Tara Stokes is an investor at Point72 Ventures, which invests at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b in consumer, defense and space, with checks of $250K to $30M.

What Tara can write

Writes checks of$250K to $30M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target< 5%, 5-7%, 7-10%, 10-12%, > 12%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Point72 Ventures writes $250K to $30M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Point72 Ventures.

Career

  1. Morgan Stanley · equity trader focused on technology, media, and telecom
  2. Morgan Stanley · Associate in the Investment Banking Division
  3. Point72 Ventures · Investor
    Now

Focus

artificial intelligencemachine learningdeep techgenerative aivertical software

Education

Duke, degree in public policyStanford Graduate School of Business

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Who is Tara Stokes?

Tara Stokes is an investor at Point72 Ventures, which invests at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b in consumer, defense and space, with checks of $250K to $30M.

How much does Tara Stokes invest?

Tara Stokes invests through Point72 Ventures, which writes checks of $250K to $30M at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Tara Stokes?

A warm intro from a founder Point72 Ventures backed works best.

What did Tara Stokes do before Point72 Ventures?

equity trader focused on technology, media, and telecom at Morgan Stanley; Associate in the Investment Banking Division at Morgan Stanley.

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