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Rob Taylor

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Operating Partner at Silverton Partners · Board director at Dappier · Founder at Convey

Austin, TX

FoundedConvey

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2,029 people in our graph share verified history with Rob — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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Rob: together at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

About

Serial software entrepreneur who has built, scaled, and exited multiple B2B and B2C venture-backed companies. As Operating Partner at Silverton, he works with portfolio CEOs on growth and scaling; previously co-founded and led Convey (acquired by project44 for $255M), served as President of BlackLocus (acquired by The Home Depot), and was EVP & GM of TrueCar.

Board director at Dappier

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Dappier's investors · 3

Render CapitalLouisville · $750K – $1.3M checks · since 2024Silverton PartnersAustin · $200K – $2M checks · since 2024VictorumOklahoma City · $250K – $1M checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Dappier

DG
Daniel GoikhmanExecutive Officer, Director
KA
Krishna ArvapallyExecutive Officer, Director

Founder at Convey

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Convey's investors · 4

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2026NextGen Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checksSilverton PartnersAustin · $200K – $2M checks · since 2016TechstarsBoulder · $220K checks

Co-founders at Convey

DB
Daniel BeboutExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

  1. Silverton PartnersOperating Partnercurrent2023 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  2. LawnStarterBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  3. project44President, Last Mile2021 — 2022Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  4. Convey IncCo-Founder & CEO2014 — 2021Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  5. TechStarsMentor2013 — 2021Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  6. Capital FactoryPartner & Mentor2013 — 2021Austin, TX
  7. The Home DepotPresident & GM, BlackLocus (Home Depot Innovation Lab)2012 — 2014Austin, TX
  8. BlackLocusPresident2011 — 2012Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  9. TrueCar, Inc.COO, EVP & GM2008 — 2011Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  10. PricelockCOO2006 — 2008Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
  11. Laurus Consulting Group LLCPresident2002 — 2006Greater Phoenix Area
  12. Quepasa CorporationPresident & COO1999 — 2002Greater Phoenix Area
  13. Computer Sciences CorporationSenior Consultant1996 — 1999Greater Chicago Area
  14. Michelin Tire CorporationSenior Industrial Engineer1992 — 1995Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina Area

Skills & more

SaaS29Enterprise Software3Team Leadership18Operational Excellence10Strategy56Leadership14Early Stage Companies5Product Development28Start-ups89Pricing8Retail4P&L1
+12 moreIncome StatementE-commerceOperations ManagementFundraisingAccount ManagementStrategic PartnershipsBusiness StrategyMarketing StrategyAnalyticsSalesProduct ManagementTeam Building

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Investments

Investor

Avid AIICOM AIPress TechnologiesRoikoiTestlio

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Colleagues at Silverton Partners

Adam Chibib
General Partner at Silverton Partners
Addie Rasche
Principal at Silverton Partners
Aimee Smith
Executive Assistant + Operations & Finance Manager at Silverton Partners
Alyssa Dadoly
CFO & Partner at Silverton Partners
Aneesh Desai
Senior Associate at Silverton Partners
Kip McClanahan
General Partner at Silverton Partners
Kristen Dumbeck
Principal at Silverton Partners
Kyra McCarty
Operations Manager at Serena Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Rob Taylor?
Serial software entrepreneur who has built, scaled, and exited multiple B2B and B2C venture-backed companies. As Operating Partner at Silverton, he works with portfolio CEOs on growth and scaling; previously co-founded and led Convey (acquired by project44 for $255M), served as President of BlackLocus (acquired by The Home Depot), and was EVP & GM of TrueCar.
Where does Rob Taylor work?
Rob Taylor is Founder of Convey and Operating Partner at Silverton Partners and Board director at Dappier.
What companies did Rob Taylor found?
Rob Taylor founded Convey.
What companies has Rob Taylor invested in?
Investments tracked here include Avid AI, ICOM AI, Press Technologies, Roikoi, Testlio.
Where did Rob Taylor go to school?
Rob Taylor studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (MBA, Finance); Northwestern University (MEM, Engineering Management); Virginia Tech (BS, Industrial & Systems Engineering).

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Also worked at BlackLocus1

Aziz GilaniAssociate at Mercury Fund