Tau Ventures
Palo Alto, California · Invests in US
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Tau Ventures is an AI-first, seed-first fund ($85M+ AUM) co-founded by Amit Garg, whose background spans engineering at Nokia/Microsoft, health tech operations at Samsung Next, and hands-on angel investing, making it a practitioner-led fund that writes modest initial checks (~$500k) and focuses on AI companies transforming workflows in digital health, enterprise infrastructure, and automation rather than generic AI tooling. The fund operates with unusual transparency through public investment memos and podcast appearances that detail their exact investment logic, while maintaining an "AI-realistic" approach that emphasizes capital efficiency and measurable ROI over speculative narratives, particularly targeting companies that shift healthcare from reactive treatment to proactive, data-driven care delivery.
Partners & team
2 contacts on file
Amit Garg
Partner · Primary contact
Sanjay Rao
Partner
Notable investments
- Infinitus: Uses AI to automate phone-based interactions in the healthcare industry, streamlining communication between providers and payers.
- Iterative Health: Applies AI to gastroenterology and endoscopy, focusing on precision medicine and improving clinical outcomes
Tau Ventures in the news
Fierce Healthcare
Keebler Health secures $16M in series A funding for AI-powered risk adjustment platform
3 months ago
Portfolio company XTEND to IPO on the NASDAQ at $1.5B
4 months ago
The 11 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of February 2026
5 months ago
calcalistech.com
“Most countries and institutions continue to seek Israeli technology”
6 months ago
Inside the Shin Bet’s secret startup factory
8 months ago
TAU Ventures appoints Moran Zilbershtein as General Partner
Jul 2025
MBAs are launching venture capital funds to back their classmates. Now, Harvard Business School has one, too.
Mar 2025
Why Tau Ventures Invested in Kerna Labs? Harnessing AI to transform RNA Therapeutics
Jan 2025
Handl Health secures $2.5M in Seed Funding to drive innovation for the employer-sponsored benefits ecosystem
Apr 2024
Digital health company Siftwell Analytics secures $5.8M in funding round
Feb 2024
TAU Ventures: “2022 was a transition year” for the VC space
Nov 2022
Tel Aviv University fund leads $2m. investment in Israeli start-ups
Sep 2018
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