Investing Profile

Frank Taylor

VCFormer CEOFounder
Investment Associate at Virginia Venture Partners
fvt.vcWashington, District of Columbia
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Current Investing Position
Virginia Venture Partners Investor
Investment Range
$200K - $1M
Sweet Spot
$500K
Investments On Record
23

Frank Taylor is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Frank Taylor's Investments On Record (23)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Claros
SeedDec 2024$10M
$50M
Co-investors: Paul Kwan (General Catalyst)
Varda
Series CNov 2024$160M
$770M
Co-investors: Delian Asparouhov (Founders Fund), Trae Stephens (Founders Fund), Paul Grossinger (Gaingels), Seth Bannon (Fifty Years), Sahin Boydas (Angel investor), Joao Otavio Oliverio (Clube FII), Justin Mateen (Unknown Ventures), Josh Wolfe (Lux Research), Nitesh Banta (Getaround), Raymond Tonsing (Caffeinated Capital), Naval Ravikant (Sm4rt Predictive Systems), Jon Dishotsky (Daft Capital), Austin Ogilvie (cia.lol), Mike Annunziata (Caffeinated Capital), William Miller (Transform Investments), Kyle Tibbitts (Paradox Capital), Peter Thiel (The Founders Fund), Ben Braverman (Saga), David Beazley (Castor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)), Vineet Jain, Sohila Zadran, Mattia Astori
Agility Robotics
Series CNov 2024$110M
$110M
Spaceium
SeedNov 2024$5M
$12M
Co-investors: Saturnin Pugnet (Auspicious Fund), Brad Flora (Y Combinator)
Zeno Power
Series BNov 2024$40M
$110M
Co-investors: Matt Kozlov (Multiball Capital), Viktor Shpakovsky (Beyond Earth Ventures), David Beazley (Castor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)), Lior Prosor (Deep33), Arjun Sethi (Tribe-V Venture Capital), Joao Otavio Oliverio (Clube FII)
GridAero
SeedOct 2024$6M
$6M
Solideon
SeedSep 2024$1.5M
$1.5M
Electra.aero
Series BAug 2024$9M
$120M
Co-investors: Chris Moran (Applied Materials), Dustin Dunbar (Virginia Venture Partners)

most interested in

Sectors: Aero/Astro, Clean Energy, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Industrials. Themes: Autonomous Systems, Space Commercialization, National Security Technologies: Robotics, AI/ML, Sensors, Communications, Power

not interested in

Social media, HR tech, consumer tech, digital health

Frank Taylor's Experience

Entrepreneur in Residence Carnegie Mellon University2023 - Present
Investment Associate Virginia Venture Partners2023 - Present
Co-Owner Belvedere Art GalleryPresent
Co-Owner HotmailPresent
Guest Services HamptonPresent
R&D Project Lead Human Touch, LLCPresent
Program Lead - WeDC Ambassadors @ SXSW Washington DC Economic PartnershipPresent
Investment Director Virginia Venture PartnersPresent
Syndicate Lead Phastos FundPresent
Senior Investment Associate Virginia Venture PartnersPresent
Founder RESTIN®Present
Co-Founder FosterlyPresent
Co-Founder & CEO Compound Technologies, Inc.Present
Chief Executive Officer CompoundPresent
Scout Nomad Ventures2021 - 2023
Founder & CEO Compound Technologies, Inc.2017 - 2020

Frank Taylor's Education

The College of William and Mary Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Interdisciplinary Studies
William & Mary Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Interdisciplinary Studies
The College of William and Mary BA Interdisciplinary Studies

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