# Joe Tsai, Partner

> Joe Tsai, Partner. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/joe-tsai (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Los Angeles, US · Partner

# Joe Tsai

Partner at [Stripes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stripes)

Latest rounds

- **TraceMe** Series A · $9M Sept 2017

Backs *Internet*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last Sept 2017
- **Filings:** 3 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 2 +1 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- ✓ **On filings** 3 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Stripes
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Stripes** Private equity · US **5** cheques in 12 months **50** all time **6** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stripes)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $9M
- **Active:** 2017

2017

- [TraceMe](https://millionrounds.com/company/traceme) *Series A* **$9M** *US* Sept 2017 Joined · +3 investors

By stage

- Series A **1**

What they backed

Internet **1**

Alongside

- Chad Hurley *1*
- [Madrona *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/madrona)
- Madrona Venture Group/ Jeff Bezos *1*

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Art.com](https://millionrounds.com/startup/art-com)
- [Audio Network](https://millionrounds.com/startup/audio-network)
- [Axonius](https://millionrounds.com/company/axonius)
- [Blue Apron](https://millionrounds.com/startup/blue-apron)
- [Bluprint](https://millionrounds.com/startup/bluprint)
- [BookMyShow](https://millionrounds.com/startup/bookmyshow-2)
- [Califia Farms](https://millionrounds.com/company/califia-farms)
- [ChaosSearch](https://millionrounds.com/company/chaossearch)
- [Cypress.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/cypress-io)
- [Dataiku](https://millionrounds.com/company/dataiku)
- [Emotive](https://millionrounds.com/startup/emotive)
- [Fireblocks](https://millionrounds.com/startup/fireblocks-3)
- [Flatiron Health](https://millionrounds.com/startup/flatiron-health)
- [Folica](https://millionrounds.com/startup/folica)
- [FullStory](https://millionrounds.com/company/fullstory)
- [GWI](https://millionrounds.com/startup/gwi)
- [Gimlet Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/gimlet-media)
- [GoFundMe](https://millionrounds.com/startup/gofundme)
- [Harvest Hosts](https://millionrounds.com/startup/harvest-hosts)
- [Hyperscience](https://millionrounds.com/startup/hyperscience-2)
- [Kareo](https://millionrounds.com/startup/kareo)
- [Ketra](https://millionrounds.com/startup/ketra)
- [Kosas](https://millionrounds.com/startup/kosas)
- [Legion Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/startup/legion-technologies)
- [MyWebGrocer](https://millionrounds.com/startup/mywebgrocer)
- [Netbiscuits](https://millionrounds.com/startup/netbiscuits)
- [Pleo](https://millionrounds.com/startup/pleo-2)
- [Pond5](https://millionrounds.com/startup/pond5)
- [Refinery29](https://millionrounds.com/company/refinery29)
- [Reformation](https://millionrounds.com/startup/reformation-2)
- [Remine](https://millionrounds.com/company/remine)
- [Remitly](https://millionrounds.com/company/remitly)
- [SPINS](https://millionrounds.com/startup/spins)
- [Sandata](https://millionrounds.com/startup/sandata)
- [ScaleFactor](https://millionrounds.com/company/scalefactor)
- [Seamless](https://millionrounds.com/startup/seamless)

36 of 50 companies.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Kushim, Inc.** Director since 2022
- SEC Form D · Hedge fund **Clairvoyance Asia Fund II, Ltd** Director on 4 filings · since 2009
- SEC Form D · Hedge fund **Clairvoyance Asia Fund Ltd** Director on 4 filings · since 2009

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Stripes

- [**Patrick Keane** Advisor *7 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/patrick-keane)
- [**Ken Fox** Founder and Partner *3 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ken-fox)
- [**Paul Melchiorre** Operating Partner *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/paul-melchiorre)
- [**Chris Carey** Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-carey)
- [**Ron Shah** Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ron-shah)
- [**Akshay Goradia** Head of Business Operations *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/akshay-goradia)
- [**Bryan Gertzog** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bryan-gertzog)
- [**Clay Raiff** Investor *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/clay-raiff)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) · 28 May 2026 · 1h 7m Inside the Alibaba Boardroom: Jack Ma, Masa Son, Joe Tsai & Jackie Reses With [Jackie Reses](https://millionrounds.com/person/jackie-reses)[Joe Tsai](https://millionrounds.com/person/joe-tsai) About this episode Jackie Reses has quietly done what almost no one in finance has pulled off, she's been a Goldman Sachs banker, a private equity partner at Apax, Yahoo's Chief Development Officer, Executive Chairman of Square Financial Services, a board member at Alibaba, Affirm, and Nubank, and now the founder… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) · 8 Oct 2025 · 27 min Joe Tsai on US-China Rivalry, AI's Future, Owning the Nets/Liberty, Caitlin Clark's Major Impact With [Joe Tsai](https://millionrounds.com/person/joe-tsai) About this episode (0:00) Introducing Joe Tsai (0:49) Owning the Nets and Liberty, Caitlin Clark's impact on the WNBA, does the NBA need fixing? (6:07) Alibaba origins, China's pullback on capitalism (10:10) US vs China rivalry: the AI race, are we destined for conflict, and what can the US learn from China?… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Joe Tsai in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [In Good Company](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/in-good-company) · 3 Apr 2024 · 38 min Alibaba co-founder & Chair: China, Jack Ma, AI and basketball Mentions [Joe Tsai](https://millionrounds.com/person/joe-tsai) About this episode Joe Tsai is chair and co-founder of Alibaba, one of the world’s largest companies with over a billion consumers. Joe shares unique insight in the Chinese economy and consumer, how he met Jack Ma, and how far behind China is from the US when it comes to AI development. Joe is also a huge sports fan… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=joe-tsai).

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