Taylor Anne Adams

Taylor Anne Adams is the Venture Acceleration Program Manager and Lecturer in Management at Rice University’s Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, as well as Co-Founder and Chief of Staff at The Collectiv in Houston, Texas. She earned a bachelor's degree from Wake Forest University in 2014 and an MBA from Rice University in 2023, where she was named to the Poets&Quants Best and Brightest MBA list. Prior to her graduate studies, Adams worked as a talent manager for digital media influencers in Los Angeles and New York City, and she built a soap manufacturing company in Mexico. During her MBA program, she transitioned into venture capital by completing internships at Mercury Fund in the summer of 2022 and Artemis Fund. Her current focus centers on venture capital, sportstech, and early-stage startup acceleration.