# Taylor Clauson

> Taylor Clauson is a pre-seed investor at Abstraction Capital backing Video Editing. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Abstraction Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abstraction-capital)
- Location: Kansas City, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tclauson/
- Website: http://tclauson.com

Taylor Clauson is a pre-seed investor at Abstraction Capital in Kansas City focused on Video Editing and Information Technology. Taylor Clauson is the Managing Partner of Abstraction Capital. He spent 7 years at a Kansas-City based firm called OpenAir Equity Partners, investing in and building IoT and data companies.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Video Editing | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| dScribe AI | dScribe AI serves the function of analyzing any video online using only its link. dScribe AI takes care of the demanding work of managing audio and video content for social media, so you can concentrate on what matters for your business. dScribe AI has you covered, whether you're a developer wanting to incorporate social media analysis intoyour app, a business aiming to gain a better understanding of your audience, or an enterprise in need of mass brand protection. | $1.7M | Pre-Seed | Mar 05, 2025 |  |
| Dreamlit AI | Dreamlit AI provides an AI-driven platform for automating email communications. The company enables users to create visually appealing, branded, and professional emails through conversational AI, simplifying the process of email generation. Its solution integrates with Supabase, an open-source alternative to Firebase, allowing seamless managementof email automation workflows. It focuses on transforming email outreach by combining automated content creation with customizable templates, ensuring that communications maintain consistency and visual appeal. The platform supports a range of automation tasks, including scheduling, personalization, and campaign management, making it suitable for sales teams, marketing departments, and product engagement initiatives. Through its AI-powered interface, it streamlines the creation and delivery of emails while maintaining a professional appearance. | $600K | Pre-Seed | Oct 06, 2024 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [EquipmentShare](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/equipmentshare) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Flyover Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flyovercapital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Forum Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forumventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FundersClub](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fundersclub) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KCRise Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kcrise-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Abstraction Capital

VC Fund · Kansas City, United States

Abstraction Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm building tools for developers and software infrastructure. The firm also focused on companies building dev tools and workflow automation that reduces the time required to build, deploy, and measure the performance of the software. The technology stacks are moving from monolithic suites to acomposed mesh of loosely-integrated, best-in-class tools, and developers are continuing to gain influence.

1 contacts available at Abstraction Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Taylor Clauson | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/taylor-clauson |

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## FAQ

### What does Taylor Clauson invest in?

Taylor Clauson invests primarily in Video Editing, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 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 Taylor Clauson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Taylor Clauson closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 2 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?

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