Where does Taylor Wakefield work?

Taylor Wakefield is Founder of Mailgun and Founder/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

Founder/COO at Teleport · Founder at Mailgun

United States

FoundedMailgun · YC Teleport · YC

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/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 · 7

137 VenturesSan Francisco Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks CapitalXLynnwood · $250K checks HPS Investment Partners, LLCNew York · since 2026 Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Teleport

Ev KontsevoyFounder/CEO

Alexander KlizhentasFounder/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 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 Founder/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.