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James Tan

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Partner, Transpose Platform Management

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Transpose Platform Management
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Record updated 17 September 2026

About

James is Partner and Director of Early Stage Investments at Transpose Platform. He brings a rich 18+ year history of partnering with founders at early-stage high-growth startups to build software platforms and applications that serve millions of people. James got his start at Palantir Technologies in 2006 as its first software intern on Project Gotham and has a proven track record of building platforms and applications from the ground up to serve a number of different industries. He led the development and hiring at Plympton, Earbits (YC11), Bodyport (YC15), and AICrete. Aside from his time in startups, James also brings a diverse set of skills from the enterprise space, which he gained while developing solutions at Phillips Volcano, UC Davis Medical Center, and the Baha’i World Centre. James holds a BS in Biomedical Engineering from UC Davis.

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