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GUS TAI
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GUS TAI is a General Partner at Trinity Ventures. Since joining Trinity in 1996, Mr. Tai has specialized in funding early stage companies pioneering new market categories. He particularly enjoys getting involved at the time of company formation, working with founders to help build the team and refine the business model.

Gus focuses on consumer services and consumer enabling technologies, and maintains an interest in enterprise software. Representative companies that Gus funded, most for which he led or co-led the first institutional round, including Blue Nile (NILE), eSurance (acquired by White Mountains Insurance: WTM), mSpot, Photobucket, PlayFirst, scanR, and Wetpaint.

Prior to Trinity, Mr. Tai began his operational career in engineering management at Digital Equipment Corporation. He also worked at Bain & Company, consulting to technology firms on new product development and business strategy. Gus is also a Director of the MIT Club of Northern California and the Chinese Software Professionals Association.