# Bill Tai: angel investments and portfolio

> Bill Tai is an angel based in United States. 16 investments on record, latest Feb 2025. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-tai (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Bill Tai

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

Email

Quiet Angel

Seed Series A

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 16 on record

Since the last cheque **612** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$8.0M** Rounds led **0 of 16** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 69%**

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## Bill Tai highlights

- 01 16 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 81% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $30M
- 04 3 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **16 appearances**

- **2025** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Archipelo](https://millionrounds.com/company/archipelo)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$8.0M** With 9 others
- **2019** 1 round
- **Sept** **[ClearAccessIP](https://millionrounds.com/company/clearaccessip)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$3.7M** With 3 others
- **2018** 1 round
- **Jan** **[African Leadership University](https://millionrounds.com/company/african-leadership-university)** Series B · MU · Qz **$30M** Sole investor
- **2014** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[BitFury Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitfury-group)** Series B · US **$20M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[BitFury Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitfury-group)** Series C · US **$20M** With 5 others
- **May** **[BitFury Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitfury-group)** Series A · US **$20M** With 5 others
- **2013** 3 rounds
- **Jul** **[Treasure Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/treasure-data)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$5.3M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Canva](https://millionrounds.com/company/canva)** Seed · AU · techcrunch.com **$3.0M** With 10 others
- **Feb** **[Lulu](https://millionrounds.com/company/lulu)** Seed · GB · techcrunch.com **$2.5M** With 6 others
- **2012** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Treasure Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/treasure-data)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.5M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[Shoes of Prey](https://millionrounds.com/company/shoes-of-prey)** Series A · AU · techcrunch.com **$3.0M** With 7 others
- **2011** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[Zoom](https://millionrounds.com/company/zoom)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$3.0M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[ContextLogic](https://millionrounds.com/company/contextlogic)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.7M** With 11 others
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[Schematic Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/schematic-labs)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[Tango](https://millionrounds.com/company/tango)** Series A · US **$500K** With 1 other
- **2009** 1 round
- **Jan** **[TweetDeck](https://millionrounds.com/company/tweetdeck)** Seed · GB · techcrunch.com **$300K** With 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 listed **3 in all**

**[Schematic Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/schematic-labs)** Bought by Rhapsody **Undisclosed** Aug 2014

**[TweetDeck](https://millionrounds.com/company/tweetdeck)** Bought by [Twitter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/twitter) **$40M** May 2011

**[TweetDeck](https://millionrounds.com/company/tweetdeck)** Bought by UberMedia **Undisclosed** Feb 2011

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A

Median round joined **$8.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$30M**

Led 0 of 16 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Feb 2025
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *9*
- Series A said *4*
- Series B *2*
- Series C *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Lars Rasmussen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lars-rasmussen) 3
- [Bob Dykes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bob-dykes) 2
- [Georgian Co-Investment Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/georgian-co-investment-fund) 2
- [Keith Rabois](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keith-rabois) 2

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## 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 Rasmussen** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lars-rasmussen)[**Bob Dykes** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bob-dykes)[**Georgian Co-Investment Fund** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/georgian-co-investment-fund)[**Keith Rabois** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keith-rabois)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Bill Tai put money into.

[**Archipelo** $8.0M · Feb 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/archipelo)[**ClearAccessIP** $3.7M · Sept 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/clearaccessip)

## On podcasts

2 episodes naming Bill Tai in the title.

- [TechSurge](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/techsurge) 18 Jun 2025 · 1h 2m Betting Early on Zoom, Canva, and Crypto: Inside the Playbook of Visionary Solo VC Bill Tai Mentions [Bill Tai](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-tai)[Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) 22 Aug 2018 · 1h 19m Crypto Stories: Bill Tai and Derek Hsue on Mining, Exchanges and the History and Future of Money With [Derek Hsue](https://millionrounds.com/person/derek-hsue) Mentions [Bill Tai](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-tai)[Blockchain Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blockchain-capital) Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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