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David Tan

David Tan

Managing Director and Partner, Private Equity & Venture Capital atShanda GroupNew York
Shanda Group websiteFirm profile

David Tan is a Managing Director and Partner at Shanda Group and Managing Director at the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute. He previously worked in investment banking at Lazard and Merrill Lynch.

What David can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atSeed, Series AMostly follows a lead
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Career

  1. Merrill Lynch
  2. Lazard
  3. Shanda Group · Managing Director and Partner (Private Equity & Venture Capital)
    Now
  4. Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute · Managing Director

Focus

healthcaredeep techfrontier science

Education

Cornell University, B.Eng in Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringPrinceton University, M.Eng in Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringPrinceton University, Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering

Also at Shanda Group

Tianqiao Chen
Tianqiao ChenFounder, Chairman and CEO
Justin Mak
Justin MakExecutive Director & Partner, Shanda Grab Ventures
Cathy Ge
Cathy GeDeputy Chief Investment Officer; Executive Director & Partner, Shanda Grab Ventures

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Jenny Rooke
Jenny RookeManaging Director / Founder, Genoa Ventures
Mo El-BibanyGeneral Partner, Page One Ventures
Wally WangFounding Partner, SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)

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Questions

Who is David Tan?

David Tan is a Managing Director and Partner at Shanda Group and Managing Director at the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute. He previously worked in investment banking at Lazard and Merrill Lynch.

How much does David Tan invest?

Shanda Group has not reported a check size. It invests at seed, series a.

How do I pitch David Tan?

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What did David Tan do before Shanda Group?

Merrill Lynch; Lazard; Managing Director at Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute.

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