Investor profile
Lip-Bu Tan
Angel, Operator angel & Founding Managing Partner at Walden Catalyst Ventures, Founding Managing Partner at Intel Capital
Lip-Bu Tan is an angel investor and operator angel based in San Jose, California, United States. The known portfolio counts 10 companies: Sycamore, Gimlet Labs, Celestial AI, Cognichip, Clockwork Systems, Tryndbuy, Corintis, Pokee AI, C2i Semiconductors and Aurascape.
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Investment focus
Contacts
Lip-Bu Tan portfolio companies (10)
- Sycamore
- Gimlet Labs
- Celestial AI
- Cognichip
- Clockwork Systems
- Tryndbuy
- Corintis
- Pokee AI
- C2i Semiconductors
- Aurascape
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Founding Managing Partner at Walden Catalyst Ventures, whose known portfolio counts 9 companies
- AI21 Labs
- Speedata
- Amperesand
- Tryndbuy
- Opaque Systems
- Virtue AI
- Ati Motors
- Empower Semiconductor
- NeoCognition
Founding Managing Partner at Intel Capital, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies
- Dexterra
- Vocera Communications
- SyChip
- JAMDAT Mobile
- AirMagnet
- Jungo Software
- Motia
- Network Physics
- Pronto Networks
- Sirific Wireless
Investor Profile
The listing covers sectors AI and Hardware, and focus areas Autonomous Vehicles, Cloud Infrastructure, Computer Vision and Data Analytics. Startups operating in these areas may find Lip-Bu Tan relevant.
Lip-Bu Tan appears in Growth, Seed and Series A rounds across the known deals.
The portfolio and focus above give founders context on whether Lip-Bu Tan matches their raise.
Colleagues
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Young Sohn
Founder
San Francisco, United States
Francis Ho
Partner
Palo Alto, United States
Roni Hefetz
Partner
Israel
Chintan Patel
Investor
Hillsboro, United States
Jose-Maria Blanc
Managing Director
Miami Beach, United States
Jitendra Chelamalasetty
Corporate Strategy & Ventures
San Francisco, United States
Soon Ee Ong
Principal Engineer (Intel)
Penang, Malaysia
Ibrahim Ban
Angel Investor
Portland, United States
Rakaesh K Misra
Portfolio coach for Intel-SINE plugin program
Bengaluru, India
Pramod Rustagi
Angel Investor
Sunnyvale, United States
Mineth Sancho
Venture Capitalists
Los Angeles, United States
Alain Gabriel Courtines
Affiliated
London, United Kingdom
Andy Kau
Partner
Palo Alto, United States
Nicolas Autret
Partner
Paris, France
Ashish T.
Head of Corporate Development
Menlo Park, United States
Sundar Ram
Founder and CEO, Whaler Foundation
India
Venkatesh Bandi
Venture Capital & Private Equity Professional
India
James Frandsen
Independent Venture Capital & Private Equity Professional
Santa Clara, United States
Aveeda Silar
Venture Capital & Private Equity Professional
San Francisco, United States
Marcio Antonio Correa
Venture Capital & Private Equity Professional
Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Lip-Bu Tan?
Lip-Bu Tan is an angel investor and operator angel based in San Jose, California, United States with 10 known investments on file, among them Sycamore, Gimlet Labs and Celestial AI. The sections above list the sectors, stages and firms attached to that record.
What does Lip-Bu Tan invest in?
Listed sectors include AI and Hardware; listed focus areas include Autonomous Vehicles, Cloud Infrastructure, Computer Vision and Data Analytics. Those tags come from the companies attached to this profile, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Lip-Bu Tan invest at?
The known deals of Lip-Bu Tan include Growth, Seed and Series A rounds. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Lip-Bu Tan listed at?
Lip-Bu Tan is listed as Founding Managing Partner at Intel Capital. 25 other people in the database share a firm with Lip-Bu Tan.
How do I contact Lip-Bu Tan?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Lip-Bu Tan. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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