Garry Tan
Garry Tan | |
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| 陳嘉興 | |
Tan at Web Summit 2018 | |
| Born | 1981 (age 43–44) Winnipeg, Canada |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Occupation | Venture capitalist |
| Known for | Y Combinator Posterous Posthaven Initialized Capital |
Garry Tan (Chinese: 陳嘉興; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Ka-heng; born 1981) is a Canadian-American venture capitalist and executive who is the CEO of Y Combinator and a founder of Initialized Capital. He previously co-founded Posterous and Posthaven. He was an early employee at Palantir Technologies, and previously a partner at Y Combinator. Tan is also known for his engagement in San Francisco politics, both as a commenter on social media and as a political donor.