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Tien Tzuo

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

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QuietAngel

SeedSeries AVenture

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 8 on record
Since the last cheque395days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$20MRounds led0 of 8Exits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
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Tien Tzuo highlights

  1. 01

    8 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 86% of its rounds

  3. 03

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Angel (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first8 appearances

  1. 2025

    2 rounds

  2. Oct
    MaximorSeed · US · Ventureburn$9.0MWith 4 others
  3. Feb
    AnchorSeries A · US · TechStartups$20MWith 6 others
  4. 2016

    1 round

  5. Nov
    Gusto$90MWith 103 others
  6. 2015

    2 rounds

  7. Oct
    Concord Worldwide, Inc.Venture · US$2.7MWith 5 others
  8. Oct
    NeumobSeries A · US$8.5MWith 6 others
  9. 2014

    1 round

  10. Jun
    AnyPerkSeed · US$3.0MWith 7 others
  11. 2013

    1 round

  12. Oct
    KoalitySeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.8MWith 7 others
  13. 2012

    1 round

  14. Dec
    GustoSeed · US · techcrunch.com$6.1MWith 25 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

KoalityBought by DockerUndisclosedOct 2014

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Cota CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherLee LindenVC firm3rounds togetherAaron LevieVC firm2rounds togetherBling CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherDCVCVC firm2rounds togetherDan RoseAngel2rounds togetherDavid SacksVC firm2rounds togetherElad GilVC firm2rounds togetherGoogle VenturesCorporate VC2rounds togetherJawed KarimAngel2rounds togetherJeremy StoppelmanAngel2rounds togetherJoshua SchachterVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Tien Tzuo put money into.

Gusto$90M · Nov 2016

Books by the people here

One book written by people at Tien Tzuo: Tien Tzuo.

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On podcasts

1 episode naming Tien Tzuo in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Tien Tzuo

What does Tien Tzuo invest in?

Tien Tzuo invests most often at Seed and Series A (86% of the rounds on record).

How active is Tien Tzuo?

8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2025.

What has Tien Tzuo invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Maximor (Seed, Oct 2025), Anchor (Series A, Feb 2025) and Gusto (Nov 2016).

How big are Tien Tzuo's cheques?

The median round it joins is $20M.

Does Tien Tzuo lead rounds?

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

Where does Tien Tzuo invest?

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

Is Tien Tzuo investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2025.

Who does Tien Tzuo invest alongside?

Most often Cota Capital (3 rounds together), Lee Linden (3 rounds together) and Aaron Levie (2 rounds together).

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