Taylor Sargent

Partner

2024 - Current

Industrious Ventures is an early-stage VC firm that invests in startups in aerospace, defense, manufacturing, decarbonization, and other related industries.

Technology Principal

2021 - 2024

As Technology Principal, I sourced, evaluated, and provided post-investment support for startups across aerospace, defense, decarbonization, and related industries. I also managed our team's Global Deal Review process and worked to build out new technical investment thrusts across many deep tech domains.

Venture Associate

2020 - 2021

Focused on startups leveraging deep technology in unique and impactful ways.

Emerging Business Group & Applied Ventures

2020 - 2020

Worked in Applied Materials' Emerging Business Group to find new application verticals for an advanced technology. Built technical and business cases around new verticals that Applied Materials can pursue with the current state of the technology under development as well as verticals Applied Materials could pursue in several years with dedicated R&D spending in specific areas. Developed key relationships and built strategic partnerships with government agencies and funding entities. Sourced and analyzed investment opportunities for Applied Ventures (AMAT's Corporate Venture Capital branch). Assessed startups working on optics, photonics, metamaterials, and AR/VR applications.

Venture Fellow

2020 - 2020

Type One Ventures is an early-stage VC focused on investing in technology startups that are working to move humanity forward. I sourced and led investment opportunities in early-stage companies and prepared investment memos and market analysis reports for aerospace, automation, energy management, B2B SaaS, AI/ML, and other frontier tech startups. Performed industry analysis for portfolio companies to inform strategic positioning efforts.

Associate

2020 - 2020

SETA

2017 - 2019

Provided Science, Engineering, and Technical Advisory (SETA). Worked closely with a Program Manager and SETA team to grow and manage an advanced research and development investment portfolio. Invested in many deep tech areas including biotech, applied physics, metamaterials/materials science, imaging/sensing, satellite propulsion, and artificial intelligence/machine learning. Helped stand up 5 and manage 11 strategic investment programs.

Associate / Lead Scientist

2014 - 2019

Provided Science, Engineering, and Technical Advisory (SETA) consulting to Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Helped grow and manage an advanced research and technology investment portfolio. Investments areas included quantum sensing, biotech, applied physics, metamaterials/materials science, aerospace/satellite propulsion, and artificial intelligence/machine learning. Also supported NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), and Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).

Senior Consultant

2015 - 2016

Tennis Instructor

2007 - 2013

Tennis instructor for all levels of adult and youth players.