TAU Ventures, LLC
Multi-stage venture firm, based in Palo Alto, California, reporting $76.3M of fund assets on its funds' Form ADV filings.
Composed from this organization's classification, location and filed figures.
7 additional team members, 37 additional co-investors and affiliates, 84 additional investments, funds and LPs, 15 events, 6 verified contacts (4 professional url, 1 general firm email, 1 firm phone)
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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What matters now
- 2 companiesnew in 12 months
2 new companies in the last 12 months.
A firm writing cheques this quarter is one a founder can pitch now.
- 3 companiesportfolio raising
3 portfolio companies have new financing on record in 6 months without this firm named on the round; the latest on 1 Oct 2026 ($9M round).
A portfolio company raising again is a follow-on decision for the firm and a co-investment opening for others.
- 4 dealswith Flare Capital Management Company
Invests most often alongside Flare Capital Management Company (4 shared deals) and Spark Growth Ventures (2 shared deals).
pair last observed on record 1 Oct 2026, not a deal date · The firms it syndicates with are the likeliest to see the same deals and to fill out its rounds.
Measuredshared rounds and portfolio companies on recordFor Founders building a round, co-investorsCo-investors →
People to know
View all people- PrincipalWhy: Principal on the deal teamNo route on file yet
- Managing Member, Tau Ventures Fund Ii Gp LlcWhy: Named with investment responsibilityProfile
- Managing Member, Tau Ventures Fund Ii Gp LlcWhy: Named with investment responsibilityProfile
Relationship network
148 connected entities4 observed rounds1 dated round shown here, 2026
From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.
Some relationships on this record are counted rather than named here. They open with the full profile.
Click any name or line for the rounds and sources behind it. Line weight is rounds together; dashed lines are inferred.
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›How strength and recency are read
Co-investors are read from the rounds: three or more shared rounds is a strong observed relationship, two a repeat co-investor, one a single round. Funds and people are structural. Nothing is scored that a reader cannot check.
Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.
How am I connected?
Name your firm, a company or a person, and DFX finds the published routes to TAU Ventures, LLC: a shared portfolio company or board, a prior employer, a co-investor, a shared LP or service provider. Every step is a filed or published record with its source; none is a guess about who knows whom.
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Investing
84 companies on record, 2 new in 12 months
Investments on record
What these amounts mean“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.Acquired, Public, Exited and Active are what the firm’s own portfolio card says, read on the date shown when you hover the chip; they are not deal dates. A company with no chip is one whose card states no outcome: DFX does not assume it is active.| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ↗ Healthcare Featured | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
| 1PasswordAcquired | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
| AbSciAcquired | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
- 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
Team
10 current, 0 departed
Decision makers
- Insoo Chang · PrincipalWhy this person: Principal on the deal team; Named with investment responsibility
- Amit Garg · Managing Member, Tau Ventures Fund Ii Gp LlcWhy this person: Named with investment responsibilityLinkedIn or profile link on file (firm website), confirmed 2026-10-01, confidence 90%
- Sanjay Rao · Managing Member, Tau Ventures Fund Ii Gp LlcWhy this person: Named with investment responsibilityLinkedIn or profile link on file (firm website), confirmed 2026-10-01, confidence 90%
Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. 2 with a route on file. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.
Investment team
How the team is orderedPartners who lead rounds first (rounds led, then deals attributed, then seniority), then the rest of the investment team, then investor relations, finance and operations. A person named by two sources under two spellings is shown once.- Managing Member, Tau Ventures Fund Ii Gp Llc
- Managing Member, Tau Ventures Fund Ii Gp Llc
- Principal
1 departed (kept with end dates)
- Kojo Osei · Home Team Advisors Portfolio Insights Careers · ? to Oct 1, 2026 Inference
Contacts
1 general firm email, 1 firm phone, 4 professional url on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.
Funds and LPs
6 vehicles, 0 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
What these amounts meanGAV 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.| 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 Jan 30, 2026 | 17 | $17.0M of $17.0M | Jun 5, 2020 |
| TAU Ventures Fund II, L.P. | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $41.9M Jan 30, 2026 | 35 | $0 | Apr 7, 2022 |
| TAU Ventures Opportunity Fund I, L.P. | Opportunity fund | unknown | Unknown | $26.3M Jan 30, 2026 | 99 | $0 | Apr 2, 2021 |
Limited partners
Known LPs and allocators
What these amounts and dates areEach commitment is counted once across the pension tape and the allocator graph. A commitment date prints only when the source printed one; otherwise the row carries the report date. A foundation’s 990-PF line is a holding at fair value, never a commitment. Rows without a fund on the venture graph are commitments to this manager.Relationships across DFX
88 co-investors · on 1 other DFX graph
Co-investors
- 2026-10-014 shared deals · strong · they led 1
- 2026-10-012 shared deals · recurring
- 2026-10-012 shared deals · recurring
Compare portfolios with Flare Capital Management Company, LLC, Spark Growth Ventures, Signal Peak Ventures, LLC or any firm. Co-investors across the market
Across DFX and the capital chainon 1 other DFX graph ShowHide
- The same institution is held on RIA and Wealth, matched by identifier. See which records
TAU Ventures, LLC is the same institution as 1 record in RIA and Wealth.
The joined record opens with the product, beside every other relationship on this page.
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Evidence and history
20 dated events, 61 observations from 3 sources
Timeline
- seen on or beforeSep 15, 2026TAU Ventures, LLC lists RapidDeploy as exited (mechanism not stated) on or before 2026-09-15 (no date published), on the portfolio page
- seen on or beforeSep 15, 2026TAU Ventures, LLC lists Dasera as exited (mechanism not stated) on or before 2026-09-15 (no date published), on the portfolio page
- seen on or beforeSep 15, 2026TAU Ventures, LLC lists Glidian as exited (mechanism not stated) on or before 2026-09-15 (no date published), on the portfolio page
- seen on or beforeSep 15, 2026TAU Ventures, LLC lists ShiftOS as exited (mechanism not stated) on or before 2026-09-15 (no date published), on the portfolio page
- seen on or beforeSep 15, 2026TAU Ventures, LLC lists Rubiconmd as exited (mechanism not stated) on or before 2026-09-15 (no date published), on the portfolio page
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Jan 30, 2026 · 4 private fundsShowHide
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, CAadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- 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, adviser total
- $76.3Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
Classification history
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried2 on recordShowHide
- Sep 15, 2026Multi-stage venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $76M
- Sep 12, 2026Seed fund manager (confirmed, 95%)Seed vehicles only
Evidence
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
| Fact | Value | Effective | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why admitted | VC exemption, VC funds reported | Jan 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | Jan 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | Nov 27, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Jan 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Jan 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Nov 27, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2024-11-27 | Jan 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2024-11-27 | Nov 27, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-30 | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29 | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25 | Sep 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23 | Sep 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1 | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-01-30 | Jan 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-01-30 | Jan 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2024-11-27 | Nov 27, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status | ERA - Active | Jan 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status effective | 2024-11-27 | Jan 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Jan 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Nov 27, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Business phone | Jan 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Business phone | Nov 27, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Headquarters | Palo Alto, CA | Jan 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Headquarters | Palo Alto, CA | Nov 27, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Office address | Jan 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Office address | Nov 27, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Self-described type | Venture capital | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | |
| Self-described type | Venture capital | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Self-described type | Venture capital | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Jan 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Nov 27, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Portfolio page | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Portfolio page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Portfolio page | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Private funds reported | 4 | Jan 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 4 | Jan 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 4 | Nov 27, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $76.3M | Jan 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $76.3M | Jan 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $76.3M | Nov 27, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Schedule a diff | sadiff-1 | Jan 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Stated sectors | AI, enterprise software, healthcare, deep tech “sector words on the home page” | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | AI, enterprise software, healthcare, deep tech “sector words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | AI, enterprise software, healthcare, deep tech “sector words on the home page” | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | Pre seed, seed, early “stage words on the home page” | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | Pre seed, seed, early “stage words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | Pre seed, seed, early “stage words on the home page” | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | |
| Team page | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Team page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Team page | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Venture funds reported | 4 | Jan 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 4 | Jan 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 4 | Nov 27, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Website | Jan 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Website | Nov 27, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Site title | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact |
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersMulti-stage venture firm, confirmedShowHide
Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $76M
- importance
- gav: 0.27 · funds: 0.5 · people: 0.6 · investments: 0.72 · co investors: 0.79
- active deployment
- investments 12m: 0.25 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 0 · latest investment at: 2026-09-15
- emerging manager
- fund count: 6 · reported gav: $76.3M · first adv filing: 2024-11-27 · years since first filing: 1.8
Fits, record history and connections
scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge
Record history
- Organization classification changed2026-09-15
- Adviser's first ADV filing2024-11-27source on record
The ledger records every merge, rename and reclassification this record went through and the dated filings observed on it, so the identity on this page can be traced to the records it was built from. The ledger's own sentences name other records, so they show with the names.