# Lip-Bu Tan: portfolio, investments and team

> Lip-Bu Tan is a vc firm based in United States. 8 investments on record, 3 in the last 12 months, latest Apr 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Lip-Bu Tan

Last cheque observed Apr 2026; 8 cheques on record.

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**75%** of best year **3** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record

Since the last cheque **193** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$44M** Rounds led **0 of 8** Mostly in **United States, 83%**

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## Lip-Bu Tan highlights

- 01 3 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 75% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (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 **8 appearances**

- **2026** 3 rounds
- **Apr** **[NeoCognition](https://millionrounds.com/company/neocognition)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$40M** With 8 others
- **Apr** **[Cognichip](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognichip)** Series A · TechCrunch **$60M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Sycamore](https://millionrounds.com/company/sycamore)** Seed · TechCrunch **$65M** With 12 others
- **2025** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **Speedata** Series B · IL · TechCrunch **$44M** With 7 others
- **Mar** **[Celestial AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/celestial-ai)** Series C · US · Crunchbase News **$250M** With 11 others
- **2018** 1 round
- **May** **[Localize.city](https://millionrounds.com/company/localize-city)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$8.0M** With 2 others
- **2017** 1 round
- **Dec** **[GenXComm](https://millionrounds.com/company/genxcomm)** Series A · US · Globenewswire **$7.0M** With 5 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Ineda Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/ineda-systems)** Series A · US · sec.gov **$9.0M** With 1 other

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 cheque

Seed

Median round joined **$44M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 8 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Apr 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

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

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Koch Disruptive Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/koch-disruptive-technologies) 2
- [Walden Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walden-catalyst-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Koch Disruptive Technologies** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/koch-disruptive-technologies)[**Walden Catalyst** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walden-catalyst-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Lip-Bu Tan put money into.

[**NeoCognition** $40M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/neocognition)[**Cognichip** $60M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognichip)[**Sycamore** $65M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/sycamore)[**Celestial AI** $250M · Mar 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/celestial-ai)[**Localize.city** $8.0M · May 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/localize-city)

## On podcasts

2 episodes naming Lip-Bu Tan in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

- [TechSurge](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/techsurge) 11 Aug 2026 · 36 min Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan on 40 Years of Contrarian Bets in Semiconductors Mentions [Lip-Bu Tan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lip-bu-tan) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [No Priors](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/no-priors) 18 Jun 2026 · 45 min Re-engineering the Semiconductor Supply Chain with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Mentions [Lip-Bu Tan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lip-bu-tan)[Elon Musk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elon-musk) Apple Podcasts

### Mentioned in

- [VC10X](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/vc10x) 30 Oct 2025 · 10 min VC10X Pulse - Intel's Epic Turnaround: Up 100% in 6 Months📈🤯 Apple PodcastsShow page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 11 Aug 2025 · 2h 57m Trump's Deal with NVIDIA, Genie 3 AI Paintings, Intern GPT-5 Test, AI Hedge Funds | Peter Harrell, Aaron Ginn, John Maslin Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Lip-Bu Tan

### What does Lip-Bu Tan invest in?

Lip-Bu Tan invests most often at Series A and Seed (75% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Lip-Bu Tan?

8 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2026.

### What has Lip-Bu Tan invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: NeoCognition (Seed, Apr 2026), Cognichip (Series A, Apr 2026) and Sycamore (Seed, Apr 2026).

### How big are Lip-Bu Tan's cheques?

The median round it joins is $44M.

### Does Lip-Bu Tan lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Lip-Bu Tan invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (83%) and Israel (17%).

### Is Lip-Bu Tan investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Lip-Bu Tan invest alongside?

Most often Koch Disruptive Technologies (2 rounds together) and Walden Catalyst (2 rounds together).

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