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Taylor Bernal

Investor

Director of Marketing & Platform at Costanoa Ventures

Bay Area

About

Taylor Bernal is Director of Marketing & Platform at Costanoa Ventures, where she supports portfolio founders on brand narrative, storytelling, and founder events. She previously worked on Sequoia Capital's marketing team and spent nearly six years at fintech startup NerdWallet, which she joined as an early PR/marketing hire. She studied anthropology in college.

Experience

  1. Costanoa VenturesDirector of Marketing & Platformcurrent2021 — present
  2. Sequoia CapitalDigital Marketing Manager2018 — 2021Menlo Park, CA
  3. NerdWalletSocial Media Associate, Brand Marketing2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  4. NerdWalletCo-Founder of The Black Nerds Network2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  5. NerdWalletSenior Marketing Analyst & Social Media Lead2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  6. NerdWalletPublic Relations & Social Media Specialist2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  7. PayPalCommunication Specialist2012San Jose, CA
  8. San Francisco International AirportTeam Leader - Intern Programs2011 — 2012
  9. Locatelli Activity Center at Santa Clara UniversityEvent Manager2010 — 2012
  10. Bronco Bench Foundation in the SCU Athletic DepartmentUndergraduate Student Intern2010 — 2011
  11. Santa Clara UniversityOrientation Leader2009 — 2010

Education

  1. Santa Clara UniversityBachelor of Arts, Communication2008 — 2012
  2. Saint Francis High School2004 — 2008

Skills & more

Storytelling1Social Media Marketing12Digital MarketingPublic Relations26Social Media50Event Planning14Media Relations9Marketing8Strategic Communications7Event Management5Editing6Blogging4
+12 moreCreative WritingCrisis CommunicationsTiktok MarketingVenture CapitalGo-to-market StrategyWordPressSalesforce.comFacebook Ads ManagerPublic SpeakingLeadershipManagementFundraising
  • LinkedIn Marketing Solutions Fundamentals — LinkedIn
  • Excel Intro — AcademyX

From Taylor's professional profile.

Colleagues at Costanoa Ventures

Amy Cheetham
Partner at Costanoa Ventures
Andy Huang
Finance Manager at Costanoa Ventures
Arpie Kawmongkolsi
Executive Assistant at Costanoa Ventures
David Cheng
Partner at Costanoa Ventures
Greg Sands
Founder and Managing Partner at Costanoa Ventures
Jared Franklin
Vice President at Costanoa Ventures
Jim Wilson
Partner at Costanoa Ventures
John Cowgill
Partner at Costanoa Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Taylor Bernal work?
Taylor Bernal is Director of Marketing & Platform at Costanoa Ventures.

Founder mafias

Santa Clara University mafia33

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Praveen MandalBachelor's DegreeFounded Joules AI +1Rasmus AreskougComputer Science & Engineering ManagementFounded ParaglideGeorge ManuelianBachelor's degreeFounded RapidFortJim HickmanMBAFounded CenterforyouthwellnessGregory EatonAnthropologyFounded Reach SecurityJose Miguel HerreroBSEECSFounded Big Sur Ventures

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Costanoa Ventures mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Greg RudinExec in ResidenceFounded Creative Destruction LabGreg SandsFounder & Managing PartnerFounded Costanoa VenturesEvaline TsaiInvestment FellowFounded Cambridge Cancer Genomics

Costanoa Ventures mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Greg RudinExec in ResidenceFounded Creative Destruction LabEvaline TsaiInvestment FellowFounded Cambridge Cancer Genomics

Saint Francis High School mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sid GarimellaFounded RulebricksKelly LuFounded Overeasy

Same school

Also attended Santa Clara University142

Viviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesKirsten MelloPartner + Chief Financial Officer at Menlo VenturesRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalJohn TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupSarah LucasManaging General Partner at Lucas Venture GroupBob GenchiCIO/CISO at Scale Venture Partners

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Also attended Saint Francis High School12

Kevin ThauInvestor at Spark CapitalAdrian MallingerOperations & Administration at Ballistic VenturesHaley HughesChief of Staff at ClimacticMichael PanicciaAssociate at Catapult VenturesGary A. VecchiarelliPresident & Chief Financial Officer at CleansparkTommy WickershamData Scientist at Watertower Ventures Management, Llc

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Shared employers

Also worked at Sequoia Capital175

Michael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in Startups; All-In co-hostAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at Paradigm

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Also worked at NerdWallet17

Bala SathiamurthyInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Jules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Tom LoverroInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Arjan SchütteFounder & Managing Partner at Core Venture CapitalShiyan KohCo-Founder, General Partner at Hustle FundJason LinCo-founder and General Partner at Lifelike Capital

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Also worked at PayPal136

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesJoe LonsdaleFounder & Managing Partner of 8VC

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Also worked at Locatelli Activity Center at Santa Clara University30

John TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupThomas KnowlesAdvisor & Managing Director, Gratitude Railroad at Buckhill CapitalSaachi SikariaAssociate at Moneta VenturesJoanna ReesInvestor at MatterScale VenturesGregory EatonFounder - Managing Director at Cheyenne VenturesSarah NelsonSenior Fund Accountant at Playground Global

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