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Taylor Barada

Investor

Venture Partner at SignalFire · Board director at Recora

Los Altos, California

Writes $5M – $20M checks · typically $12.5M

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Taylor: together at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

About

Taylor Barada is a Venture Partner at SignalFire with background as a general manager in corporate and business development, strategy, and product marketing. His experience spans deal leadership, operations, and advisory work across new product strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and go-to-market planning. His investment interests include consumer healthcare, social commerce, online media, mobile applications, and SaaS.

Board director at Recora

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Recora's investors · 4

MGV.VCSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021Pear VCSan Francisco · $150K – $4M checks · since 2021SignalFireSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checks · since 2021Valor Equity PartnersChicago · since 2021

Co-founders at Recora

ACAbhi Chandra
Abhi ChandraCo-Founder & CEO
EWEd Wu
Ed WuCo-Founder & COO
VVVivek Vishwanath
Vivek VishwanathCo-Founder & CGO
EWEd Wu, MD
Ed Wu, MDFounder

Experience

  1. SignalFireVenture Partnercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. GoNoodleMember of Board of Directorscurrent2013 — presentNashville Metropolitan Area
  3. AdobeVP, Global Head of Corporate Development, Corporate Strategy & Strategic Partnerships2013 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  4. ZyngaVP of Business2011 — 2013
  5. Yahoo!Vice President, Corporate Development2010 — 2011
  6. Yahoo!Senior Director, Corporate Development2009 — 2010
  7. VoxPop.TVAdvisor2009
  8. Rosewood CapitalExecutive in Residence2008 — 2009
  9. Bain & CompanyConsultant2005 — 2008
  10. Peregrine SystemsArea Vice President, Corporate Development2001 — 2003
  11. Peregrine SystemsDirector of Special Projects, Office of the CEO2000 — 2001
  12. Peregrine SystemsDirector, Product Marketing & Business Development1999 — 2000
  13. Peregrine SystemsCorporate Development Analyst1998 — 1999
  14. Peregrine SystemsAssociate Product Manager1997 — 1998
  15. Peregrine SystemsMarket Research Analyst1996 — 1997
  16. Various professional soccer clubsGoalkeeper1994 — 1996

Skills & more

Strategic Alliances5Venture Capital43Acquisitions9Acquisition Integration25New Business Development14Product Marketing29Business Strategy36Product Management26Mergers12Mergers & AcquisitionsE-commerceStrategic Partnerships4
+12 moreBusiness DevelopmentGo-to-market StrategyStart-upsCorporate DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipInternational DevelopmentAnalyticsEnterprise SoftwareLeadershipManagementStrategyPeople-oriented

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Deals · 1

RecoraBoard seat

via SignalFire · filed Jan 2022 · $25M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at SignalFire

Aayush Sharma
Senior Associate at SignalFire
Alex Hooshmand
Co-founder ZaiNar & Bluekai at SignalFire
Andrew Reid
Director, GTM Recruiting at SignalFire
Asher Bantock
Head of Research at SignalFire
Audrey Salomez
Contrôleur financier at 123Venture
Ben Davenport
Venture Partner at Blockchain Capital
Bobby Lent
Managing Partner at Hillsven & Co-founder of Ariba at SignalFire
Cali Tran
CEO of Cision; CEO of Brandwatch at SignalFire

Frequently asked questions

Who is Taylor Barada?
Taylor Barada is a Venture Partner at SignalFire with background as a general manager in corporate and business development, strategy, and product marketing. His experience spans deal leadership, operations, and advisory work across new product strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and go-to-market planning. His investment interests include consumer healthcare, social commerce, online media, mobile applications, and SaaS.
Where does Taylor Barada work?
Taylor Barada is Venture Partner at SignalFire and Board director at Recora.
What check size does Taylor Barada write?
Taylor Barada typically writes checks of $5M – $20M.
What boards does Taylor Barada sit on?
Taylor Barada holds tracked board seats at Recora.
Where did Taylor Barada go to school?
Taylor Barada studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (MBA); Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (JD); Harvard Business School (The General Manager Program--Exec Ed.).

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