Tara Tan
Tara TanVerified

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

About me

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.

What to expect

15 minute session

  • - ask three or more questions
  • - tips on how to start a successful company
  • - advice on how to leverage design to differentiate, standout, and win
  • - how to fundraise for venture capital

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$300 • Session