About
Ben Taylor founded Doorport, which was acquired by Alarm.com in 2020. He is currently working on a new venture.
Founder at DoorportYC W19
Intro paths
YC
Ben went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Ben can intro founders to Doorport's investors below.
Doorport's investors · 1
Experience
- SpecFoundercurrent2025 — present
- PercentsCo-Founder2021 — 2023
- PointCentralDirector2020 — 2021Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Alarm.comDirector - PointCentral2020 — 2021Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Doorport (acquired by PointCentral, an Alarm.com company)CEO/Founder2016 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- EpicBusiness Intelligence Developer2015 — 2016Verona, Wisconsin
- GLOBAL STORIES LTDWeb Developer2014Nashville, TN
- QMSIControl System Engineer Intern2014La Vergne, TN
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Taylor?
- Ben Taylor founded Doorport, which was acquired by Alarm.com in 2020. He is currently working on a new venture.
- Where does Ben Taylor work?
- Ben Taylor is Founder of Doorport.
- What companies did Ben Taylor found?
- Ben Taylor founded Doorport.
- Where did Ben Taylor go to school?
- Ben Taylor studied at Y Combinator; Vanderbilt University (Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Electrical Engineering).
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