Where does Taylor Wakefield work?

Taylor Wakefield is Founder of Mailgun and Founder at Teleport.

What companies did Taylor Wakefield found?

Taylor Wakefield founded Mailgun, Teleport.

Where did Taylor Wakefield go to school?

Taylor Wakefield studied at Boston College (BS, Finance); MUHS.

Taylor Wakefield

Founder

Founder at Teleport · Founder at Mailgun

United States

FoundedMailgun · YC Teleport · YC

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About

Taylor Wakefield co-founded Mailgun and later Teleport (formerly Gravitational). He held a product director role at Rackspace for three years following Mailgun's acquisition by the company in 2012, and studied at Boston College.

Founder at Teleport YC S15

Intro paths

Taylor went through Y Combinator (Summer 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Andrew Miklas, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Teleport's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Teleport's investors · 22

137 VenturesSan Francisco Active CapitalSan Antonio · $100K – $1M checks Atento CapitalTulsa · $500K – $1M checks Bessemer Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $50K – $100M checks · since 2022 CapitalXLynnwood · $250K checks ChemistrySan Francisco Cisco InvestmentsSan Jose Crystal Towers CapitalMountain View Escape Velocity Four CitiesNewton Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2022 Insta VenturesLimassol · $100K – $500K checks James Beshara FundVenice Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2022 S28 CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2022 SV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checks The 81 CollectionChicago Tuesday CapitalSan Francisco WefunderSan Francisco Whistler Capital PartnersNashville Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015 ZillionizePalo Alto · $200K checks

Co-founders at Teleport

Ev KontsevoyFounder

Alexander KlizhentasFounder

Aleksandr KlizhentasFounder

Founder at Mailgun YC W11

Intro paths

Taylor went through Y Combinator (Winter 2011) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Mailgun's investors · 13

DST GlobalGeorge Town, Grand Cayman · since 2011 Eniac VenturesNew York City · $1.2M checks · since 2011 Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2011 Kapor CapitalOakland · $100K – $1M checks · since 2011 Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks ScaleworksSan Antonio · since 2017 Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checks · since 2011 Sound VenturesSanta Monica Spider CapitalSan Francisco · $500K checks SV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checks · since 2023 Webb Investment NetworkSan Francisco · $500K – $750K checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2011 ZillionizePalo Alto · $200K checks

Co-founders at Mailgun

Ev KontsevoyFounder

Experience

TeleportCo-Founder, COOcurrent2015 — present
Rackspace HostingDirector2012 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
MailgunCo-Founder2010 — 2012
Profista, Inc.Co-Founder2008 — 2011
Vertical Capital SolutionsPrincipal2009 — 2011
Bear StearnsManaging Director1997 — 2007

Skills & more

Fixed Income20Financial Services13Bonds10Financial Modeling10Venture Capital11Alternative Investments5Start-ups12Financial Analysis4Entrepreneurship14Derivatives6Capital Markets10Business Development9

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FinanceFinancial StructuringStructured FinanceStrategic PartnershipsStrategy

Languages Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Taylor Wakefield?: Taylor Wakefield co-founded Mailgun and later Teleport (formerly Gravitational). He held a product director role at Rackspace for three years following Mailgun's acquisition by the company in 2012, and studied at Boston College.
Where does Taylor Wakefield work?: Taylor Wakefield is Founder of Mailgun and Founder at Teleport.
What companies did Taylor Wakefield found?: Taylor Wakefield founded Mailgun, Teleport.
Where did Taylor Wakefield go to school?: Taylor Wakefield studied at Boston College (BS, Finance); MUHS.