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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio90%Bio coverage: 90% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company20%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 20% of these rows have at least one match.School10%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 10% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jamil Bou Kheir@jamilbkFounder · FirezoneW22B2B · San Francisco
- Alex Feiszli@AFeiszliFounder · NetmakerW22B2B · Austin
- Daniel Bilbao@ddbilbaoFounder · UpfortS17B2B · San Francisco
- Han WangFounder/CTO · UpfortS17B2B · San Francisco
- Alexander KlizhentasFounder/CTO · TeleportS15B2B · San Francisco
- Ev Kontsevoy@kontsevoyFounder/CEO · TeleportS15B2B · San Francisco
- Taylor Wakefield@ktwakefieldFounder/COO · TeleportS15B2B · San Francisco
- Erik BerlsFounder · CryptosealS11B2B · San Francisco
- Ryan Lackey@octalFounder/CEO · CryptosealS11B2B · San Francisco
- Thomas SparksFounder · CryptosealS11B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jamil Bou KheirFirezoneFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/jamilbkAlex FeiszliNetmakerFounderWinter 2022B2BAustin, United States7https://x.com/AFeiszliDaniel BilbaoUpfort2× YCFounderSummer 2017B2BSan Francisco, United States38https://x.com/ddbilbaoHan WangUpfortFounder/CTOSummer 2017B2BSan Francisco, United States38—Alexander KlizhentasTeleportFounder/CTOSummer 2015B2BSan Francisco, United States255—Ev KontsevoyTeleport2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2015B2BSan Francisco, United States255https://x.com/kontsevoyTaylor WakefieldTeleport2× YCFounder/COOSummer 2015B2BSan Francisco, United States255https://x.com/ktwakefieldErik BerlsCryptosealFounderSummer 2011B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Ryan LackeyCryptosealFounder/CEOSummer 2011B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/octalThomas SparksCryptosealFounderSummer 2011B2BSan Francisco, United States3—
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Taylor Wakefield
Founder/COO·Teleport
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/COO
Team size255
BatchSummer 2015
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
- Co-Founder of Teleport (fka, Gravitational) (S2015) and Mailgun (W2011). - Director at Rackspace in product for 3 years after Mailgun was acquired by Rackspace in 2012. - Boston College alumni.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
2× YC founderVerified prior exitExit mentioned in bio
- W11MailgunAcquired
- S15TeleportActive · this entry
COMPANY CONTEXT
TeleportThe Infrastructure Identity Company
Also founded · 1 more YC company
MMailgunAcquiredWinter 2011
Email API service.
B2BSan Francisco, United States51Open this entry
