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Bill Tai

ROLE EARLY INVESTORMENTIONS 3LAST SEEN AUGUST 31, 2026
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Bill Tai is a Silicon Valley venture capitalist who has been funding startups since 1991, with over 20 companies he backed at early stages becoming publicly listed. He serves as founding chairman of ACTAI Global, a nonprofit organization, and as founding chairman of Hut 8 Corp (NASDAQ: HUT), an energy infrastructure company. He is best known as the first seed investor in Zoom Video Communications, an early investor in Canva, and co-founder and chairman of Treasure Data, which was acquired by ARM/SoftBank. He holds a BSEE from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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funding·StrictlyVC·SEPTEMBER 1, 2026

TrustedRouter raised a $1.25M seed with notable angel investors; lets users access more than 600 AI models from 81+ providers through a single API

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funding·Axios AI+·AUGUST 31, 2026

Just raised a $1.25M seed round

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mention·Axios AI+·AUGUST 31, 2026

Businesses are 'struggling with the double-edged sword of how do I get my employee base up to speed so I don't lose, but how do I not blow my annual budget in six weeks?' — Bill Tai

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