William Tai

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ACTAI Ventures

63 year

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William Tai founded TradeBeam Holdings, Inc. in 1999, Superlogic, Inc. in 2021, IasiaWorks, Inc. in 1995, where he worked as Chairman from 1995 to 2005, IP Infusion, Inc. in 1999, where he worked as Chairman from 1999 to 2006, and Treasure Data, Inc. in 2012, where he worked as Chairman.
Dr. Tai also founded ACTAI Ventures LLC, where he is working as Special Limited Partner.
Dr. Tai also currently works at Western Association of Venture Capitalists, as Director, Miselu, Inc., as Director, Hut 8 Corp., as Director from 2026, CRV LLC, as General Partner from 2002, and Carbide Ventures Management LLC, as Partner.
Dr. Tai also formerly worked at Maxthon USA, Inc., as Chairman from 2006 to 2016, Hut 8 Mining Corp., as Chairman, ChemConnect, Inc., as Director, Microtune, Inc., as Director from 1997 to 2010, Transmeta Corp., as Director from 1995 to 2008, Rosum Corp., as Director, Cswitch Corp., as Director, Avvenu, Inc., as Director from 2003 to 2007, Nantero, Inc., as Director, Silicon Clocks, Inc., as Director & General Partner, TradeBeam, Inc., as Director from 1999 to 2010, Staccato Communications, Inc., as Director, Scribd, Inc., as Director, Veebeam Corp., as Director, Bitfury USA, Inc., as Director, Bitfury Group Ltd., as Director, LSI Corp., as Principal, Alex.
Brown & Sons, Inc., as Principal, Illinois Ventures LLC, as Investment Committee Member, and Institutional Venture Partners, as General Partner from 1994 to 2003.
Dr. Tai received his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois, Masters Business Admin degree from Harvard Business School, and doctorate degree in 2018 from Curtin University.

William Tai active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Western Association of Venture Capitalists	Director/Board Member	-
Miselu, Inc. Miselu, Inc. Recreational ProductsConsumer Durables Develops music interfaces and instruments to enrich the experience of creating music with the iPad	Director/Board Member	-
CRV LLC CRV LLC Investment ManagersFinance Charles River Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on communications & technology, enterprise software/services and media/entertainment sectors. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements with an investment size of $ 0.025 to 5 million. It acts as the lead investor.	Private Equity Investor	2002-06-30
ACTAI Ventures ACTAI Ventures Investment ManagersFinance ACTAI Ventures invest in Companies located across the globe. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for pre-seed, seed and early-stage capital requirements.	Founder	-
Carbide Ventures Carbide Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Carbide Ventures Management invests in companies across the globe. The firm targets companies operating in a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for pre-seed, seed and early stage capital requirements.	Private Equity Investor	-

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Former positions of William Tai

Companies	Position	End
Maxthon USA, Inc. Maxthon USA, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides Internet browser software	Chairman	2016-02-29
Rosum Corp. Rosum Corp. Electronics/Appliance StoresRetail Trade Provides indoor and outdoor location technology	Director/Board Member	2013-07-07
TradeBeam, Inc. TradeBeam, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides global trade management software and services	Director/Board Member	2010-05-31
TradeBeam Holdings, Inc. TradeBeam Holdings, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides global trade management software and services	Founder	2010-05-31
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Private companies	33
LSI Corp. LSI Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Designs semiconductors and software that accelerated storage & networking in data centers, mobile networks and client computing	Electronic Technology
ChemConnect, Inc. ChemConnect, Inc. Oil Refining/MarketingEnergy Minerals Operates as an electronic marketplace for the natural gas liquids and chemicals markets	Energy Minerals
IasiaWorks, Inc. IasiaWorks, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Offers internet solutions	Communications
Microtune, Inc. Microtune, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Designs, manufactures, and markets tuner-receiver solutions for use in cable modems, set-top boxes	Electronic Technology
Transmeta Corp. Transmeta Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Develops and licenses computing, microprocessor & semiconductor technologies	Electronic Technology
IP Infusion, Inc. IP Infusion, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides network software for enhanced IP services	Technology Services
Rosum Corp. Rosum Corp. Electronics/Appliance StoresRetail Trade Provides indoor and outdoor location technology	Retail Trade
Cswitch Corp. Cswitch Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Develops and manufactures configurable switch array devices	Electronic Technology
TradeBeam Holdings, Inc. TradeBeam Holdings, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides global trade management software and services	Technology Services
Avvenu, Inc. Avvenu, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides internet services	Technology Services
Nantero, Inc. Nantero, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Develops and manufactures semiconductor devices	Electronic Technology
Silicon Clocks, Inc. Silicon Clocks, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Develops semiconductor timing products	Electronic Technology
Institutional Venture Partners Institutional Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Institutional Venture Partners invests in companies located in North America and Europe. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors. It provides financing for growth stage capital requirements with the investment size of USD 15 - 75 millions. It also participates in follow on investments.	Finance
CRV LLC CRV LLC Investment ManagersFinance Charles River Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on communications & technology, enterprise software/services and media/entertainment sectors. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements with an investment size of $ 0.025 to 5 million. It acts as the lead investor.	Finance
Alex. Brown & Sons, Inc. Alex. Brown & Sons, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment and investment banking services to individuals and entities	Finance
TradeBeam, Inc. TradeBeam, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides global trade management software and services	Technology Services
University of Illinois University of Illinois Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Staccato Communications, Inc. /Old/ Staccato Communications, Inc. /Old/ Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides ultra wideband solutions for wireless USB, bluetooth, and Internet protocol connectivity	Communications
Curtin University Curtin University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Western Association of Venture Capitalists
Illinois Ventures LLC Illinois Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Illinois Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on healthcare and technology sectors. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements.	Finance
Maxthon USA, Inc. Maxthon USA, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides Internet browser software	Technology Services
Scribd, Inc. Scribd, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as an e-book and audiobook subscription service company	Technology Services
Veebeam Corp. Veebeam Corp. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Develops wireless technology and products	Communications
Miselu, Inc. Miselu, Inc. Recreational ProductsConsumer Durables Develops music interfaces and instruments to enrich the experience of creating music with the iPad	Consumer Durables
Treasure Data, Inc. Treasure Data, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides cloud-based analytics services	Technology Services
Harvard Business School Harvard Business School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Bitfury USA, Inc. Bitfury USA, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides integrated bitcoin blockchain security and infrastructure solutions	Technology Services
Hut 8 Mining Corp. Hut 8 Mining Corp. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Provides crypto currency mining services	Technology Services
Bitfury Group Ltd. Bitfury Group Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops block chain technology and bitcoin mining solutions	Technology Services
Oneof, Inc. Oneof, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops NFT platform for music community	Technology Services
ACTAI Ventures ACTAI Ventures Investment ManagersFinance ACTAI Ventures invest in Companies located across the globe. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for pre-seed, seed and early-stage capital requirements.	Finance
Carbide Ventures Carbide Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Carbide Ventures Management invests in companies across the globe. The firm targets companies operating in a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for pre-seed, seed and early stage capital requirements.	Finance