Garry Tan

Venture capitalist
Person human Q23417057
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Garry Tan

Summary

Garry Tan is a human[1]. He was born in Winnipeg[2]. He was born on +1981-03-21T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a businessperson[4], venture capitalist[5], and chief executive officer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (825 views/month, #6,914 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Garry Tan was born in Winnipeg[2].
  • Garry Tan was born on +1981-03-21T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Garry Tan held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Garry Tan worked as a businessperson[4].
  • Garry Tan's professions included venture capitalist[5].
  • Garry Tan worked as a chief executive officer[6].
  • Garry Tan's field of work was venture capital[9].
  • Garry Tan was employed by Q2616400[10].
  • Among Garry Tan's employers was Palantir Technologies[11].
  • Garry Tan was employed by Q2616400[12].
  • Garry Tan was educated at Stanford University[13].
  • Garry Tan was educated at American High School[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Garry Tan is Initialized Capital[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Garry Tan is Posterous[16].
  • Garry Tan's image is recorded as Garry Tan, Web Summit 2018, November 6 SD5 6949 (45700698642)(tighter 4x3 crop).jpg[17].
  • Garry Tan is recorded as male[18].
  • Garry Tan's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Garry Tan was affiliated with the Democratic Party[20].
  • Garry Tan's Commons category is recorded as Garry Tan[21].
  • Garry Tan's residence is recorded as Fremont[22].
  • Garry Tan's residence is recorded as Noe Valley[23].
  • Garry Tan's family name is recorded as Tan[24].
  • Garry Tan's given name is recorded as Garry[25].
  • Garry Tan's official blog URL is recorded as http://blog.garrytan.com/[26].
  • Garry Tan's X is recorded as garrytan[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Winnipeg[2], Garry Tan… he was born on +1981-03-21T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Stanford University[13], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Stanford[31] and American High School[14], a high school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1972[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include businessperson[4], venture capitalist[5], and chief executive officer[6]. Garry Tan's field of work was venture capital[9]. Employers include Q2616400[10], a startup accelerator[35], in United States[36], founded in 2005[37], headquartered in Mountain View[38] and Palantir Technologies[11], a business[39], in United States[40], founded in 2003[41], headquartered in Palo Alto[42].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Initialized Capital[15], a fund[43], in United States[44], founded in 2011[45], headquartered in San Francisco[46] and Posterous[16], a web service[47], founded in 2008[48].

Personal Life

Garry Tan was affiliated with the Democratic Party[20].

Why It Matters

Garry Tan ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (825 views/month, #6,914 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Garry Tan born?

Garry Tan's place of birth was Winnipeg[2].

What did Garry Tan do for work?

Garry Tan worked as businessperson[4], venture capitalist[5], and chief executive officer[6].

Where did Garry Tan go to school?

Garry Tan was educated at Stanford University[13] and American High School[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . LinkedIn. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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