Paul Taylor
FounderFounder & CEO at Thought Machine
London, England, United Kingdom
FoundedThought Machine
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Thought Machine's investors · 13
Air Street CapitalSt. Peter Port · $500K – $10M checksBackedLondon · $500K – $5M checksCambridge Angels groupCambridge · $195K – $1.9M checksIQ CapitalLondon · $1M – $40M checksKarma VenturesTallinn · $1.1M – $5.4M checksLloyds Banking GroupMolten VenturesLondon · $2.5M – $63M checksMorgan StanleyPurchase · since 2025NycaNew York · $2M checksNyca PartnersNew York · $1M – $10M checksPlayfair CapitalLondon · $130K – $1.9M checksSC VenturesSingaporeTemasekSingapore · since 2025
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Experience
- Thought MachineCEO and Co-foundercurrent2014 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- GoogleManager and Technical Lead2010 — 2013
- Phonetic ArtsChief Executive Officer2006 — 2011
- University of CambridgeVisiting lecturer2004 — 2006
- Rhetorical SystemsChief Technical Officer2000 — 2004
Skills & more
Speech TechnologyText-to-SpeechResearchNatural Language ProcessingPythonArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningNuanceSoftware EngineeringAlgorithmsSpeech RecognitionComputer Science
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Paul Taylor?
- Founder & CEO at Thought Machine
- Where does Paul Taylor work?
- Paul Taylor is Founder & CEO of Thought Machine.
- What companies did Paul Taylor found?
- Paul Taylor founded Thought Machine.
- Where did Paul Taylor go to school?
- Paul Taylor studied at The University of Edinburgh (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Linguistics).
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Max BautinManaging Partner at IQ CapitalAndre de HaesCo-Founder, Managing Partner at BackedJonathan BradfordManaging Partner at Dynamo VenturesShane VernerSales Coach at Galileo VenturesMichael OboiteAssociate at Accel-KKRChris SmithManaging Partner at Playfair Capital
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Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG
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Also worked at Phonetic Arts1
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Masha LevinVenture Partner at One Way VenturesChris WeyrerPrincipal at Vida VenturesAnnie DongInvestor at Dorm RoomFrancesco PomponiInvestor at Extantia CapitalJonathan RobinsonSenior Independent Director at EMV CapitalPhilip KalikmanAssistant Professor of Real Estate, Finance, & Economics at Joyance Partners
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