Fred Tanada

Finance Exec| Fund LP

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 12 investments📅 11 years investing🗓 Last invested Nov 2025
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Angel Squad Member
Nov 2025
Hustle Fund is a venture capital firm investing in hilariously-early pre-seed founders. Learn more about Hustle Fund and pitch us here: hustlefund.vc If you are here to learn about ANGEL SQUAD, youve come to the right place. We help teach professionals how to invest in startups alongside Hustle Fund. Learn how we do this here: https://hustlefund.vc/squad
Investor
Mar 2024
Ultra-early operator VC that provides edge and investment to outlier B2B SaaS founders to scale from POC/Stealth to Seed. 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 - Let us know what you are building: https://aureliaventures.com/program 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘀/𝗟𝗣𝘀 - Get in touch: https://airtable.com/appW4QzFBNQzSd0WJ/shrvV29QGrpX1Vcy6 When we decide to work with founders, they receive the following lifetime benefits: ﹒1:1 coaching with each founding team until post-seed ﹒Program structure based on the needs of early-stage B2B SaaS founders ﹒Fundraising support: Strategy, pitch deck reviews, access to a network of 250+ VCs in the US ﹒Sale more and faster: Sales coaching, pricing strategy, how to sell to enterprise clients ﹒Hire talent: Exclusive partnerships with hiring agencies and a $2,000 discount ﹒Access to $1.5M+ in perks & benefits (incl. $450k in cloud credits) to extend their runway ﹒Learning and growing with a lifelong community of 200+ other experienced B2B SaaS founders from our portfolio ﹒Access to the extended network of mentors, operators, investors, partners, and fellows Aurelia Ventures redefines how an operator VC supports early-stage founders at their earliest stage. We intentionally, unconventionally, back founders earlier than any other Angel or investor to help them navigate the growth challenges they will face early on.
Angel Investor
Aug 2023
Umami Capital is the worlds largest angel syndicate powered by Forbes 30U30 listers. Are you an angel investor? Feel free to apply to join our syndicate here: https://angel.co/s/umami-capital/pzvRR We are the winning ingredient for a company’s success, just as umami is the integral flavor in any recipe. We have invested $50M+ in 80+ companies alongside leading funds including a16z, Founders Fund, Kleiner Perkins, Harvards endowment, Sequoia, NEA, YC, and many more. Our typical check size is $200k-$1M. We are one of the largest founder-led syndicates on AngelList and have 2000+ LPs including exited founders, C-suite execs at public companies, partners at top VC firms, and a 3-time Grammy Award winner.
Investor
May 2022
What If Ventures began as a passion project to fund Mental Health startups. As the firm scaled to more than $100mm AUM and 4,000 LPs, the investment thesis has broadened to include a number of verticals with a core focus on Health and Freedom. We are a group of 4,000 passionate individuals funding cutting edge solutions to the worlds biggest problems. We fund solutions targeting the most stigmatized healthcare indications and some of the most difficult industrial and commercial problems facing society today. Our syndicate members are angel investors, family offices, healthcare providers, donor advised funds, and individuals who have been impacted personally by the problems we aim to help solve. We invest in startups from Seed to Pre-IPO. We accept investors of all shapes, sizes, walks of life and interests. Please get in touch if you would like to learn more.
LP Investor
May 2022
MVP Ventures was founded in 2020 with the realization that a rethought model for venture investing could unlock significantly greater returns. With the help of our proprietary data-driven sourcing engine and value-add focus, we invest as the 2nd-largest check into early-stage deeptech teams building differentiated and defensible technology across software and hardware — with no ownership restrictions.
Angel Investor
Aug 2020
Allied is an early-stage venture syndicate on a mission to support talented founders solving global problems. We invest in Seed to Series A software and technology companies across Canada and the United States, and we proudly leverage our diverse network of operators, investors and VCs to help founders succeed.
LP Investor
Aug 2019
Mana Ventures is a San Francisco based VC firm that invests in early stage software and deep tech companies. Angel List syndicate: https://angel.co/mana-ventures/syndicate
Limited Partner Board Member
Jun 2018
At SoftBank Investment Advisers, we believe the AI Revolution is underway. Through the SoftBank Vision Funds, we are investing more than $140 billion in the businesses and technologies that will help make it possible. We offer the operational expertise, global network, and patient capital required to help exceptional founders build market-leading companies.
Co-investor
Aug 2017
Chestnut Street Ventures is an Alumni Ventures venture capital fund for alumni of Penn that invests in companies with a Penn connection. Meet the team: Brain Keil, Managing Partner Jonathan Meltzer, Managing Partner Wesley Yiu, Partner Mason Hale, Associate Lucas Kirshenbaum, Venture Analyst We are part of Alumni Ventures, America’s largest venture fund for individuals and the #1 most active venture firm in the US and #3 globally (PitchBook 2022). Follow Chestnut Street Ventures for content at the intersection of our shared alma mater, venture capital, and entrepreneurship. We are private, for-profit, and not affiliated with or sanctioned by the university.
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Board (1)
2025
Senior Advisor Venture Capital
Dec 2025
Evvolve & Partners is an asset management and advisory firm dedicated to preserving and growing capital through strategic deployment into high-growth opportunities. We combine disciplined portfolio management with deep investment banking expertise to deliver value across mergers, acquisitions, and direct investments. Our approach is designed for investors seeking intelligent exposure to innovative, market-shaping enterprises.
Angel Squad Member
Nov 2025
Hustle Fund is a venture capital firm investing in hilariously-early pre-seed founders. Learn more about Hustle Fund and pitch us here: hustlefund.vc If you are here to learn about ANGEL SQUAD, youve come to the right place. We help teach professionals how to invest in startups alongside Hustle Fund. Learn how we do this here: https://hustlefund.vc/squad
Advisor
Mar 2025
Pegasus Tech Ventures is a global venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley. We invest in emerging technology companies around the world and work with them to expand sales in North America, Asia, and Europe. Our 110+ person team operates out of offices in seven different countries and offers a wide range of domain expertise. Pegasus Tech Ventures currently has several venture capital funds under management. We look for world-class management and technical teams that are targeting disruptive opportunities in IT, HealthTech, Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Robotics, Big Data, Quantum Computing, FinTech, and Next Generation Technologies. As a global investor, our portfolio includes companies with operations that range from Silicon Valley and across the US to the UK, Israel, Korea, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Bangladesh, and beyond. By helping entrepreneurs break down geographical barriers and enter new markets, Pegasus Tech Ventures is helping to bridge innovation ecosystems around the world. Pegasus also founded and sponsors Startup World Cup, one of the biggest and richest startup competitions in the world. Startup World Cup extends to over 60 countries across six continents, with a Grand Finale in Silicon Valley featuring a $1 million investment prize. The goal of Startup World Cup is to support regional innovation ecosystems and connect them to Silicon Valley. Startup World Cup brings together entrepreneurs, investors and prominent thought-leaders, such as Steve Wozniak (Co-Founder of Apple), Reid Hoffman (Founding CEO of LinkedIn), John Chambers (Chairman Emeritus of Cisco), Vinod Khosla (Co-Founder of Sun Microsystems; Founder of Khosla Ventures), Marc Randolph (Co-Founder of Netflix), Adam Cheyer (Co-Founder of Siri), and many others who have participated in Startup World Cup events around the world.
2024
Advisor
Nov 2024
Downing Capital Group’s mission is to build exceptional businesses and create substantial value for all the constituencies of our portfolio companies: customers, employees, capital providers, and management teams alike.
Investor
Mar 2024
Ultra-early operator VC that provides edge and investment to outlier B2B SaaS founders to scale from POC/Stealth to Seed. 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 - Let us know what you are building: https://aureliaventures.com/program 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘀/𝗟𝗣𝘀 - Get in touch: https://airtable.com/appW4QzFBNQzSd0WJ/shrvV29QGrpX1Vcy6 When we decide to work with founders, they receive the following lifetime benefits: ﹒1:1 coaching with each founding team until post-seed ﹒Program structure based on the needs of early-stage B2B SaaS founders ﹒Fundraising support: Strategy, pitch deck reviews, access to a network of 250+ VCs in the US ﹒Sale more and faster: Sales coaching, pricing strategy, how to sell to enterprise clients ﹒Hire talent: Exclusive partnerships with hiring agencies and a $2,000 discount ﹒Access to $1.5M+ in perks & benefits (incl. $450k in cloud credits) to extend their runway ﹒Learning and growing with a lifelong community of 200+ other experienced B2B SaaS founders from our portfolio ﹒Access to the extended network of mentors, operators, investors, partners, and fellows Aurelia Ventures redefines how an operator VC supports early-stage founders at their earliest stage. We intentionally, unconventionally, back founders earlier than any other Angel or investor to help them navigate the growth challenges they will face early on.
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