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Tao Capital Partners

Last cheque observed Apr 2026; 17 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowFamily office

BuyoutGrowthSeedCommercial LendingEducationFinancial Services

Deploying now
100%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 17 on record
Since the last cheque197days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$91MRounds led1 of 17Mostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Tao Capital Partners

Tao Capital Partners highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 57% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

What they do

Type
Family office (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
BuyoutGrowthSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Commercial LendingEducationFinancial Services
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first17 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Apr
    LoopSeries C · TechCrunch$95MWith 7 others
  3. 2025

    1 round

  4. Dec
    Ripple FoodsUS · AlleyWatch$17MWith 9 others
  5. 2024

    1 round

  6. Dec
    Amp RoboticsSeries D · US · TechCrunch$91MWith 11 others
  7. 2022

    1 round

  8. Mar
    TemperPackGrowth · US · Firms' own news pages$140MWith 6 others
  9. 2019

    4 rounds

  10. Nov
    Truvian SciencesSeries B · US · FinSMEs$27MWith 3 others
  11. Oct
    Activ SurgicalSeries A · US · FinSMEs$11MWith 5 others
  12. Jul
    SonderSeries D · US · Forbes$225MLed
  13. Apr
    PaxUS · TechCrunch$420MWith 1 other
  14. 2017

    1 round

  15. Apr
    MJ FreewaySeries B · US · FinSMEs$3.0MWith 1 other
  16. 2015

    5 rounds

  17. Sept
    GranularSeries B · US$21MWith 6 others
  18. Aug
    DreamBox LearningSeries B · US$10MWith 1 other
  19. Jun
    PAX LabsSeries C · US$47MWith 3 others
  20. May
    MetabiotaSeries A · US$32MWith 11 others
  21. Feb
    RevinateSeries B · US$15MWith 5 others
  22. 2014

    3 rounds

  23. Dec
    Hampton CreekSeries A · US$90MWith 15 others
  24. Mar
    MetabiotaSeed · US$2.8MWith 9 others
  25. Jan
    ProterraSeries C · US · newenergyworldnetwork.com$34MWith 6 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 2 people 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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Khosla VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherValor Equity PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherDCVCVC firm2rounds togetherDNS CapitalFamily office2rounds togetherFall Line CapitalPrivate equity2rounds togetherFidelityVC firm2rounds togetherFounders FundVC firm2rounds togetherGoldman SachsPrivate equity2rounds togetherGoogle VenturesCorporate VC2rounds togetherGreatPoint VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherHVFVC firm2rounds togetherIndustry VenturesVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Tao Capital Partners put money into.

Ripple Foods$17M · Dec 2025Amp Robotics$91M · Dec 2024TemperPack$140M · Mar 2022Truvian Sciences$27M · Nov 2019Activ Surgical$11M · Oct 2019Sonder$225M · Jul 2019

Quick answers about Tao Capital Partners

What does Tao Capital Partners invest in?

Tao Capital Partners invests most often at Series B and Series A (57% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Commercial Lending, Education and Financial Services.

How active is Tao Capital Partners?

17 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Apr 2026.

What has Tao Capital Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Loop (Series C, Apr 2026), Ripple Foods (Dec 2025) and Amp Robotics (Series D, Dec 2024).

How big are Tao Capital Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $91M.

Does Tao Capital Partners lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 17 investments on record (6%).

Where does Tao Capital Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Tao Capital Partners investing now?

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

Who does Tao Capital Partners invest alongside?

Most often Khosla Ventures (3 rounds together), Valor Equity Partners (3 rounds together) and DCVC (2 rounds together).

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