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Former Raya, Dispo exec has a new fund for the biggest out-of-favor tech: consumer


The idea of one day becoming a venture capitalist always loomed in the back of TJ Taylor's mind. After all, he had an extensive tech background.

So he established Hobart Ventures, named after one of the streets Taylor grew up on in South Central Los Angeles. He says fundraising the fund hasn’t been too difficult, though notices investors are still not back to the free-flowing days of the ZIRP era. But he’s optimistic about the future of the industry, especially if the IPO market opens back up again and LPs can start getting profits returns and ready to reinvest.

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