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Tara Tan

Investor

Founder & Managing Partner at Strange Ventures

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Tara Tan is founder and managing partner of Strange Ventures, a seed-stage venture fund focused on technical teams developing unconventional computing solutions. Previously, she was a general partner at IDEO Ventures, where she worked on early-stage product development across design and emerging technology. She has spent over 15 years at the intersection of design, technology, and venture capital.

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Experience

  1. Strange VenturesFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. IDEOGeneral Partner (Investing)2016 — 2022
  3. FormlabsDesign Director2014 — 2016
  4. Various CompaniesFounder2007 — 2014

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityMasters of Design Studies, Technology
  2. University of BristolB.A.

Skills & more

StartupsInvestmentsDesignVenture CapitalTechnology

Languages English · Mandarin

From Tara's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard University1,231

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

+ 1,225 more

Also attended University of Bristol124

Chris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystSaran DaviesInvestor at Moonfire VenturesThomas RubensInvestor at DN CapitalIgnacio García LeónEntrepreneur in Residence at FJ LabsAnnabel StoddartOffice Manager and Executive Assistant at Medical Excellence CapitalMichael PatersonCo-founder & former CTO at Asymmetric Capital Partners

+ 118 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Strange Ventures2

Kathleen OsbornePublic Relations at How Women InvestDr. Cory KiddImpact Partner at Fresco Capital

Also worked at IDEO43

Tom HulmeInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Abby StrongMarketing & Operations Manager at Scale Venture PartnersJoe GerberGeneral Partner at IDEO CoLab VenturesCharlota K. BlunarovaDesign & Brand at IDEO CoLab VenturesPierre La BaumeDesign & Strategy at IDEO CoLab VenturesShuya GongDesign & Futures at IDEO CoLab Ventures

+ 37 more

Also worked at Formlabs6

Aaron MankovskiManaging Partner at PitangoDror BermanFounding Partner at Innovation EndeavorsDarian ZiganteSenior Associate at Wittington VenturesGaurav ManchandaChief Product Officer at MassChallenge MexicoMarcy AxelradChief Operating Officer at MassChallenge MexicoHabib HaddadManaging Partner at The E14 Fund

Also worked at Various Companies147

Leonard PicardoAdvisor at Manta Ray VenturesYtsen van der MeerPrincipal at Cottonwood Technology FundHector MasonGeneral Partner at Episode1Danielle AbdelahadInvestor at Third Rock VenturesSiddharth RamakrishnanPrincipal at Scale Venture PartnersTroy A. LeMaile-StovallCEO at Maryland TEDCO

+ 141 more

Colleagues at Strange Ventures

Hessan Sedaghat
Strange Research Fellow (Alumni) at Strange Ventures
Joy Yang
Strange Research Fellow (Current) at Strange Ventures
Kimi Wenzel
Strange Research Fellow (Alumni) at Strange Ventures
Mason Rodriguez Rand
Strange Research Fellow (Current) at Strange Ventures
Rahul Narula
Strange Research Fellow (Current) at Strange Ventures
Steven Song
Strange Research Fellow (Alumni) at Strange Ventures
Will Epperson
Strange Research Fellow (Alumni) at Strange Ventures