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Taylor Sargent

Investor

Partner at Industrious Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Taylor Sargent combines hands-on technical experience as lead scientist for satellite communications and ground-station modernization at NASA Goddard with DARPA program-management deploying ~$130M across aerospace, quantum sensing and advanced materials.

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Invests in

Deep TechDefense TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSpace Tech

Experience

  1. Industrious VenturesPartnercurrent2024 — presentDenver, Colorado, United States
  2. Lunar OutpostBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentGolden, Colorado, United States
  3. Solestial, Inc.Board Observer2022 — 2026
  4. Airbus VenturesTechnology Principal2021 — 2024Menlo Park, California, United States
  5. Lux CapitalVenture Associate2020 — 2021
  6. Applied MaterialsEmerging Business Group & Applied Ventures2020
  7. Starburst AerospaceAssociate2020Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  8. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)SETA2017 — 2019Arlington, Virginia, United States
  9. Booz Allen HamiltonLead Scientist2014 — 2019
  10. NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterSenior Consultant2015 — 2016Greenbelt, Maryland, United States
  11. Various ClubsTennis Instructor2007 — 2013Denver, Colorado, United States

Education

  1. UCLA Anderson School of ManagementMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Entrepreneurship
  2. George Mason University Honors CollegeBachelor of Science (B.S.), Physics; DI Varsity Men's Tennis
  3. Cherry Creek High School

Skills & more

Microsoft Office12Microsoft Word4PowerPoint12Microsoft Excel4Facebook5Analytics2Tennis5Mathematics2Physics2Research11Customer Service5Social Networking5
+12 moreSocial MediaEvent PlanningLeadershipManagementMarketingTime ManagementData AnalysisOpticsRelationship DevelopmentNanotechnologyMetamaterialsPropulsion
  • Venture Deals Summer 2020 — Kauffman Fellows
  • Top Secret Security Clearance — United States Department of War

From Taylor's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended UCLA Anderson School of Management181

David Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundDana MoralyPartner; Chief Financial & Administrative Officer at March Capital PartnersJed LeidheiserPartner at March Capital PartnersShahin FarshchiPartner at Lux CapitalJennifer SavagePartner at Illuminate VenturesAlbert WangSenior Director at Qualcomm Ventures

+ 175 more

Also attended Cherry Creek High School6

Andrew YingInvestor at GreycroftDavid LeightInvestment Principal at Red Cell IncubationAndy GreosPrincipal at Sageview CapitalJohanna MennonaAssociate at Lewis & Clark VenturesKristin McDonnellManaging Partner & Founder at Menlo GroupNyle SykesInvestor at First Round Capital

Shared employers

Also worked at Lunar Outpost3

Tarek WakedCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Type One VenturesAngie WangPrincipal - Asia-Pacific Investment Team at VU Venture PartnersAlexandra VidyukGeneral Partner at Beyond Earth Ventures

Also worked at Solestial, Inc.2

Mathieu CostesOperating Partner at Airbus VenturesChristian GammillGeneral Partner at Industrious Ventures

Also worked at Applied Materials43

Adrianna MaInvestor at Index VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalJoseph JeongVenture Partner at ARCH Venture PartnersHaley BrannanPartner at Operator CollectiveJuan CuevaDirector, Early Innovation Partnering at Johnson & Johnson at Joyance PartnersAlbert KimInvestor at Samsung Next

+ 37 more

Also worked at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)18

Houman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesBrandon AlexanderEntrepreneur In Residence at Crosslink CapitalDr. Michael NayakAdvisor at Industrious VenturesRameshPrincipal Scientist at Rebellion VenturesAmy KruseVenture Partner at Prime Movers LabEric BielkeDirector (former Temasek) / Investor at Fathom

+ 12 more

Colleagues at Industrious Ventures

Alexandra Johnson
Head of External Affairs at Industrious Ventures
Camden Mcrae
Partner at Industrious Ventures
Christian Gammill
General Partner at Industrious Ventures
Dr. Michael Nayak
Advisor at Industrious Ventures
Henri Rizack
Head of Capital Markets at Industrious Ventures
Lt. Gen. John Shaw
Advisor at Industrious Ventures
Lt. General John Shaw
Advisor at Industrious Ventures
Mason Angel
Founding Partner at Industrious Ventures

Network4

Camden Mcrae
Partner at Industrious Ventures
Christian Gammill
General Partner at Industrious Ventures
Mason Angel
Founding Partner at Industrious Ventures
Max Conway
Partner at Industrious Ventures

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