# Allen Taylor

> Allen Taylor is a Series A investor at Endeavor Catalyst backing Software and E-Commerce. See 82 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Endeavor Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endeavor-catalyst)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 82
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 6%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aktaylor
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/aktaylor
- Website: https://x.com/aktaylor

Allen Taylor is a Managing Director at Endeavor Catalyst.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 18 | 22% |
| E-Commerce | 18 | 22% |
| Information Technology | 17 | 21% |
| Financial Services | 12 | 15% |
| Mobile | 10 | 12% |

158 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 32 | 39% |
| Series B | 28 | 34% |
| Series C | 11 | 13% |
| Seed | 4 | 5% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 5% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 16 | 20% |
| Brazil | 10 | 12% |
| Mexico | 7 | 9% |
| Turkey | 5 | 6% |
| Egypt | 4 | 5% |

24 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Xoople | Xoople operates as an earth intelligence company. Xoople powers the next generation of Earth data intelligence to achieve a systematic understanding of physical changes on the Earth’s surface. | $130M | Series B | Apr 06, 2026 |  |
| Entersekt | Entersekt is an innovator of mobile-first fintech solutions. Financial services providers and other enterprises rely on its patented mobile identity system to provide both security and the best in convenient new digital experiences to their customers, irrespective of the service channel. Entersekt serves clients in North America, Europe, andAfrica, and has offices in all three markets. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 09, 2025 |  |
| Circeus | Circeus is an AI-first technology holding company that acquires and scales mission-critical software, modernising it for the AI era. Through a centralised AI platform deployed across its portfolio, the company expands software from systems of record into systems of action. Circeus focuses on software powering the physical world, serving 200,000+companies worldwide and enabling them to work smarter, scale faster, and stay ahead. Circeus is backed by leading global institutional investors.Shop Circle is backed by leading global institutional investors. | $100M | Series B | Feb 25, 2025 |  |
| Flow48 | Flow48 is a platform that allows companies to access capital by providing revenue-based finance services. | $69M | Series A | Feb 24, 2025 |  |
| Taager | Taager is a social e-commerce platform enabling online merchants with end-to-end logistics. | $6.8M | Series B | Feb 11, 2025 |  |
| Paymob | Paymob is a regional digital payments enabler that builds payments infrastructue technologies empowering the underserved with access to financial services. Paymob is bridging the financial inclusion gap in MEA region by enabling businesses of all sizes to benefit from the power of digital payments and what it unlocks. Paymob was founded in 2015and headquartered in Cairo, Egypt. | $22M | Series B | Sep 11, 2024 |  |
| Zone | Zone is a regulated blockchain network that enables payments and acceptance of digital currencies. | $8.5M | Seed | Mar 18, 2024 |  |
| Flow48 | Flow48 is a platform that allows companies to access capital by providing revenue-based finance services. | $25M | Seed | Nov 09, 2023 |  |
| Amenli | Amenli is the first licensed online insurance broker in Egypt. | $1M | Seed | Oct 09, 2023 |  |
| Bazaar Technologies | Bazaar is empowering small and medium sized retailers who form the backbone of Pakistan’s retail economy.Bazaar’s mobile app gives these small business owners access to a large assortment of goods from multiple local and international brands as well as unbranded products on a single platform - which can be ordered at any day of the week with freenext day delivery to storefronts.Our mission is to build a truly incredible and scalable tech company in and for Pakistan. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 05, 2023 |  |

10 of 82 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bossa Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bossanova-investimentos) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Kaszek](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kaszek-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [International Finance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/international-finance-corporation) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [212](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/212-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mevp) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Endeavor Catalyst

VC Fund · New York, United States

Endeavor Catalyst is the co-investment fund set up to invest exclusively in led companies

5 contacts available at Endeavor Catalyst.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Allen Taylor | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allen-taylor |
| Adrian Garcia-Aranyos | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adrian-garcia-aranyos |
| Caela Tanjangco | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caela-tanjangco |
| Erica Benson | Executive Assistant To Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erica-benson-47d5 |
| Igor Piquet | Head of LATAM | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/igor-piquet |

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## FAQ

### What does Allen Taylor invest in?

Allen Taylor invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and Information Technology startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 82 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Allen Taylor last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Allen Taylor closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 82 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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