks Tensility Venture PartnersChicago U.S. Air Forcesince 2021 U.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 Security

Languages 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).

Founder mafias

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign mafia352

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The University of Chicago Booth School of Business mafia155

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

David SteinbergMBAFounded Restorbio +3 Sean KendallFounded ロゴマーク：AIRNA +2 Sean HarperMBAFounded TransFS +2 Russ JohannessonMBAFounded Glooko +1 Jeffrey LiuMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Guavapass +1 Sherman WilliamsMBAFounded Academyinvestor +1

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CBRE mafia13

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Keenan D. WilliamsFinancial Analyst - Debt & Equity Finance GroupFounded Rezi +1 Ivo VerhaeghStructured Finance AnalystFounded Powerhouse Ai +1 Jules LairsonAssistant Real Estate ManagerFounded Work& +1 Taylor OdegardVice President | Capital Markets | National PartnersFounded NavigatorSRVS +1 Dave EisenbergSVP, Digital Enablement & TechnologyFounded Floored Ed AdjeiSoftware ArchitectFounded Aragorn AI

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CBRE mafia9

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jules LairsonReal Estate Services CoordinatorFounded Work& +1 Taylor OdegardManager, Capital Markets Ops | Brokerage | Capital Markets | National PartnersFounded NavigatorSRVS +1 Dave EisenbergSVP, Digital Enablement & TechnologyFounded Floored Will DonnellyChartered Surveyor - Social CareFounded Lottie Matt EllisDirector of Sustainability SolutionsFounded Measurabl Brandon WeberFirst Vice PresidentFounded Nava

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Vetted Accelerator mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Tal BrownMentorFounded Zone7 Technologies Inc. +1 Yotam DaganCo-Founder, AdvisorFounded Dugri Rob HubertyMentorFounded ZeroEyes

Same school

Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business942

Prashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista Capital NoorPartner at Clear Ventures TinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear Ventures Katrin GeyskensExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture Partners Bill PescatelloInvestor at Lightbank GlebFounder and Managing Partner at iTech Capital

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Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign864

Max LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VC Luke NosekCo-founder of PayPal; co-founder of Gigafund Sundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis Ventures Deep NisharInvestment Team at General Catalyst Prashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista Capital NoorPartner at Clear Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Stealth AI Startup92

Alexander KremerPartner at Keen Venture Partners PankajAdvisor at NewBuild.VC Tal MozesCo-Founder & General Partner at Ferocity Capital Nick AlbaneseVP, Research & Strategy and Investment Associate at The Westly Group Andrew PoesastePartner at Rampersand Parker McKeePartner at Pillar VC

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Also worked at Actuate5

Eddie KangFounder and Managing Partner at Gray Line Partners Rob HammondPartner at Gray Line Partners Brian HirschCo-Founder and Partner at Tribeca Venture Partners Laura EpsteinFounder & CEO at Pulse Charter Connect Brian HirschGeneral Partner at Tribeca Access

Also worked at CBRE116

Sam KingAssociate General Counsel at Sapphire Ventures Sourabh Kumar GuptaAssociate - Corporate Development at Fireside Ventures Advisory Llp Jesse FastInvestor at Side Door Ventures Steve SwerdlowSenior Advisor at Navitas Capital Annie DeanChief Strategy Officer at Asymmetric Capital Partners Max Von PoelnitzPartner at Foothill Ventures

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Also worked at Accenture1,335

Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront Ventures Chris BrittCo-founder & CEO of Chime Viviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis Ventures Julie YangVice President at Investcorp Amira OujiVice President of Platform & Portfolio Success, Rise of the Rest at Revolution Antonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 Ventures

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