# Garry Tan: angel investments and portfolio

> Garry Tan is an angel based in United States. 62 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest Jun 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Garry Tan

Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 62 cheques on record.

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**100%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 62 on record

Since the last cheque **135** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$38M** Rounds led **0 of 62** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 97%**

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## Garry Tan highlights

- 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 91% of its rounds
- 03 4 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> The text does not describe the organisation as an investor; it appears to be a personal blog. From their own website

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

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **62 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Odyssey](https://millionrounds.com/company/odyssey)** Series B · US · Crunchbase News **$310M** With 11 others
- **2025** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Oboe](https://millionrounds.com/company/oboe)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$16M** With 12 others
- **May** **[NewLimit](https://millionrounds.com/company/newlimit)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$130M** With 15 others
- **2018** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Origin Protocol](https://millionrounds.com/company/origin-protocol)** US · FinSMEs **$29M** With 4 others
- **2016** 2 rounds
- **Feb** **[Digit](https://millionrounds.com/company/digit)** **$23M** With 21 others
- **Jan** **[LendUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/lendup)** **$48M** With 28 others
- **2015** 5 rounds
- **Jul** **[Survata](https://millionrounds.com/company/survata)** Series A · US **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Taplytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/taplytics)** Seed · US **$2.4M** With 14 others
- **Mar** **[Her](https://millionrounds.com/company/her)** Seed · GB **$1.0M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Meta](https://millionrounds.com/company/meta)** Series A · US **$23M** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[Pushbullet](https://millionrounds.com/company/pushbullet)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 7 others
- **2014** 21 rounds
- **Dec** **[Digit](https://millionrounds.com/company/digit)** Seed · US **$2.5M** With 14 others
- **Dec** **[Kamcord](https://millionrounds.com/company/kamcord)** Series B · US **$15M** With 11 others
- **Dec** **[Framed Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/framed-data)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 12 others
- **Dec** **[VaycayHero](https://millionrounds.com/company/vaycayhero)** Seed · US **$2.8M** With 6 others
- **Dec** **[Beep Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/beep-networks)** Seed · US **$4.0M** With 15 others
- **Nov** **[Bellhops](https://millionrounds.com/company/bellhops)** Series A · US **$6.0M** With 9 others
- **Oct** **[LeadGenius](https://millionrounds.com/company/leadgenius)** Series A · US **$6.0M** With 15 others
- **Oct** **[Outbound.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/outbound-io)** Seed · US **$400K** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[sendwithus](https://millionrounds.com/company/sendwithus)** Seed · US **$2.3M** With 9 others
- **Sept** **[Front App](https://millionrounds.com/company/front-app)** Seed · US **$150K** With 15 others
- **Aug** **[Bellhops](https://millionrounds.com/company/bellhops)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Secret](https://millionrounds.com/company/secret)** Series B · US **$25M** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[Opendoor](https://millionrounds.com/company/opendoor)** Series A · US **$9.9M** With 36 others
- **Jun** **[Move Loot](https://millionrounds.com/company/move-loot)** Seed · US **$2.8M** With 12 others
- **Jun** **[Beep Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/beep-networks)** Seed · US **$1.6M** With 7 others
- **Mar** **[Secret](https://millionrounds.com/company/secret)** Series A · US **$8.6M** With 17 others
- **Feb** **[Quarterly](https://millionrounds.com/company/quarterly)** Series A · US **$3.7M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[SoundFocus](https://millionrounds.com/company/soundfocus)** Seed · US **$1.7M** With 9 others
- **Feb** **[BloomThat](https://millionrounds.com/company/bloomthat)** Seed · US **$2.4M** With 18 others
- **Feb** **[Ambition, Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambition-inc)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 14 others
- **Jan** **[Flexport](https://millionrounds.com/company/flexport)** Seed · US **$6.9M** With 38 others
- **2013** 15 rounds
- **Dec** **[Heyday](https://millionrounds.com/company/heyday)** Seed · US · pehub.com **$2.0M** With 19 others
- **Dec** **[Envoy](https://millionrounds.com/company/envoy)** Seed · US **$1.1M** With 13 others
- **Nov** **[Lob](https://millionrounds.com/company/lob)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.4M** With 14 others
- **Oct** **[Frontback](https://millionrounds.com/company/frontback)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$3.0M** With 11 others
- **Oct** **[Panorama Education](https://millionrounds.com/company/panorama-education)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$4.0M** With 22 others
- **Sept** **[SendHub](https://millionrounds.com/company/sendhub)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$3.0M** With 14 others
- **Sept** **[SpoonRocket](https://millionrounds.com/company/spoonrocket)** Seed · US **$2.5M** With 6 others
- **Aug** **[URX](https://millionrounds.com/company/urx)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$3.1M** With 31 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.

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**14** of 57 we have independently watched raise

[23andMe kit](https://millionrounds.com/company/23andme)[Gobble](https://millionrounds.com/company/gobble)[JamLegend](https://millionrounds.com/company/jamlegend)[Jamlegend](https://millionrounds.com/company/jamlegend)[Mashable](https://millionrounds.com/company/mashable)[Mixpanel](https://millionrounds.com/company/mixpanel)[Poll Everywhere](https://millionrounds.com/company/poll-everywhere)[Quora](https://millionrounds.com/company/quora)[Scribd](https://millionrounds.com/company/scribd)[Sift Science](https://millionrounds.com/company/sift-science)[Swell](https://millionrounds.com/company/swell)[Torch](https://millionrounds.com/company/torch)[Watsi](https://millionrounds.com/company/watsi)[eBay](https://millionrounds.com/company/ebay) A Thinking Ape ASES Stanford Aaron Harris Aaron Iba Alex Andrew Chen Bitrebels Brad Gessler Brian, Joe, and Nathan Cdixon Chris Anderson Coinbase Dave McClure Dropbox Dustin Curtis Greg McAdoo Heap Analytics Initialized Capital Jason Fried Joseph Walla Justin Kan Kevin Simler Mark Pincus Mike Speiser Mitchell Kapor PDF Palantir Technologies Palantir Technologies Paul Graham Radar Ribbonfarm Sivers Squareup Stephanie Lim Stock Buybacks Tech Tony Hsieh Y Combinator's Startup School commandos, infantry, or police here here my smugmug points out

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **4 in all**

**[Directr](https://millionrounds.com/company/directr)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Aug 2014

**[Parse](https://millionrounds.com/company/parse)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **$90M** Apr 2013

**[BufferBox](https://millionrounds.com/company/bufferbox)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **$17M** Nov 2012

**[Socialcam](https://millionrounds.com/company/socialcam)** Bought by [Autodesk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/autodesk) **$60M** Jul 2012

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

## The cheque

Seed

Median round joined **$38M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 62 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jun 2026
- **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *42*
- Series A *11*
- Series B *4*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian) 55
- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 30
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 24
- [Paul Buchheit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit) 17
- [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) 14
- [Harjeet Taggar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harjeet-taggar) 14

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Alexis Ohanian** Angel **55** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian)[**SV Angel** VC firm **30** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **24** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Paul Buchheit** Angel **17** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **14** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**Harjeet Taggar** VC firm **14** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harjeet-taggar)[**Sam Altman** Angel **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-altman)[**FundersClub** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fundersclub)[**CrunchFund** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3)[**Fuel Capital** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fuel-capital)[**Initialized Capital** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/initialized-capital)[**Start Fund** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/start-fund)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Garry Tan put money into.

[**Odyssey** $310M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/odyssey)[**Oboe** $16M · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/oboe)[**NewLimit** $130M · May 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/newlimit)[**Origin Protocol** $29M · Apr 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/origin-protocol)[**LendUp** $48M · Jan 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/lendup)

## On podcasts

6 episodes naming Garry Tan in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 10 Sept 2026 · 1h 28m YC Demo Day, Spoon = Bent (Again), iPhone Duo Reactions | Garry Tan, Om Buddhdev, Karen Serfaty, Antonio Li, Edward Ge, Alfredo Gonzalez Mentions [Garry Tan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garry-tan)[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 12 Aug 2026 · 52 min Garry Tan on Taste, Agents and Founder Ambition Mentions [Garry Tan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garry-tan)[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 16 Jun 2026 · 2h 50m YC Demo Day Lightning Round, New Snap AR Glasses, SpaceX Rips | Garry Tan, Andrew Lee, Stamatios Floratos, Hugo Frisk, Efraín Torres, Russell Smith, Payton Case, Akshay Trikha, Diana Hu, Harj Taggar, Connor Hayes, Luke Burgis, Anda Gansca With [Anda Gansca](https://millionrounds.com/person/anda-gansca)[Diana Hu](https://millionrounds.com/person/diana-hu) Mentions [Andrew Lee](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andrew-lee)[Garry Tan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garry-tan)[Harj Taggar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harj-taggar) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 1 Apr 2026 · 3h 25m Eddy Cue Joins for Apple's 50th, Artemis Launch, Jamie Dimon's Plan, Save Snap Now, SpaceX IPO | Aaron Terrazas, Pratap Ranade, Abhishek Das, Garry Tan, Brannin McBee, Sam Yagan Mentions [Garry Tan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garry-tan)[Sam Yagan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-yagan) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Uncapped](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/uncapped) 3 Mar 2026 · 59 min Uncapped #43 | Garry Tan, Harj Taggar, and Jared Friedman from YC Mentions [Garry Tan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garry-tan)[Harj Taggar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harj-taggar)[Jared Friedman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jared-friedman) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) 19 Feb 2026 · 1h 24m Garry Tan on the Past, Present, and Future of YC Mentions [Garry Tan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garry-tan)[Jessica Livingston](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jessica-livingston)[Paul Graham](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-graham) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [The Neon Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/neon-show) 23 Oct 2025 · 1h 9m How Viral Bajaria Turned a Last-Minute YC Application Into a $5B B2B AI Giant | 6sense Apple Podcasts
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 7 Apr 2023 · 47 min YC demo day valuation tensions, how VCs can find gems, Substack's performance & more | E1716 Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) 29 Aug 2022 · 8 min Does venture capital need a shot in the arm? Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) 25 Jan 2022 · 48 min Worklife Ventures' Brianne Kimmel on finding the right LPs, the big differences between angel investing and being a solo fund manager, and the main thing she looks for in founding teams Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Garry Tan

### What does Garry Tan invest in?

Garry Tan invests most often at Seed and Series A (91% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Garry Tan?

62 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2026.

### What has Garry Tan invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Odyssey (Series B, Jun 2026), Oboe (Series A, Dec 2025) and NewLimit (Series B, May 2025).

### How big are Garry Tan's cheques?

The median round it joins is $38M.

### Does Garry Tan lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 62 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Garry Tan invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (97%).

### Is Garry Tan investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Garry Tan invest alongside?

Most often Alexis Ohanian (55 rounds together), SV Angel (30 rounds together) and Y Combinator (24 rounds together).

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