Julien Taylor

Chief of Staff

2023 - Current

Sonder is a VC-backed active care technology company that helps organisations improve the wellbeing of their people so they perform at their best. Our mobile app provides immediate, 24/7 support from a team of safety, medical, and mental health professionals - plus onsite help for time-sensitive scenarios. Accredited by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS), our platform gives leaders the insights they need to act on tomorrow’s wellbeing challenges today. With operations in Australia, New Zealand and the UK, we are at an exciting time of growth and we invite you to join us on our mission to help organisations around the world create a culture of Active Care.

Explorer

2023

🔎 Scouting problem-obsessed founders with game-changing ideas for AirTree VC. 🔊 Calling all resilient souls who feel like the odds are stacked against them. ✍️ Slide in the DMs let's make magic happen!

Coach

2022

Investor & Advisor

2020

Storybook App combines infant massage, bedtime stories and music to help children relax and sleep better. The company is backed by Silicon Valley investor Jason Calacanis and LAUNCH.

Senior Director, Revenue Strategy / Chief of Staff to CCO

2022 - 2023

I act as Chief of Staff to our Chief Commercial Officer and spearhead strategic initiatives. I provide thought leadership and programme manage strategic cross-functional initiatives, including GDPR, data residency, product localisation and pricing.

Head of International Expansion

2021 - 2022

Go1 operates the world’s largest corporate education content hub for on-demand training and resources. We are backed by exceptional investors including AirTree, M12, Salesforce Ventures and SoftBank. At Go1, I spearhead our international expansion strategy and the incubation of our new regions by recruiting landing teams and overseeing growth operations. I also led pre-seed/seed venture investments into edtech companies to support our corporate development efforts.

Advisor

2020 - 2021

Director

2019 - 2020

Antler is a global early-stage VC enabling and investing in the world's most exceptional people. Antler unlocks the power of the world’s most brilliant and determined people to work on some of the most exciting and crucial opportunities and problems of tomorrow. We help them find the right co-founder and connect them to a top tier network of advisors and experts worldwide. Antler provides funding from day one to support experienced founders in building disruptive technology companies that positively impact local, regional and global economies. • Responsible for the end-to-end design and execution of the start-up generator program - Antler’s access to deal flow - and the successful development of founder cohorts based out of Amsterdam • Part of the leadership team that launched Antler in the Netherlands and 1st cohort under 3 months • Member of Antler's investment committee • Responsible for portfolio success, supporting the startups from pre-seed to Series A • Logged 200+ coaching hours, helping founders with team issues, fundraising, GTM, OKR setting, and product roadmap • Interviewed 200+ entrepreneurs and ranked best talent detector for founders becoming successful • Created Antler Amsterdam' investment agreements used for all pre-seed investments • Developed Antler’s founder fundraising kit used globally by founders across all locations

Advisor

2019 - 2021

Clear improves well-being thanks to an intelligent AI-driven program that tracks participants glycemic responses to food and generates personalised nutrition recommendations.

Advisor

2019 - 2020

SpeechifAI is the digital campaign suite for word-of-mouth marketing.

MBA Intern, Direct Equity - Food & Agriculture

2018 - 2018

Head of Expansion & Growth

2015 - 2017

• Kick-started the company’s expansion from 1 to 8 schools, 5 countries and USD 2m+ ARR in 24 months • Launched new international secondary school in Mozambique in 2 months, and first International Baccalaureate World School of Central Africa (Cameroon) • Brokered the company’s EUR 2m Series A round of financing • Hired, trained and managed cross cultural teams of over 30 individuals ranging from teachers, school launchers and marketing managers to service managers • Structured partnerships with local stakeholders and obtained buy-in from national governments