Taz Patel
Angel Investor
San Francisco, United States
Taz Patel is a serial entrepreneur with multiple exits over the past decade who continues to support the startup ecosystem via mentorship, advisory and investing. Most recently, Taz co-founded Captiv8, an Influencer marketplace and SaaS platform funded by Social Capital, Liquid 2, Visionnaire, Jason Calacanis, Cyan Banister and strategic Angels.Before this, Taz was the Chief Revenue Officer of Republic Project, a startup funded by Google Ventures and later acquired by DG Sizmek in 2013. Before that, Taz led monetization efforts at Showyou App funded by True Ventures that was acquired by Vevo in 2015. His knowledge in social marketing, mobile/video advertising, and SaaS/Marketplace businesses is a personal passion that stems from early sales leadership roles at Interclick and BlueLithium, both of which were acquired by Yahoo! for $270 Million in 2011 and $300 Million in 2007. A Chicago native, Taz studied at the University of California, Berkeley and currently lives with his wife, son and dog in San Francisco.
- Total investments:
- 13
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Taz Patel invests in
Stages Taz Patel invests in
Countries Taz Patel invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $825k–$4.3M
- Series A
- $1M–$19M
Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 2 (15%)
- Mobile 2 (15%)
- Software 2 (15%)
- E-Commerce 2 (15%)
- Direct Sales 2 (15%)
Stage
- Seed 8 (62%)
- Series A 3 (23%)
- Funding Round 1 (8%)
Country
- United States 11 (85%)
- United Kingdom 1 (8%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| CloudAdmin is a cost-optimization platform that helps executives save money in hidden cloud instance buying options. | Seed / Dec 01, 2018 | ||
| Marigold Health uses AI-augmented chat support groups to reach and retain patients with behavioral health needs in community-based treatment. Patients receive a personalized wraparound support while care teams see dramatic gains in capacity using patients to engage each other. We partner directly with treatment providers and managed careorganizations in the Medicaid market. | $1M / Seed / Oct 01, 2018 | ||
| CloudAdmin is a cost-optimization platform that helps executives save money in hidden cloud instance buying options. | $825K / Seed / Aug 15, 2018 | ||
| Ampleforth is the name of a character in George Orwell's 1984 who is responsible for translating poetry into Newspeak, a language designed to limit freedom of thought. When tasked to replace the word “God” in a Kipling poem, Ampleforth refuses, not out of righteousness, or subversiveness, but rather, a simple love for language and respect forthe truth. To Ampleforth, no other word makes sense in context and therefore no other word should replace it. | $3M / Seed / Mar 19, 2018 | ||
| Burrow specializes in selling various luxury furniture online. Its furniture is handcrafted from sturdy, sustainably-sourced hardwood and scratch- and stain-resistant, non-toxic fabrics. Burrow is dedicated to reinventing the way people furnish their homes. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York. | $4.3M / Seed / Dec 07, 2017 | ||
| At Tropic Biosciences, They develop high-performing commercial varieties of tropical crops which promote grower wellbeing, consumer health, and improved sustainable environmental practices, using cutting edge non-GMO gene editing techniques. | Seed / Mar 01, 2017 | ||
| At ThinAir They are building the future of data security--and it's wrought with exciting engineering challenges!As a cloud-based SaaS product, ThinAir is the first data security solution that allows everyone—administrators and employees alike—to take control over their most sensitive data in a way that enhances, not hinders theirproductivity. They were the 2014 DEMO Enterprise's DEMOGod Winner and they completed Y Combinator as part of W15. | Seed / Mar 01, 2015 | ||
| Remix Media is building a mobile app that allows its users to mashup video content and overlay animations, text, and audio. It also provides services related to internet video, pop-culture, satire, mobile first, and more for its users. Remix Media is based in San Francisco, C.A. | $2M / Seed / Oct 31, 2014 | ||
| Betable is the world’s first platform that enables any developer to legally offer real-money play in their games and apps on any platform or device.Betable is licensed by the United Kingdom Gambling Commission and Alderney Gambling Control Commission to offer support and infrastructure to developers to legally integrate real-money gambling intotheir mobile and social games and applications.Betable provides world-leading security, fraud protection, player location, identity and age verification and account monitoring to keep players’ funds safe and to ensure responsible gaming.Betable was founded in 2008 in London, United Kingdom. It also is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $18.5M / Series A / Nov 05, 2013 | ||
| OhmConnect is a software based powerplant that assists users in organizing the way they use their electricity usage to lessen digital pollution. OhmConnect rewards its users by saving energy to allow them to make money and win prizes. The company was established in 2013 by Matt Deusterberg in Oakland, California. | Seed / Nov 03, 2013 | ||
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FAQ
What does Taz Patel invest in?
Taz Patel invests primarily in SaaS, Mobile and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Taz Patel invest in?
Taz Patel typically joins rounds of $825k–$4.3M at Seed and $1M–$19M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Taz Patel's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Taz Patel took part in.
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When did Taz Patel last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Taz Patel closed in Dec 2018. Shizune tracks 13 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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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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