Chuck Johnson
Founder, Managing General Partner & Managing Director @ Tano Capital
Preston, United Kingdom
Chuck Johnson is a Series A investor at Tano Capital in Preston focused on Biometrics and Identity Management. Mr. Johnson is the founder and Managing General Partner of Tano Capital, a California based family office and alternative asset management firm, with offices in Singapore, Shanghai, Mumbai, Mauritius and San Francisco Bay Area.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
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Industries Chuck Johnson invests in
Stages Chuck Johnson invests in
Countries Chuck Johnson invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Biometrics 1 (50%)
- Identity Management 1 (50%)
Stage
- Series A 1 (50%)
- Series B 1 (50%)
Investments
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Tascent
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Tascent develops and deploys biometric identity products and solutions that excel in challenging real-world environments. Each year, tens of millions of people rely on Tascent’s biometric technologies for secure, seamless travel, public safety, and commerce. Founded in 2015, Tascent has a strong heritage in iris recognition and multimodalhigh-throughput and mobile biometrics stemming from its acquisition of AOptix Technologies’ Identity Solutions business unit. Tascent is based in Silicon Valley, CA and supports customers and partners globally with offices in Washington DC, Dubai and Singapore. | $19.5M / Series B / Aug 28, 2018 | |
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Tascent
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Tascent develops and deploys biometric identity products and solutions that excel in challenging real-world environments. Each year, tens of millions of people rely on Tascent’s biometric technologies for secure, seamless travel, public safety, and commerce. Founded in 2015, Tascent has a strong heritage in iris recognition and multimodalhigh-throughput and mobile biometrics stemming from its acquisition of AOptix Technologies’ Identity Solutions business unit. Tascent is based in Silicon Valley, CA and supports customers and partners globally with offices in Washington DC, Dubai and Singapore. | $18.5M / Series A / Sep 17, 2015 |
Co-Investors
About Tano Capital
Tano Capital is an alternative asset management firm focused on global hard assets and innovative investment opportunities in companies based in India and China. It is also focused on rapidly growing companies which benefit from the domestic consumption growth. Tano Capital was established in 2004 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California.
Tano Capital Contacts
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Carlton Pereira
Managing Director
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Catherine Sapiro
Controller
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Chuck Johnson
Founder, Managing General Partner & Managing Director
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Ernest Tan
Managing Director
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Frank Liu
Managing Director
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FAQ
What does Chuck Johnson invest in?
Chuck Johnson invests primarily in Biometrics and Identity Management startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Chuck Johnson last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Chuck Johnson closed in Aug 2018. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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