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Laurel Taylor

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Founder at Candidly

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedCandidly

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Laurel Taylor is the founder and CEO of Candidly, a financial services technology company that integrates into workplace benefits platforms to provide personalized guidance on debt, college planning, and retirement. The company uses an AI system, including a conversational tool called Cait, and is distributed through partners such as Bank of America, Charles Schwab, Empower, Lincoln Financial Group, New York Life, PNC, TIAA, and Vanguard. Prior to founding Candidly, which has raised $68 million from investors including Altos Ventures, Rethink Impact, Salesforce Ventures, and UBS, Taylor led a Google Global Business Unit.

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Candidly's investors · 17

8VCAustin · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025Altos VenturesBurlingame · $1M – $3M checks · since 2023Backstage CapitalLos Angeles · $50K checksBoston Harbor AngelsBoston · $250K – $1.5M checksBoxGroupNew York · $250K – $1M checks · since 2025Central Texas Angel NetworkAustinCercano ManagementBellevue · since 2023Connetic VenturesCovington · $250K – $500K checks · since 2017First Round CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $20M checks · since 2025Impact EngineChicago · $250K – $3M checks · since 2023Oak HC/FTStamford · since 2025Reach CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $12M checksRethink ImpactWashington · $2M – $10M checks · since 2023Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2023SixThirty VenturesSt. Louis · $100K – $250K checksUBSZurich · since 2023Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

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Who is Laurel Taylor?
Laurel Taylor is the founder and CEO of Candidly, a financial services technology company that integrates into workplace benefits platforms to provide personalized guidance on debt, college planning, and retirement. The company uses an AI system, including a conversational tool called Cait, and is distributed through partners such as Bank of America, Charles Schwab, Empower, Lincoln Financial Group, New York Life, PNC, TIAA, and Vanguard. Prior to founding Candidly, which has raised $68 million from investors including Altos Ventures, Rethink Impact, Salesforce Ventures, and UBS, Taylor led a Google Global Business Unit.
Where does Laurel Taylor work?
Laurel Taylor is Founder of Candidly.
What companies did Laurel Taylor found?
Laurel Taylor founded Candidly.

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