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Bill Tai

Last cheque observed Feb 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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QuietAngel

SeedSeries A

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 16 on record
Since the last cheque612days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$8.0MRounds led0 of 16Sole investor1 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 69%
Pitch Bill Tai

Bill Tai highlights

  1. 01

    16 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 81% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $30M

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Angel (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first16 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. Feb
    ArchipeloSeed · US · TechCrunch$8.0MWith 9 others
  3. 2019

    1 round

  4. Sept
    ClearAccessIPSeed · US · FinSMEs$3.7MWith 3 others
  5. 2018

    1 round

  6. Jan
    African Leadership UniversitySeries B · MU · Qz$30MSole investor
  7. 2014

    3 rounds

  8. Oct
    BitFury GroupSeries B · US$20MWith 3 others
  9. Oct
    BitFury GroupSeries C · US$20MWith 5 others
  10. May
    BitFury GroupSeries A · US$20MWith 5 others
  11. 2013

    3 rounds

  12. Jul
    Treasure DataSeries A · US · finsmes.com$5.3MWith 3 others
  13. Mar
    CanvaSeed · AU · techcrunch.com$3.0MWith 10 others
  14. Feb
    LuluSeed · GB · techcrunch.com$2.5MWith 6 others
  15. 2012

    2 rounds

  16. Sept
    Treasure DataSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.5MWith 6 others
  17. Jun
    Shoes of PreySeries A · AU · techcrunch.com$3.0MWith 7 others
  18. 2011

    2 rounds

  19. Jun
    ZoomSeed · US · techcrunch.com$3.0MWith 5 others
  20. Mar
    ContextLogicSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.7MWith 11 others
  21. 2010

    2 rounds

  22. Aug
    Schematic LabsSeed · US · techcrunch.comUndisclosedWith 7 others
  23. Jun
    TangoSeries A · US$500KWith 1 other
  24. 2009

    1 round

  25. Jan
    TweetDeckSeed · GB · techcrunch.com$300KWith 7 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 1 person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all

Schematic LabsBought by RhapsodyUndisclosedAug 2014
TweetDeckBought by Twitter$40MMay 2011
TweetDeckBought by UberMediaUndisclosedFeb 2011

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Bill Tai. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Lars RasmussenAngel3rounds togetherBob DykesAngel2rounds togetherGeorgian Co-Investment FundGrowth equity2rounds togetherKeith RaboisVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Bill Tai put money into.

Archipelo$8.0M · Feb 2025ClearAccessIP$3.7M · Sept 2019

On podcasts

2 episodes naming Bill Tai in the title.

Quick answers about Bill Tai

What does Bill Tai invest in?

Bill Tai invests most often at Seed and Series A (81% of the rounds on record).

How active is Bill Tai?

16 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2025.

What has Bill Tai invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Archipelo (Seed, Feb 2025), ClearAccessIP (Seed, Sept 2019) and African Leadership University (Series B, Jan 2018).

How big are Bill Tai's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.0M.

Does Bill Tai lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 16 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Bill Tai invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (69%), Australia (13%) and the United Kingdom (13%).

Is Bill Tai investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2025.

Who does Bill Tai invest alongside?

Most often Lars Rasmussen (3 rounds together), Bob Dykes (2 rounds together) and Georgian Co-Investment Fund (2 rounds together).

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