DFX Intelligence
Venture Capital Intelligence
Firms, funds, partners, companies and rounds from sworn filings, firm sites and announcements, kept as a graph with a date and a source on every edge. Facts, inferences and estimates are labelled as such. A fund target is never a close, GAV is never dry powder, and a round size is never an investor’s check.
Firms / TAU Ventures, LLC
TAU Ventures, LLC
both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $76M
Importance
35
elevated
Active deployment
30
moderate
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
69
high
Freshness
100
high
Research priority
13
low
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, CAadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- 555 BRYANT STREET, #440, Palo Alto, CA, 94301adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- 650-265-0637adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- https://www.tauventures.com/
- SEC adviser type
- exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- Jan 30, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 4 (4 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $76.3Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- business email
- contact@tauventures.comtauventures.compublished by the subject
- business phone
- 650-265-0637adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
86 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- ai, enterprise software, healthcare, deep tech
- Stages
- pre seed, seed, early
- Geography
- not stated
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
- Self-described
- venture capital
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation
seed 50%series b 50%
Stage at first entry
seed 50%series b 50%
Sectors
unknown 87%Other Technology 7%Other 2%Other Health Care 2%Biotechnology 1%
lead rate 0%follow-on rate 0%new logos, 12 months 85
site says seed/early; 50% of first entries on record are Series B or later
Funds and vehicles
4 reported
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAU Ventures Spv Dcap, LLC | Fund | 2019 form d first sale | Mature | $2.6M Nov 27, 2024 | 17 | $17.0M of $17.0M | Jun 5, 2020 |
| TAU Ventures Fund II, L.P. | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $41.9M Nov 27, 2024 | 35 | $0 | Apr 7, 2022 |
| TAU Ventures Opportunity Fund I, L.P. | Opportunity fund | unknown | Unknown | $26.3M Nov 27, 2024 | 99 | $0 | Apr 2, 2021 |
| TAU Ventures Fund I, L.P. | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $5.5M Nov 27, 2024 | 35 | unknown | unknown |
GAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.
Investment team
12 current, 0 departed
Amit Garg
Managing partnerManaging Member, Tau Ventures Fund Ii Gp Llc · since Mar 1, 2022
Amit Garg
Managing partnerFounding Partner
Sanjay Rao
Managing partnerFounding Partner
Sanjay Rao
Managing partnerManaging Member, Tau Ventures Fund Ii Gp Llc · since Mar 1, 2022
Kojo Osei
OtherHome Team Advisors Portfolio Insights Careers
Sonal Panda
PartnerAdvisory Partner
Insoo Chang
PrincipalPrincipal
Sam Bogrov
PrincipalPrincipal
Sharon Huang
PrincipalPrincipal
Gary Ang
Venture partnerVenture Partner
Larry Augustin
Venture partnerVenture Partner
Ravi Varma
Venture partnerVenture Partner
Investments on record
86 edges, 84 companies, 0 partner-attributed
“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.
Co-investors
40 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
Flare Capital Management Company, LLC 3 shared · recurring · they led 1Three-Sixty Health Venture Partners, LLC 2 shared · recurringSpark Growth Ventures 2 shared · recurringMFV Partners Management, LLC 2 shared · recurringMac Venture Capital 2 shared · recurringEpsilon Health Investors, LLC 2 shared · recurringMighty Capital Management LLC 2 shared · recurringAlleycorp Advisers, LLC 2 shared · recurringValor Growth Management LLC 2 shared · recurringCivilization Ventures Management, LLC 2 shared · recurringSignal Peak Ventures, LLC 2 shared · recurringSapphire Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one timeLeawood Venture Capital LLC 1 shared · one timeMotivate Capital Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeBling Capital LLC 1 shared · one timeOpulentia Ventures M LLC 1 shared · one timeEqual Ventures 1 shared · one timeSilversmith Capital Partners 1 shared · one timeJ2 Ventures Advisors, LLC 1 shared · one timeSiddhi Capital, LLC 1 shared · one timeStorm Ventures 1 shared · one timeBase Partners 1 shared · one timeShrug, LLC 1 shared · one timeSilverton Management, L.L.C. 1 shared · one timeRED & Blue Ventures 1 shared · one timeHyde Park Angels, Inc. 1 shared · one timeHLM Management Co., LLC 1 shared · one timeTitletowntech Ventures LLC 1 shared · one timeMenlo Ventures 1 shared · one timeGolden Ventures 1 shared · one timeBand of Angels Acorn Fund, LLC 1 shared · one timeWayfinder Ventures Management, L.L.C. 1 shared · one timeHyperplane Venture Capital 1 shared · one timeFirstmark Capital, LLC 1 shared · one timeNewtown Partners 1 shared · one timeEudemian Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one timeParade Ventures Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeOCA Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one timeAdverb Ventures Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeMyasia Vc 1 shared · one time
Limited partners
0 disclosed
No LP commitment on record. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote: a pension report (see Limited partners for the plans read), a fund announcement naming the LP, or a Form ADV owner. The fund page carries the LP’s reported performance.
Timeline
16 dated events
- Sep 15, 2026TAU Ventures, LLC lists Dasera as exited (mechanism not stated) on or before 2026-09-15 (no date published), on the portfolio pagePortfolio exitedExitsFactDaseraVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 15, 2026TAU Ventures, LLC lists Augmend as exited (mechanism not stated) on or before 2026-09-15 (no date published), on the portfolio pagePortfolio exitedExitsFactAugmendVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 15, 20261Password: acquired (acquirer not named) on or before 2026-09-15 (no date published), per TAU Ventures, LLC's portfolio page
- Sep 15, 2026AbSci: acquired (acquirer not named) on or before 2026-09-15 (no date published), per TAU Ventures, LLC's portfolio page
- Sep 15, 2026TAU Ventures, LLC lists Salu as exited (mechanism not stated) on or before 2026-09-15 (no date published), on the portfolio pagePortfolio exitedExitsFactSaluVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 15, 2026TAU Ventures, LLC lists RapidDeploy as exited (mechanism not stated) on or before 2026-09-15 (no date published), on the portfolio pagePortfolio exitedExitsFactRapidDeployVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 15, 2026TAU Ventures, LLC lists Glidian as exited (mechanism not stated) on or before 2026-09-15 (no date published), on the portfolio pagePortfolio exitedExitsFactGlidianVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 15, 2026TAU Ventures, LLC lists ShiftOS as exited (mechanism not stated) on or before 2026-09-15 (no date published), on the portfolio pagePortfolio exitedExitsFactShiftOSVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 15, 2026TAU Ventures, LLC lists Rubiconmd as exited (mechanism not stated) on or before 2026-09-15 (no date published), on the portfolio pagePortfolio exitedExitsFactRubiconmdVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 15, 2026TAU Ventures, LLC lists Ensis as exited (mechanism not stated) on or before 2026-09-15 (no date published), on the portfolio pagePortfolio exitedExitsFactEnsisVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 15, 2026TAU Ventures, LLC: SEED_FUND_MANAGER -> MULTI_STAGE_VC (both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $76M)Classification changedClassificationInferenceno URL
- Nov 27, 2024TAU Ventures Spv Dcap, LLC first reported on Form ADV by TAU Ventures, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $2,565,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactTAU Ventures Spv Dcap, LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Nov 27, 2024TAU Ventures Fund II, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by TAU Ventures, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $41,946,500Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactTAU Ventures Fund II, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Nov 27, 2024TAU Ventures Fund I, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by TAU Ventures, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $5,452,165Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactTAU Ventures Fund I, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Nov 27, 2024TAU Ventures Opportunity Fund I, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by TAU Ventures, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $26,300,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactTAU Ventures Opportunity Fund I, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Nov 27, 2024TAU Ventures, LLC first filed Form ADV (ERA, venture capital fund adviser exemption)First SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Classification history
- Sep 15, 2026Multi-stage venture firm (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $76M
- Sep 12, 2026Seed fund manager (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)seed vehicles only
Evidence
41 observations from 3 sources