The biggest ideas often sound strange at the start.

Throughout history, the most transformative innovations have initially been dismissed as crazy or impossible. Our mission is to identify and understand these breakthroughs before they become mainstream.

The Strange Review - Our weekly publication delivers in-depth analyses of modern inventors and deep tech startups pushing boundaries across industries.

Strange Ventures - Our first-check venture firm backs exceptional technical founders working on breakthrough technologies that challenge conventional thinking.

Strange Agency - Our research arm combines fieldwork and foresight to translate emerging signals into actionable insights for founders, investors, and enterprise leaders navigating technological frontiers.

Strange was founded by Tara Tan, an investor and designer based in San Francisco, building upon a decade of investing and building in deep tech. Prior to Strange, she was General Partner at IDEO Ventures, and held operating roles at deep tech startups.

In a previous life, she created large-scale interactive installations that toured the world, and was a journalist at a national newspaper. She holds a Masters in Computational Design from Harvard. You can reach her at tara [at] strangevc.com.