Frank Taylor
InvestorInvestor at Virginia Venture Partners
Washington, District of Columbia
Writes $200K – $1M checks · typically $500K
About
Frank Taylor is an Investment Director at Virginia Venture Partners specializing in early-stage deep technology investments in aerospace and defense, robotics and autonomy, and energy and materials. He brings over 15 years of startup experience as a three-time founder and CEO, including leading a B2B software company through sustained revenue growth, bootstrapping a profitable e-commerce business to exit, and scaling a B2B social network to 12,000 members. He previously served as Entrepreneur in Residence at Carnegie Mellon University.
Experience
- Virginia Venture PartnersInvestment Directorcurrent2023 — presentVirginia, United States
- Phastos FundSyndicate Leadcurrent2024 — presentWashington, DC
- FVT.VCAngel Investorcurrent2024 — presentWashington, DC
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityEntrepreneur in Residence2023 — 2025Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Compound Technologies, Inc.Co-Founder & CEO2017 — 2022Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- FosterlyCo-Founder2012 — 2018Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- FosterlyExecutive Director, DC Regional Startup Census2015 — 2017Washington D.C. Metro Area
- FosterlyExecutive Director, Collaborate Conference2014 — 2015Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Washington DC Economic PartnershipAdvisory Board Member2014 — 2017Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Washington DC Economic PartnershipProgram Lead - WeDC Ambassadors @ SXSW2015 — 2017Austin, Texas, United States
- Washington DC Economic PartnershipEvent Host & Organizer2015 — 2017Austin, Texas, United States
- RESTIN®Founder & CEO (Acquired)2010 — 2017Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Human Touch, LLCR&D Project Lead2013 — 2015Greater Los Angeles Area
- HamptonGuest Services2007 — 2010Williamsburg, VA
- Belvedere Art GalleryCo-Owner2005 — 2007Norfolk, Virginia Area
Education
- William & MaryBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Interdisciplinary Studies2006 — 2010
Skills & more
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New Business DevelopmentCRMStart-upsOnline MarketingIntegrated MarketingSocial Media MarketingE-commerceLead GenerationEmail MarketingOnline AdvertisingSEOSocial NetworkingLanguages English · Spanish
- Series 65 — FINRA
- VC University — VC University
- Fintech: Foundations & Applications of Financial Technology Specialization — Wharton Online
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