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Lip-Bu Tan portfolio
Lip-Bu Tan has 9 portfolio companies on record at Recent Funding, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.
About this page
It is an angel investor. Its most recent investment on record is Ultraviolette Automotive's $85M Series B+ round in September 2026, alongside Yali Capital and TDK Ventures. By category, its portfolio leans toward AI infrastructure and compute (3) and Robotics and hardware (3). It has co-invested with Fidelity, Dell Technologies Capital and Amplify Partners, most often Fidelity (3 rounds).
What Lip-Bu Tan invests in
- AI infrastructure and compute · 3 · 33%
- Robotics and hardware · 3 · 33%
- AI agents · 2 · 22%
- Data and analytics · 2 · 22%
- Developer tools and cloud · 2 · 22%
- Climate and energy · 1 · 11%
- Logistics and mobility · 1 · 11%
- Cybersecurity · 1 · 11%
Lip-Bu Tan recent investments
| Company | Round | Date | Alongside |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series B+ · $85M | Yali Capital (lead), TDK Ventures (lead) | ||
| Series A · $80M | Theory Ventures, John Hennessy, Abstract Ventures +6 | ||
| Series A · $50M | Greg Clark, Manoj Apte, Mark McLaughlin +4 | ||
| Series B+ · $70M | Maverick Capital (lead), Dell Technologies Capital, Fidelity +3 | ||
| Seed · $20M | Harry Stebbings, Greycroft, SV Angel +7 | ||
| Series B+ · $37M | Alter Venture Partners, Dell Technologies Capital, Wing VC +4 | ||
| Series B+ · $100M | Koch Disruptive Technologies (lead), SBVA, Alicorn Venture Partners +3 | ||
| Series B+ · $30M | Fidelity (lead) |
How Lip-Bu Tan invests
Lip-Bu Tan portfolio companies
UUltraviolette Automotive$85MSeries B+ · Sep 2026
SSail Research$80MSeries A · Jun 2026
AAurascape$50MSeries A · Apr 2025
SSiMa AI$70MSeries B+ · Apr 2024
CContextual AI$20MSeed · Jun 2023
PPliops$100MSeries B+ · Aug 2022
HHang Ten Systemsbacker
PPokee AIbacker
CCognichipbacker
| Company | Round with Lip-Bu Tan | Total raised | Latest raise |
|---|---|---|---|
Climate and energy |
Series B+ · $85M | $159.73M | Sep 23, 2026 Series B+ |
AI agents |
Series A · $80M | $80M | Jun 24, 2026 Series A |
Cybersecurity |
Series A · $50M | $50M | Jun 1, 2026 Series A |
AI infrastructure and compute |
Series B+ · $70M | $495M | Sep 28, 2026 Series B+ |
| Seed · $20M | $100M | Aug 1, 2024 Series A | |
Robotics and hardware |
Series B+ · $100M | $195M | Aug 16, 2022 Series B+ |
| backer | undisclosed | Sep 16, 2026 Seed | |
AI agents |
backer | $12M | Jul 13, 2026 Seed |
AI infrastructure and compute |
backer | $93M | Apr 1, 2026 Series A |
Most frequent co-investors
FFidelity3 shared rounds · last Apr 4, 2024
DDell Technologies Capital2 shared rounds · last Apr 4, 2024
AAmplify Partners2 shared rounds · last Apr 4, 2024
TTDK Ventures1 shared round · last Sep 23, 2026
YYali Capital1 shared round · last Sep 23, 2026
KKleiner Perkins1 shared round · last Jun 24, 2026
RRedpoint Ventures1 shared round · last Jun 24, 2026
CCRV1 shared round · last Jun 24, 2026
SScott Belsky1 shared round · last Jun 24, 2026
VVine Ventures1 shared round · last Jun 24, 2026
AAbstract Ventures1 shared round · last Jun 24, 2026
TTheory Ventures1 shared round · last Jun 24, 2026
Similar investors
Investors whose portfolios on Recent Funding center on the same category (AI infrastructure and compute).
How this is counted
Share is of the 8 rounds on Recent Funding that name Lip-Bu Tan. Rounds with no announced date are left out of the year split, and "round" is a round whose stage is not on file.
Portfolio companies are the companies on Recent Funding with a round that lists Lip-Bu Tan, which is a subset of its real portfolio. API: /api/v1/investors/lip-bu-tan (get a free API key). More: the most active VC firms and new venture capital funds.