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Garry Tan (Chinese: 陳嘉興; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Ka-heng; born 1981) is an American venture capitalist and executive who is the CEO of Y Combinator and a founder of Initialized Capital. He previously co-founded Posterous and Posthaven. He was an early employee at Palantir Technologies, and previously a partner at Y Combinator.
Garry Tan is the leader of Y Combinator, a startup accelerator that funds hundreds of companies per year. He is also a prolific angel investor, a former Stanford student, and a holder of several patents.
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Hi, I'm Garry Tan —I'm President & CEO of Y Combinator. I'm a designer, engineer, and investor in early stage startups. Previously Founder & Managing Partner...
Apr 14, 2021 · Brian Armstrong and Garry Tan talk finding a co-founder in 2012. Courtesy of Garry Tan. Initialized’s $300,000 combined seed-stage check into Coinbase translated to a stake of 0.66% of the...
Garry Tan is the leader of the renowned startup accelerator Y Combinator since January 2023. He is also a cofounder of Initialized Capital and an early investor in Instacart, Flexport and Coinbase.
Aug 29, 2022 · The storied Bay Area-based accelerator has chosen venture capitalist and Y Combinator alum Garry Tan to serve as the fourth leader in its 17-year history. Come January, Tan will replace...
Aug 29, 2022 · Garry Tan, a partner at Y Combinator, will take over as the accelerator's president and CEO from Geoff Ralston, who will become chairman. The change comes after Y Combinator evolved from a traditional partnership to a single CEO model in 2020.