Rob Taylor

Operating Partner

2023 - Current

Silverton Partners invests in entrepreneurs who are dedicated to tackling growth markets and building lasting companies. In partnering with Silverton, companies benefit from its vast network and expertise from decades of growing and investing in successful businesses. Silverton Partners is based in Austin, TX, and was the initial institutional investor for AlertMedia, Apprentice, Billie, Convio, SailPoint, Silicon Labs, Storable, Self Financial, SpyCloud, TrendKite, TurnKey Vacation Rentals, Wheel, WP Engine and The Zebra among others. Silverton Partners is Texas’s most active early-stage investment group with seven funds and over $630 million assets under management.

Board Member

2021

President, Last Mile

2021 - 2022

Co-Founder & CEO

2014 - 2021

Convey was acquired by project44 in September, 2021 for $255M With delivery expectations skyrocketing, brands cannot leave the critical last mile to chance. Convey’s Delivery Experience Management platform combines real-time visibility, post-purchase experiences, and advanced insights and analytics to create a solution uniquely capable of perfecting last mile delivery.

Mentor

2013 - 2021

Partner & Mentor

2013 - 2021

President & GM, BlackLocus (Home Depot Innovation Lab)

2012 - 2014

President

2011 - 2012

BlackLocus (acquired by The Home Depot in 2012) provides Pricing and Assortment intelligence and insight for online and multi-channel retailers. Our SaaS machine learning technology accurately matches specific products and their pricing across the web, enabling pricing and assortment optimization based on the ever-dynamic competitive landscape. We sit at the intersection of Analytics, Big Data and Ecommerce. In December 2012, BlackLocus was acquired and became "A Home Depot Innovation Lab", still located in Austin, TX.

COO, EVP & GM

2008 - 2011

TrueCar (NASDAQ: TRUE) is reinventing how cars are bought and sold. We bring transparency and inspire price confidence by showing you what others paid for the same vehicle in your local area, then present upfront, guaranteed pricing from specific dealers in your area. Responsible for consumer direct division (www.truecar.com) P&L, operations, technology, talent acquisition, product development, data analytics and customer acquisition.

COO

2006 - 2008

Pricelock is an emerging, venture-backed (Artiman Ventures, Goldman Sachs) company that protects business fleets against upward movement and volatility in gas prices by allowing fleets to lock-in a price for fuel and redeem that fuel at any retail gas station across the country.