# Taft Price

> Taft Price is a Series A investor at Mimic Networks backing Apps and News. See 1 investment, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: Mimic Networks
- Location: Salt Lake City, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2011
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taft-price-68820317/

Taft Price is a Series A investor at Mimic Networks in Salt Lake City focused on Apps and News. Taft Price is the current CFO of Mimic. He previously worked at Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business as an Instructor. Taft Price attended NYU Stern School of Business.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 100% |
| News | 1 | 100% |
| Consulting | 1 | 100% |
| Social Media | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Banyan Branch | Banyan Branch is a pure social media agency that is pioneering the way brands, companies, and movements can harness the power of social media for their benefit. In our approach, we seek to understand your business objectives, and define the social media strategy that delivers on those objectives. | $1.7M | Series A | Oct 03, 2011 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Threshold](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/threshold) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Voyager Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/voyager-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Mimic Networks

VC Fund · Palo Alto, United States

Mimic's SaaS platform provides enterprises with detection, deflection, and rapid recovery from ransomware attacks, preventing infrastructure damage or data theft.

5 contacts available at Mimic Networks.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Derek Smith | Co-Founder and CEO | — |
| Taft Price | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/taft-price |
| Bob Blakley | Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer | — |
| Chris Burke | Head of Deployment & Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-burke |
| Marc Hansen | CTO | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Taft Price invest in?

Taft Price invests primarily in Apps, News and Consulting startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Taft Price?

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### When did Taft Price last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Taft Price closed in Oct 2011. Shizune tracks 1 investment in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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