Taylor Clauson

Taylor holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Kansas State University. He resides in Overland Park, Kansas with his wife and two children, and enjoys sports, fishing, and tinkering with new technologies.

Taylor started Abstraction Capital after a few years of teaching himself how to code. To be clear, no one is going to hire him as a developer, but he realized over the years that the plumbing behind software is both exciting and full of opportunity.

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Prior to Abstraction, he spent 7 years at a Kansas City based firm called OpenAir Equity Partners, investing in and building IoT and data companies. Taylor's career includes time spent in economic development and a stint at a cleantech startup.

As a member of Class 23, Taylor is serving his fellowship at OpenAir Equity Partners under the mentorship Scott Ford (Class 11).