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Known for these resultsRole67%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 67% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company11%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 11% of these rows have at least one match.School33%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 33% of these rows have at least one match.
- Xin Ding@xinding33Founder/CEO · AttuneX25B2B · San Francisco
- Jerry Liu@liuzjerryFounder/CEO · DayflowS24Consumer · San Francisco
- Rob Picard@itsRobPicardFounder · ObservaW21B2B
- Alexander KlizhentasFounder/CTO · TeleportS15B2B · San Francisco
- Ev Kontsevoy@kontsevoyFounder/CEO · TeleportS15B2B · San Francisco
- Taylor Wakefield@ktwakefieldFounder/COO · TeleportS15B2B · San Francisco
- Ev Kontsevoy@kontsevoyFounder/CEO · MailgunW11B2B · San Francisco
- Taylor Wakefield@ktwakefieldFounder · MailgunW11B2B · San Francisco
- Matt BrezinaFounder · XobniS06B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Xin DingAttuneFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/xinding33Jerry LiuDayflowFounder/CEOSummer 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/liuzjerryRob PicardObservaFounderWinter 2021B2BUnknown1https://x.com/itsRobPicardAlexander 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/ktwakefieldEv KontsevoyMailgun2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2011B2BSan Francisco, United States51https://x.com/kontsevoyTaylor WakefieldMailgun2× YCFounderWinter 2011B2BSan Francisco, United States51https://x.com/ktwakefieldMatt BrezinaXobniFounderSummer 2006B2BSan Francisco, United States11—
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Taylor Wakefield
Founder·Mailgun
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size51
BatchWinter 2011
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageEarly
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 founderExit mentioned in bio
- W11MailgunAcquired · this entry
- S15TeleportActive
COMPANY CONTEXT
Also founded · 1 more YC company
TeleportActiveSummer 2015The Infrastructure Identity Company
B2BSan Francisco, United States255Open this entry
