John Taysom Overview
- Investor Type
- Angel
- Status
- Active
- Professionals
- 1
- Investments
- 22
- Portfolio
- 13
- Exits
- 7
John Taysom General Information
Description
Mr. John Taysom is a Co-Founder and serves as Board Member at Privitar. He served as Advisor at Communitas Capital Partners. He was a Board Member of Partnerize. He was a Board Member of Digimarc, MediaGamma and TIBCO. To date, seventeen of his investments have achieved an IPO. He acquired the Fund in an MBO in 2002. Now London-based with a seed portfolio of thirty US and UK start-ups; one has achieved an IPO and several have been acquired by Experian, Linkedin, Tesco, BMC and others. In 2011 and 2012, he took a Fellowship at Harvard to work on privacy issues and holds EU and US patents on a method of improving privacy online. For 2015, he is a Policy Fellow at the University of Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy and a Visiting Professor, Department of Computer Science, at UCL. He is a Governor at Hurstpierpoint College and runs a small farm in Devon.
Contact Information
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Primary Office
- London
- England, United Kingdom
John Taysom Investments (22)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flown | 05-Nov-2020 | Seed Round | 00.000 | Application Software | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
| 000000 | 26-Apr-2019 | 00000 00000 | 000.00 | Software Development Applications | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
| 0000000000 | 11-Jul-2017 | 0000 00000 | 00000 | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
| 000000 00000000000 | 16-Sep-2016 | 0000 00000 | 00000 | Information Services (B2C) | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
| 000000 00000000000 | 01-Mar-2016 | 00000 00000 | 00.000 | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Profitable | 0000 000000 |
| 0000000000 | 27-Mar-2015 | 00000 (00000 | 00000 | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
| 0000000000 | 10-Feb-2015 | 00000 (00000 | 00000 | Enterprise Systems (Healthcare) | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
| 00000000 | 24-Sep-2013 | 0000 00000 | 00.000 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
| Brisk.io | 04-Jun-2013 | Early Stage VC | 000 | Business/Productivity Software | Out of Business | 0000 000000 |
| LoopMe | 16-Jan-2013 | Seed Round | 00000 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
John Taysom Exits (7)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| MediaGamma | 15-Apr-2020 | Merger/Acquisition | |
| 00000 00000 | 27-Mar-2014 | 000000000000000000 | |
| 00000000000 | 29-Apr-2013 | 0000000000: 000000 | |
| 0000000000 | 07-Feb-2012 | 000000000000000000 | 0000 |
| 00000000 | 06-Feb-2012 | 0000000000 | |
| Tideway Systems | 30-Oct-2009 | Merger/Acquisition | |
| Brisk.io | Out of Business |
John Taysom Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Investments by Industry
Investments by Year
Investments by Region
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| Name | Title | Deals | Funds | Boards | Office |
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| John Taysom | Angel Investor | 00 | 0 | London, United Kingdom |
John Taysom Co-Investors (35)
| Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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| 7percent Ventures | 2 | 0 |
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| Cambridge Angels | 0 | 0 |
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| Entrepreneur First | 0 | 0 |
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| Laurel Bowden | 0 | 0 |
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| MMC Ventures | 0 | 0 |
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