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Garry Tan

GARRY TAN

President at Y Combinator

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About

Garry Tan is President and CEO of Y Combinator. He was a partner at Y Combinator from 2011 to 2015, where he built key parts of the YC experience for founders including Bookface and the Demo Day website. Garry is the co-founder of Initialized Capital and Posterous (YC S08), a blog platform acquired by Twitter, and prior to that, he was an early designer and engineering manager at Palantir (NYSE:PLTR), where he designed the company logo. Garry holds a BS in Computer Systems Engineering from Stanford.

Recent News & Mentions

Dec 1, 2015FundingPalantir Technologies - Venture RoundAug 1, 2013FundingPalantir Technologies - Series FSep 1, 2011FundingPosterous - Series BJun 1, 2010FundingPalantir Technologies - Series DMar 1, 2010FundingPosterous - Series AAug 1, 1981FundingMicrosoft - Venture Round

Experience

Y Combinator logo
PresidentCurrent
Y Combinator
Present - Present
Posterous logo
FounderFounderCurrent
Posterous
Present - Present
CofounderCurrent
Posthaven.com
Jan 2013 - Present
Initialized Capital logo
Cofounder and Managing PartnerCurrent
Initialized Capital
Jan 2012 - Present
Cofounder
Posterous.com
Jan 2008 - Dec 2011
Lead Engineer, Designer
Palantir Technologies
Jan 2005 - Dec 2007
Microsoft logo
Program Manager
Microsoft
Jan 2003 - Dec 2005
Sun Microsystems logo
Software Engineer Intern
Sun Microsystems
Jan 2002 - Dec 2003
Software Engineer Intern
TheMan.com
Jan 2000 - Dec 2000
Software Engineer Intern
Sapient
Jan 1998 - Dec 2000

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Garry Tan?

Garry Tan is President at Y Combinator.

What companies has Garry Tan founded?

Garry Tan has founded companies and has also been involved with Posterous, Posthaven.com, Initialized Capital, Posterous.com, Palantir Technologies, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, TheMan.com, Sapient.