# Tao Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> Tao Capital is a growth equity based in China. 8 investments on record, latest Aug 2020. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Tao Capital

Last cheque observed Aug 2020. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Quiet Growth equity Website unconfirmed

Series B Growth Series C Venture Capital & Private Equity

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record

Since the last cheque **2277** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$23M** Rounds led **1 of 8** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Tao Capital highlights

- 01 8 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Growth: 80% of its rounds
- 03 Led 1 rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** Beijing, China
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

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## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances**

- **2020** 1 round
- **Aug** **[TemperPack](https://millionrounds.com/company/temperpack)** Series C · US · Firms' own news pages **$31M** With 7 others
- **2019** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[FoodMaven](https://millionrounds.com/company/foodmaven)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$15M** *Led*
- **Jul** **[Powerhive](https://millionrounds.com/company/powerhive)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$9.3M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[Skupos](https://millionrounds.com/company/skupos)** Series B · US · Forbes **$25M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Food Maven](https://millionrounds.com/company/foodmaven)** Pehub **$10M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[GreenLigh Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenligh-biosciences)** US · FinSMEs **$50M** With 4 others
- **2017** 1 round
- **Mar** **[908 Devices](https://millionrounds.com/company/908-devices)** Growth · US · FinSMEs **$20M** With 6 others
- **2016** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Ripple Foods](https://millionrounds.com/company/ripple-foods)** **$30M** With 11 others

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## The cheque

Series B Growth Series C

Median round joined **$23M** the round, not its cheque

Led 1 of 8 rounds **13%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2020

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *3*
- Growth *1*
- Series C *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2016 2020

Often in the room with

- [Prelude Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude-ventures) 2
- [S2G Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s2g-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Prelude Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude-ventures)[**S2G Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s2g-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Tao Capital put money into.

[**TemperPack** $31M · Aug 2020](https://millionrounds.com/company/temperpack)[**FoodMaven** $15M · Dec 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/foodmaven)[**Skupos** $25M · Jun 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/skupos)[**Food Maven** $10M · Jan 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/foodmaven)[**908 Devices** $20M · Mar 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/908-devices)[**Ripple Foods** $30M · Jul 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/ripple-foods)

## Quick answers about Tao Capital

### What does Tao Capital invest in?

Tao Capital invests most often at Series B and Growth (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is Tao Capital?

8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Aug 2020.

### What has Tao Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: TemperPack (Series C, Aug 2020), FoodMaven (Series B, Dec 2019) and Powerhive (Series B, Jul 2019).

### How big are Tao Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $23M.

### Does Tao Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 8 investments on record (13%).

### Where does Tao Capital invest?

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

### Is Tao Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2020.

### Who does Tao Capital invest alongside?

Most often Prelude Ventures (2 rounds together) and S2G Ventures (2 rounds together).

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