Garry Tan
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Garry Tan is a Canadian-American venture capitalist who serves as President, CEO, and a Group Partner at Y Combinator, the influential startup accelerator. Before returning to lead YC, he co-founded and was a general partner at Initialized Capital, a venture capital firm that backed companies such as Coinbase and Instacart. Earlier in his career he was an early employee and designer at Palantir Technologies and co-founded Posterous and later Posthaven. Tan has also been an active participant in San Francisco politics, engaging publicly as a commentator and political donor on local policy issues.
Updated 5 August 2026
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