# Antony 'Ant' Taylor

> Antony “Ant” Taylor is a San Francisco Bay Area entrepreneur, Lyte’s founder and former CEO, and a COO at Aida. A Princeton graduate and former basketball player, he previously co-founded Moat and was an early executive at Right Media. Lyte grew from his experience at the 2012 London Olympics into a ticket-return and reservation platform used by major festivals, before shutting down in September 2024.

- **Role:** Chief Operating Officer at Aida
- **Organizations:** Aida, Lyte, Moat, Right Media, Yahoo, American Express, Goldman Sachs, Femme House, The Ivy Club
- **Education:** Princeton University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Moat, subsequently acquired by Oracle in 2017., Served as an early executive at Right Media, acquired by Yahoo in 2007., Built Lyte’s ticket-return and reservation business, whose partners included Coachella, BottleRock and Newport Folk Festival.

## Career timeline

- **2001** — Princeton class year identified in the Ivy Club newsletter; played basketball at Princeton.
- **Before Lyte** — Worked at American Express and Goldman Sachs; was an early executive at Right Media and co-founded Moat.
- **2012** — Attended the London Olympics, where unused seats at sold-out events inspired his ticketing idea.
- **2013** — Founded Lyte, according to his Femme House biography and Crunchbase; some company accounts date its establishment to 2014.
- **2016** — Lyte launched its ticket-return product, according to its December 2020 funding announcement.
- **2019** — Lyte added Coachella to its festival partnerships.
- **2020** — Lyte announced a $33 million Series B comprising equity and debt.
- **2021** — Named in Rolling Stone’s Future 25 music feature.
- **2022** — Lyte announced acquisition of Festicket and Event Genius assets and teams.
- **2024** — Confirmed his departure from Lyte amid the company’s September shutdown.
- **2026** — Aida publicly identifies Taylor as COO; its July launch release lists him as media contact.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Moat, subsequently acquired by Oracle in 2017.
- Served as an early executive at Right Media, acquired by Yahoo in 2007.
- Built Lyte’s ticket-return and reservation business, whose partners included Coachella, BottleRock and Newport Folk Festival.
- Recognized in Rolling Stone’s Future 25 music feature in 2021.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Aida’s July 15 digital twin launch release lists Antony Taylor as its media contact.
- **2024-11** — UK Companies House recorded termination of his Lyte Inc UK Limited directorship effective November 6, 2024.
- **2024-09** — Taylor confirmed he had left Lyte as the company stopped operating and a buyer was sought.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonytaylor/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/anttayl0r

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Last updated: 2026-10-22