# Tara Tan

> Founder & Managing Partner at Strange Ventures | Former GP at IDEO Ventures | Early-stage investor in deep software

Founder & Managing Partner at Strange Ventures, a first-check VC firm investing in deep software.

Former General Partner at IDEO Ventures, where she cofounded IDEO CoLab Ventures, a top-decile early-stage fund. 

Prior to venture, she led design at Formlabs & founded a technology media company that toured large scale installations at global events like the Shanghai World Expo, Tokyo Festival of Arts, & more.

Frequent speaker at SXSW, SF Design Week, and DevCon. Co-chaired Women in Design at Harvard, where she earned a Masters in Design and Technology.

Things I can advise on:
✔️ Early-stage venture investing
✔️ How to raise from top VCs
✔️ Emerging tech investment strategy
✔️ Product-market fit for deep tech
✔️ Positioning & brand building
✔️ Fundraising & scaling a VC fund
✔️ Go-to-market for frontier tech

Excited to share insights on investing, building, and scaling breakthrough products.

## Offerings

- Video call (15 min): $300.00

## Example Questions

- I’m thinking of starting a company. What are the next few things I should focus on?
- How do I know if my business idea will work?
- How would you approach growth for my business?
- What key metrics should I aim for at different stages to be a best in class company?

## Links

- [Expert profile](/TaraTan)
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- [Marketplace](/marketplace)