# Walt Doyle

> Walt Doyle is a seed investor in Boston backing E-Commerce and iOS. See 4 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jan 2014
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/walt-doyle/0/37/79b
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/waltdoyle

Walt Doyle is a seed investor in Boston focused on E-Commerce and iOS. Walt Doyle is the board director of Auction Holdings Inc.Walt sets the vision and strategy for the PayPal Media Network. As an outwardly facing CEO and strategist, Walt led the WHERE business for five years, which resulted in the April 2011 acquisition by PayPal. During this time, Walt built a world-class team of like-minded entrepreneurs andleaders around him.Walt’s passion for emerging technology has kept him on the leading edge of consumer media and technology for over 15 years. Prior to joining WHERE in 2005, Walt was a GM of MapQuest (AOL). His career began in Hong Kong with Dow Jones (DJ), then spanned executive level appointments with GameSpot (CNET), Net2Phone (IDT), and DialPad (YHOO). Walt’s ability to identify emerging technology trends, create corporate strategy, and build winning teams puts him squarely at the helm of the PayPal Media Network. Walt was named a finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2010 program and was also named a Massachusetts High Tech All Star. Walt serves on the leadership board of the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council.Walt left San Francisco for his native home of Boston in 2005 where he and his family are outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy fishing, biking, hockey, and travel. He is a graduate of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 50% |
| iOS | 1 | 25% |
| Mobile | 1 | 25% |
| Marketing | 1 | 25% |
| Advertising | 1 | 25% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Drizly | Drizly is an alcohol marketplace that offers a variety of beer, wine and, spirits online.With the speed and convenience of on-demand delivery and shipping, Drizly partners with retailers in 235 markets to offer consumers of legal drinking age unrivaled selection and a transparent, personalized shopping experience. Backed by institutionalinvestors, Drizly partners with retailers to bring their shelves online, helping them to reach new customers, tap into key market and customer insights, and diversify their business to grow sales.The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | $2.3M | Seed | Jan 22, 2014 |  |
| ShopPad | Treat tablet shoppers to a gorgeous interface that lets your products shine. Built around touch and mobility, ShopPad takes advantage of all the things that make tablets so special. Turn your desktop eCommerce site into a touchable, tapable, swipable interface optimized for every version of the iPad. | $500K | Seed | Aug 28, 2013 |  |
| clypd | clypd is the advertising technology platform built exclusively for the television industry, empowering media owners with programmatic ad solutions. Founded in 2012, the company’s TV sales platform delivers workflow automation, data-enhanced decisioning, and provides media partners with tools to manage their sales efforts. Its innovations aroundprogrammatic television are opening doors for incremental digital budgets currently not available to the TV media owners. The clypd team is comprised of both TV and digital advertising experts, which uniquely positions the company to understand and meet the needs of the television industry while leveraging the best programmatic strategies from the digital world. | $3.2M | Series A | Mar 05, 2013 |  |
| Zagster | Zagster is a transportation provider offering turnkey bike-sharing systems. The company designs, builds, and operates private bike-sharing programs for universities, corporate campuses, hotels, and residential communities across the United States.Moreover, Zagster provides customers a complete bike sharing solution - including system design,installation, sharing technology, maintenance, rider support, and marketing services.Zagster was founded in 2007 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. | $1M |  | Oct 18, 2012 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Atlas Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlas-venture) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Accomplice](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accomplice-atlas-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Apricot Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apricot-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Boston Seed Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boston-seed-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Data Point Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/data-point-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fairhaven Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fairhaven-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Walt Doyle invest in?

Walt Doyle invests primarily in E-Commerce, iOS and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 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 Walt Doyle?

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### When did Walt Doyle last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Walt Doyle closed in Jan 2014. Shizune tracks 4 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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