Where does Taz Patel work?

Taz Patel is Part-Time Partner at House.

What does Taz Patel invest in?

Taz Patel invests in AdTech, Marketing Tech, Social.

What check size does Taz Patel write?

Taz Patel typically writes checks of $10K – $250K.

Where did Taz Patel go to school?

Taz Patel studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor, Pre-Law and Marketing).

Taz Patel

Investor

Part-Time Partner at House

San Francisco, California

Writes $10K – $250K checks · typically $100K

Find your path to Taz

1,512 people in our graph share verified history with Taz — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Avi BharadwajunlockedTaz: together at Higgsfield AI (2026)

×2Taz: together at Higgsfield AI

Taz: together at Blue Wire

×6Taz: together at University of California, Berkeley

About

Taz Patel co-founded Captiv8, a social analytics platform serving brands and influencers. He previously served as CRO at Republic Project (acquired by Sizmek) and held sales leadership roles at Interclick and BlueLithium, both acquired by Yahoo!. He is also an angel investor, startup advisor, and mentor.

Invests in

AdTechMarketing TechSocial

Experience

Higgsfield AIVice President of Platform Partnershipscurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
PerplexityAdvisorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
PerplexityHead of Advertising and Shopping2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
Captiv8Co-Foundercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
DistrictFounding Membercurrent2024 — present
The House FundPart-Time Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
BreadcrumbsAdvisorcurrent2021 — presentSingapore
AtlasAdvisorcurrent2024 — present
500 GlobalEIR (2019 & 2024)2014 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
Green Cow Venture CapitalVenture Advisor2019 — 2023
ER AcceleratorMentor2013 — 2023Greater New York City Area
PlaymakerChief Business Officer2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
PlaymakerStrategic Advisor2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
Blue Wire PodcastsAdvisor2020 — 2022
AirAsiaAdvisor - RedBeat Ventures2020
Cloud CampaignAdvisor2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
WAVEAdvisor2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
OhmConnectAdvisor & Investor2014 — 2017
SizmekVice President of Business Development2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
Republic ProjectChief Revenue Officer2013 — 2014San Francisco, CA
TalkwheelAdvisor2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
ShowyouSales and Business Development2011 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
interclickVP Sales, Southwest2009 — 2011Greater Los Angeles Area
SharethroughAdvisor2009 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
MobclixAdvisor2007 — 2010
Yahoo! Network SalesSales Director2007 — 2009
BlueLithium, Inc.Sr. Strategic Accounts2004 — 2007
Golden State WarriorsSales and Marketing2003 — 2004

Skills & more

General Advice1E-Commerce1MonetizationVenture CapitalArtificial Intelligence (AI)Search AdvertisingSalesGrowth StrategiesSales Management1Advertising Sales1New Business Development9Direct Sales1

+12 more

Product EvangelismSocial Media MarketingMobile ApplicationsSocial MediaDigital VideoAccount ManagementBehavioral TargetingVideoNegotiationPublic SpeakingSalesforce.comStrategy

Languages English · Gujarati · Spanish

From Taz's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

Ampleforth Betable BurrowCloudAdmin.ioecoATM Marigold Health OhmConnect OnehopeRemix MediaRepublic ProjectThinAirTropic Biosciences UK Ltd.

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at House

Annie Tsai

Alumni Part-Time Partner at House

Arjun Arora

Alumni Part-Time Partner at House

Cici Tong

Assistant Controller at Playground Global

David Bloom

Partner at House

David Bloom

Senior Associate at Signia Venture Partners

Gregory Wright

Executive Officer at House

Ion Stoica

AI Faculty Partner at House

Jeremy Fiance

Founder & Managing Partner at House

Network8

CJ ReimScout

Managing Partner at Amity Ventures

Kevin DingScout

Investor at Polychain Capital

Patrick YangScout

Partner at Amity Ventures

Raphael DaniloScout

General Partner at Evening

Brett Topche

Managing Director at Red & Blue Ventures

Ilya Sukhar

Partner at Matrix Partners

Justin Kan

Investor at Goat Capital

Micah Rosenbloom

General Partner at Founder Collective

Investors connected to Taz in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Taz Patel?: Taz Patel co-founded Captiv8, a social analytics platform serving brands and influencers. He previously served as CRO at Republic Project (acquired by Sizmek) and held sales leadership roles at Interclick and BlueLithium, both acquired by Yahoo!. He is also an angel investor, startup advisor, and mentor.
Where does Taz Patel work?: Taz Patel is Part-Time Partner at House.
What does Taz Patel invest in?: Taz Patel invests in AdTech, Marketing Tech, Social.
What check size does Taz Patel write?: Taz Patel typically writes checks of $10K – $250K.
What companies has Taz Patel invested in?: Investments tracked here include Ampleforth, Betable, Burrow, CloudAdmin.io, ecoATM, Marigold Health, OhmConnect, Onehope, Remix Media, Republic Project, ThinAir, Tropic Biosciences UK Ltd..
Where did Taz Patel go to school?: Taz Patel studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor, Pre-Law and Marketing).

Founder mafias

500 Global mafia671

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Melanie Perkins500 Global 2012Founded Canva Cliff Obrecht500 Global 2012Founded Canva Cameron Adams500 Global 2012Founded Canva Eoghan McCabeGA 3 2011Founded Fin Des TraynorGA 3 2011Founded Fin Aihui OngGA 3Founded Buela +3

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Perplexity mafia22

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Pieter AbbeelDirectorFounded Gradescope +1 Steve JangInvestor & Board MemberFounded Kindred Ventures Andy KonwinskiCo-founderFounded Databricks Nick DavidovInvestor - Series AFounded Cherry Labs Venugopal SathyanarayanaPerplexity AI Business FellowFounded CV Systems Ram ShanmugamInvestorFounded Sauce Labs

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Higgsfield AI mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Nick DavidovFirst check investorFounded Cherry Labs Mahi De SilvaCo-founderFounded Triller Akin BabayigitInvestorFounded Tripledotstudios

House mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Pieter AbbeelThe House Fund AlumniFounded Gradescope +1 Prakash JanakiramanVisiting Partner, Head of AI AcceleratorFounded Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021)

Blue Wire mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Joseph R. SavianoExecutive Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Financial OfficerFounded Dotcapital

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000

Steve WozniakCo-founder of Apple Aravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AI Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of Databricks Abraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of Skydio Trevor OelschigInvestment Team at General Catalyst Anthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel Capital

+ 1,994 more

Shared employers

Also worked at District14

Ben FawEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Context Ventures Michael MaPartner at Liquid Ventures Jason GrayFounder & Managing Partner at Pioneer Arjun PatelManaging Partner at Ex Machina Ventures Charlie FengInvestor at FOG Ventures Paul LeePartner at Tribe Capital Firstlook

+ 8 more

Also worked at Atlas1

Albert ColmeneroFounder at Kompyte

Also worked at 500 Global263

Kaz TeradaVenture Advisor at Monta Vista Capital Christal NgAssociate at Golden Gate Ventures Justin LedbetterChief Operating Officer, Marlan Space at Cortado Ventures Jessica KohSenior Executive Director, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Jirapat SuvidejkosolSenior Associate, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Cyril EbersweilerGeneral Partner at SOSV

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Also worked at WAVE3

Faraz FatemiPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners Lyle AyesInvestor at Verance Capital Mark RomagnoliExecutive Officer at 33rd Team