Taylor Silverstein
TaylorSilverstein.com is no longer in use. The website is now at silverste.in. Investments are at ventures.silverste.in.
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2024
Fashion / Circular Design
Been is a London design studio that makes products from low-carbon materials, including cotton offcuts and marine plastics.
About me
Taylor Silverstein was born on 16 August 1999 in Thornton Heath, south London, and raised in Coulsdon, Surrey. His family moved to Kent in 2014. He lives in Sheerness.
He has worked in hospitality, grounds maintenance and food manufacturing, and he invests his own money. He does not run a fund, and he does not manage money for anyone else. This site is his record of that work, the companies he has backed, and his correspondence on public policy.
The record
This site is the public record of private companies backed by Taylor Silverstein since 2024. It lists what is held, what is still pending, and what has been closed.
It is not a venture firm, not a syndicate, and not an invitation to invest. Share counts are personal positions. They are not a measure of ownership, influence, or performance.
A working standard
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If the company cannot be explained in plain language, it does not earn a page. The description is the point of the record.
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Every position is personal. This site does not manage money for anyone else, and it does not offer a place in a round.
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Sold and liquidated positions stay in the archive, with the cause written down. Leaving them off would make the record look cleaner than it is.
Selected companies
Fashion / Circular Design
Been is a London design studio that makes products from low-carbon materials, including cotton offcuts and marine plastics.
Design / Circular Tech
Gomi makes portable tech from waste plastic in Brighton: Bluetooth speakers, power banks, wireless chargers and cables, and it repairs them for life.
Food / Chocolate
Knoops makes hot chocolate, milkshakes and drinking chocolate. It is a beverage brand built around cocoa, not coffee. Jo Brett and Martin Long lead the business alongside the wider leadership team, with the continued support of founder Jens Knoop and the Board.
Technology / Hardware
Nothing designs consumer electronics: phones, earbuds and related products with a distinctive transparent, stripped-back look.
Audio / Design
Transparent designs audio products with a see-through case, including speakers and a turntable, and also an aroma diffuser.
Fintech / Rewards
Yonder offers UK credit and debit cards that earn points to spend on dining, travel and other rewards.
Active book
Each active company is given one label so the register can be browsed. The label is a filing choice, not a claim that the company only does that one thing.
Government
Proposals and correspondence with elected representatives. The papers are on the Government page.
