Where does Taylor Wakefield work?

Taylor Wakefield is Founder of Mailgun and Co-founder and COO 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

Co-founder and COO at Teleport · Founder at Mailgun

United States

FoundedMailgun · YC Teleport · YC

Find your path to Taylor

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

Joe MedvedunlockedTaylor: together at Boston College (1995–1997)

×2Taylor: together at Boston College

×8Taylor: together at Bear Stearns

Taylor: together at Teleport

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.

Co-founder and COO 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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In turn, Taylor can intro founders to Teleport's investors below.

Teleport's investors · 9

137 VenturesSan Francisco Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2022 CapitalXLynnwood · $250K checks ChemistrySan Francisco Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2022 Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2022 S28 CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2022 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015 ZillionizePalo Alto · $200K checks

Co-founders at Teleport

Ev KontsevoyCo-founder and CEO

Alexander KlizhentasCo-founder and CTO

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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In turn, Taylor can intro founders to Mailgun's investors below.

Mailgun's investors · 5

Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks ScaleworksSan Antonio Spider CapitalSan Francisco · $500K checks SV AngelSan Francisco · since 2023 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2011

Co-founders at Mailgun

Ev KontsevoyFounder/CEO

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 Co-founder and COO 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.