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Scale Venture Partners

Venture capital

Foster City · Seed–Series B · 50 people tracked

Also known as SCALE MANAGEMENT, LLC

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Investment thesis

Scale Venture Partners focuses on backing early-stage AI companies, positioning itself as a partner throughout the journey from founder-led growth to a repeatable go-to-market machine. The firm emphasizes providing reasoning, resources, and the freedom for founders to build, supporting the few companies it believes can go the distance.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series B
Check
$5M – $50M
HQ
Foster City, California, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2000
Last 12 months
10 investments
AUM
$900M
VC funds
7
Tracked investments
180
Unicorns
17
IPOs
8
Acquisitions
18

Team · 50 people

from the firm's website
A.J. Aldana· Head of Ecosystemin
Harry Plumer· Chief Architectin
Stephan Eberle· General Counsel & Head of Limited Partner Relationsin

Founder mafia

4 people who came through Scale Venture Partners went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 114 of 180 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×82Enterprise Software ×56SaaS ×51Developer Tools ×19Data & Infrastructure ×18Cybersecurity ×17Cloud Computing ×12Healthtech ×11

HQs:United States×112Israel×3Ireland×2Australia×1Canada×1Switzerland×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 86 portfolio companies
26%
solo founders
22 of 86 mapped founding teams
40%
repeat founders
of 135 founders with career history
~5 yrs
old at investment
median across 60 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×222 founders×413 founders×154+ founders×8

Where their founders studiedfrom 128 founders with education data

Stanford University ×13Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×5Case Western Reserve University ×4Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×4Tel Aviv University ×4Yale University ×4Dartmouth College ×3The University of Texas at Austin ×3

What their founders studiedfrom 121 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×54Engineering ×28Business & Management ×22Economics ×12Humanities ×6Mathematics & Statistics ×5Finance & Accounting ×3Life Sciences ×3

Where their founders worked beforefrom 135 founders with career history

Google ×15Microsoft ×7IBM ×5Carnegie Mellon University ×4Workday ×48Vc ×3Google Deepmind ×3Stanford University ×3

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×14Techstars ×4

16 founders hold a PhD · 13 hold an MBA (of 136 with degree data)

Investments · 180 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 52025 · 172024 · 132023 · 72022 · 112021 · 132020 · 42019 · 32018 · 82017 · 92016 · 92015 · 2125 dated

Docusigndocusign.comin𝕏NASDAQ: DOCUMar 2014

DocuSign provides AI-powered agreement management, electronic signature, and contract lifecycle management solutions for enterprises.

Enterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Tom Gonser(Director)inMike Dinsdale(Executive Officer)inNeil Hudspith(Executive Officer)inReggie Davis(Executive Officer)inKeith Krach(Executive Officer, Director)inAllan Thygesen(President, Chief Executive Officer)in

Board seatRory O'Driscoll· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAccelAkkadian VenturesArtisanal VenturesAvant Global LLCBain Capital VenturesBessemer Venture Partners+27 more

Fortivefortive.comin𝕏NYSE: FTVJan 2020SEC filingmedium confidence

Fortive is a global industrial technology company that develops products for medical device safety, radiation protection, workflow automation, gas detection, and predictive maintenance.

Advanced ManufacturingHealthtechIoTEverett, US

James A. Lico(Executive Officer, Director)Charles E. McLaughlin(Executive Officer)Martin Gafinowitz(Executive Officer)inBarbara B. Hulit(Executive Officer)inPatrick K. Murphy(Executive Officer)William W. Pringle(Executive Officer)

Board seatKate Mitchell· per SEC Form D · filed Mar 2020

Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalScalare PartnersSilver Lake Partners

Bill.com Holdings, Inc.bill.comin𝕏NYSE: BILLJun 2021

BILL is a unified financial operations platform that automates accounts payable, receivables, and spend management for businesses.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Jose, US

Rene A. Lacerte(Executive Officer, Director)inRené Lacerte(Founder)inBora Chung(Executive Officer)inThomas J. Clayton(Executive Officer)inJohn R. Rettig(Executive Officer)inRajesh A. Aji(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAugust CapitalBling CapitalBYU Cougar CapitalCommerce Venturescoreteq venturesCross Creek Advisors+9 more

Boxbox.comin𝕏NYSE: BOXMay 2021

Box provides intelligent content management and secure collaboration for enterprise teams, combining unstructured data access and sharing with AI-powered workflows and insights.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US

Dylan Smith(Executive Officer)inAaron Levie(Executive Officer, Director)inDan Levin(Director)inStephanie Carullo(Executive Officer)inPeter McGoff(Executive Officer)inGraham Younger(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersCoatue ManagementEmergence Capital PartnersHercules Capital, Inc.Kleiner Perkins+37 more

HubSpothubspot.comin𝕏NYSE: HUBS

HubSpot is a software platform that provides customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation tools for businesses.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSBoston, US

Brian Halligan(Co-founder; CEO until 2021)inDharmesh Shah(Co-founder and CTO)inYamini Rangan(Chief Executive Officer)inSarika GarginKate Bueker(Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer)Erika Fisher(Chief Legal Officer and Secretary)

Co-investorsArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture CapitalBantam GroupBoxGroupCRV (Charles River Ventures)Firebolt Ventures Management Company, Llc+11 more

JFrogjfrog.comin𝕏NASDAQ: FROG

JFrog provides a software supply chain platform — artifact management, security and distribution — used by developers to ship releases to production; it listed on the Nasdaq in September 2020.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSaaSSunnyvale, US

Shlomi Ben Haim(Founder)inYoav Landman(Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer and Director)inFrederic Simon(Co-Founder and Director)

Co-investorsBattery VenturesDell Technologies CapitalInsight PartnersMS&AD VenturesNotable CapitalQumra Capital+4 more

Demandbasedemandbase.comin𝕏Jul 2015✓ verified

Demandbase provides an AI-powered B2B intelligence platform that integrates go-to-market data, tools, and execution across the GTM ecosystem.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Chris Golec(Founder)inChristopher Golec(Executive Officer, Director)inGabriel Rogol(Chief Executive Officer)Umberto Milletti(Chief Product & Technology Officer)inGabe Rogol(CEO)in

BoardAnthony Lee(Director)in

Board seatStacey Bishop· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCamber PartnersFirstMark CapitalFoundation CapitalJackson Square VenturesNewView CapitalNorwest Venture Partners+6 more

Extoleextole.cominMar 2017✓ verified

Extole offers an enterprise referral marketing platform that lets brands build, run, and optimize customer referral programs across web, mobile, in-store, and call-center touchpoints.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Matthew Roche(Executive Officer, Director)inErik Zech(Executive Officer)in

BoardJeff Crowe(Director)inChris Moore(Director)in

Board seatStacey Bishop· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsShasta VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersSaaS CapitalSaints CapitalRedpoint Ventures

Flatfileflatfile.ioin𝕏Oct 2022✓ verified

Flatfile is an AI-powered data migration platform that lets enterprises collect, map, clean, transform, and validate data from files, APIs, webhooks, databases, and cloud storage.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDenver, US

David Boskovic(Executive Officer, Director)inEric Crane(Executive Officer, Director)AVERY CHASE(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardFRANCES SCHWEIP(Director)

Board seatRory O'Driscoll· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAfore CapitalGradient VenturesTiger Global ManagementTwo Sigma VenturesWorkday VenturesDesigner Fund+5 more

Lumoslumos.cominJun 2024✓ verified

Lumos builds autonomous security systems that protect companies' access and identity infrastructure in an AI-first world.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Andrej Safundzic(Co-founder)inAlan Flores-López(Co-founder)inLeo Mehr(Co-founder)inAlan Ernesto Flores-Lopez(Director)

BoardPeter Levine(Director)

Board seatAriel Tseitlin· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzHarpoon Ventures

Matillionmatillion.comin𝕏Series B · Sep 2021 · $150M✓ verified

Matillion provides a data integration platform for building and managing data pipelines to cloud data warehouses, enabling data teams to extract, load, and transform enterprise data for analytics and AI applications.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareDenver, US

Matthew Scullion(CEO)inEd Thompson(CTO)inPeter McCord(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardAndreas Welskam(Newly appointed as of the date of this offering.)Simon Finch(Director)

Board seatAndrew Lennart VitusAndrew VitusAndy Vitus· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBattery VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersSapphire VenturesGeneral AtlanticBalderton CapitalG Squared+2 more

Namelynamely.comin𝕏Dec 2016 · $60M✓ verifiedAcquired

Namely is a cloud-based HR platform that combines HRIS, payroll, benefits administration, and talent management for mid-market companies.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSNew York, US

Matthew Straznitskas(Executive Officer, Director)Larry Dunivan(CEO (appointed July 2019))in

BoardAdam D'Augelli(Director)inDavid Skok(Director)in

PartnerStacey Bishop· quoted

Co-investorsNotable CapitalSequoia CapitalTrue VenturesBullpen CapitalGolub GrowthLerer Hippeau+6 more

Observe.AIobserve.aiin𝕏Apr 2022 · $125M✓ verified

Observe.AI builds an AI agent platform that enables businesses to deploy specialized autonomous agents to handle customer conversations, support frontline teams, and optimize contact center operations.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Swapnil Jain(CEO & Co-Founder)inJithendra Vepa(CTO & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsMenlo VenturesNexus Venture Partners01 AdvisorsCommon OceanEMERGENT VENTURESMGV.VC+14 more

Agariagari.comDec 2015

Cybersecurity company acquired by Help Systems.

San Mateo, US

Patrick Peterson(Founder)inJesper Stroe(Executive Officer)

BoardAmmar Hanafi(Director)inScott Johnston(Director)Martin Brauns(Director)

Board seatAriel Tseitlin· per SEC Form D

Co-investors137 VenturesDell Technologies CapitalNorwest Venture PartnersMoment Ventures, Llc

AppOmniappomni.comin𝕏Series B · Jun 2022 · $40M

AppOmni provides SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) software that secures enterprise SaaS and AI-driven applications to prevent data breaches, using threat research and continuous monitoring.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Brian Soby(Co-Founder)inBrendan O'Connor(Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder)inBridget Gleason(CRO and Chief Customer Officer)inTina Hawk(Chief People Officer)in

BoardPatrick Heim(Director)

Board seatAriel Tseitlin· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsClearSkyInner Loop CapitalProsperity7 VenturesSilicon Valley Data CapitalBenchmark+4 more

AxcientinAug 2016

Mountain View, US

Justin Moore(Executive Officer, Director)inJohn Finegan(Executive Officer)

BoardPeter Bodine(Director)Don Butler(Director)inGregory Robinson(Director)

Board seatRory O'Driscoll· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsALLEGIS CAPITALAllegisCyber CapitalIndustry VenturesPeninsula VenturesThomvest Ventures

BigIDbigid.comin𝕏Feb 2024

BigID is a data security platform that discovers, classifies, and governs enterprise data across cloud, SaaS, and unstructured environments to enable privacy, security, and compliance.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnergyEnterprise SoftwareMamaroneck, US

Nimrod Vax(Co-Founder and CPO)inDimitri Sirota(CEO)in

BoardGil Beyda(Director)inEd Sim(Director)in

Board seatAriel Tseitlin· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBessemer Venture Partnersboldstart venturesCisco InvestmentsClearSkyCollective LiquidityComcast Ventures+13 more

DataStaxdatastax.comMay 2021acquired by IBM

DataStax provides enterprise-grade database infrastructure and AI development tools, including Astra DB (a NoSQL vector database built on Apache Cassandra), Hyper-Converged Database for on-premises deployments, and Langflow (an open-source low-code platform for building generative AI applications).

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Jonathan Ellis(Executive Officer, Director)inClint Smith(Executive Officer)inBilly Bosworth(Executive Officer, Director)Dennis Wolf(Executive Officer)inDavor Bonaciin

BoardEric Chin(Director)in

Board seatAndy Vitus· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesComcast VenturesCross Creek AdvisorsCrosslink CapitalInvestXKleiner Perkins+14 more

Dusty Roboticsdustyrobotics.comin𝕏Series B · Mar 2022 · $45M

Dusty Robotics builds the FieldPrinter, a mobile robot that automates layout and marking tasks on construction job sites.

Construction TechHardwareRoboticsMountain View, US

Tessa Lau(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inPhilipp Herget(Director, Promoter)in

BoardAvidan Ross(Director)Richard Boyle(Director)in

Board seatAlex Niehenke· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCanaan PartnersCantos VenturesGRIDS CapitalHumba VenturesNextGen Venture PartnersRoot Ventures Manager, Llc+1 more

Expelexpel.comin𝕏Series B · Nov 2022 · $140.3M

Expel provides managed detection and response (MDR) services for cybersecurity threats, helping organizations detect and respond to security incidents.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMclean, US

Yanek Korff(Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer)inJustin Bajko(Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer)inDave Merkel(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardMourad Yesayan(Director)in

Board seatAriel Tseitlin· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBattery VenturesBurda Principal InvestmentsCapitalGCisco InvestmentsGreycroftIndex Ventures+4 more

Leverlever.coin𝕏Jan 2016Acquired

Lever is a modern applicant tracking system (ATS) and recruiting CRM platform that combines candidate management, automation, and AI-powered tools to help companies attract, nurture, and hire top talent more efficiently.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Nate Smith(Founder/CEO/CTO)inBrian Noguchi(Founder)inSarah Nham(Founder)Randal Truong(Founder)inSarah Nahm(Founder/CEO)in

Board seatStacey Bishop· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBling CapitalBoxGroupCorrelation VenturesFelicis VenturesIndex VenturesLocalGlobe+11 more

Locus Roboticslocusrobotics.comin𝕏Aug 2026 · $117M

Locus Robotics builds warehouse automation using autonomous mobile robots to support fulfillment and logistics operations.

Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsAndover, US

Michael Johnson(Executive Officer, Director)inBruce Welty(Executive Officer, Director)inAl Dekin(Founder)inMike Johnson(Founder)inJason Walker(Founder)inRick H. Faulk(Executive Officer)in

Board seatRory O'Driscoll· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBond Capital ManagementDefined VCG2 Venture PartnersNext47Stack CapitalTiger Global Management+3 more

Motivegomotive.comin𝕏May 2025 · $150M

Motive provides connectivity and automation software for the physical economy, including AI-powered dashcams, omnicams, and telematics solutions for fleet management and logistics operations.

AI & Machine LearningIoTLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSDover, US

Shoaib Makani(Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder)inObaid Khan(Co-Founder and former COO)inAdam Block(Executive Officer)inShulamite White(Executive Officer)Amish Babu(Executive Officer)inHemant Banavar(Executive Officer)in

Board seatAlex Niehenke· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsBosch VenturesBow CapitalChemistryCollective LiquidityConductive Ventures+11 more

Prosciaproscia.comin𝕏Series B · Mar 2025 · $23M

Proscia provides a digital pathology software platform that converts glass microscope slides into high-resolution digital images for viewing, management, and analysis by pathologists and research teams.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesPhiladelphia, US

David West, Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)David West(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid West, Sr.(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardTom Loftus(Director)Robert Epstein(Director)

Board seatAlex Niehenke· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlpha Intelligence CapitalEmerald Development ManagersFlybridge Capital PartnersFusionGreen Park & Golf VenturesHitachi Ventures+9 more

Sailthrusailthru.cominMar 2016 · $20MAcquired

Sailthru is a cross-channel marketing platform that lets brands run personalized email, SMS, mobile push, in-app, and web campaigns using AI-driven unified customer profiles.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US

Neil Capel(Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer; later Chairman)Ian White(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer)inChris Chapman(Co-founder / engineering leader)Amy Shapero(Chief Financial Officer)Neil Lustig(Chief Executive Officer)in

Board seatStacey Bishop· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBowery CapitalHatteras Venture PartnersLerer HippeauRunway Venture PartnersThrive CapitalBenchmark+1 more

Socuresocure.comin𝕏Nov 2021 · $450M

Socure provides an AI-driven platform for digital identity verification, fraud prevention, and risk decisioning, serving enterprises and government agencies across financial services, gaming, healthcare, e-commerce, and other sectors.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechNew York, US

John Ayers(Executive Officer, Director)inJohnny Ayers(Founder & CEO)in

BoardJohn F. Frankel(Director)inSunil Madhu(Executive Officer, Director)inAlessandro Piol(Director)Pavlo Protopapa(Director)

Board seatRory O'Driscoll· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAccelAlpha PartnersAltaIR CapitalAmity VenturesBain Capital VenturesCommerce Ventures+21 more

Soft Robotics Inc.softroboticsinc.cominDec 2022SEC filingmedium confidence

Soft Robotics Inc. rebranded as Oxipital AI after divesting its robotic gripper business to the Schmalz Group in August 2024, shifting its focus to machine vision inspection and defect detection technology.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsBedford, US

Jeff Beck(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardGeorge Whitesides(Director)inAdam Sharkawy(Director)inCarmichael Roberts(Director)inKevin Dunlap(Director)

Board seatRory O'Driscoll· per SEC Form D · $35.9M raise · filed Dec 2022

Co-investorsTekfen VenturesCalibrate VenturesHoneywell VenturesHyperplane Venture CapitalMaterial Impact

TalkIQtalkiq.comin𝕏Aug 2017acquired by Dialpad

TalkIQ (operating under Dialpad) offers an AI-powered customer experience platform that combines contact center, outbound sales, and unified communications with autonomous AI agents that handle tasks like scheduling, orders, and refunds across voice, chat, SMS, and email.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Johnny Chen(Executive Officer)Dan O'Connell(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardJack Abraham(Director)in

Board seatRory O'Driscoll· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAspect VenturesAtomicTransmedia Capital

Textiotextio.cominSeries B · Jun 2017 · $20M

Textio offers AI-powered recruiting and feedback tools that help managers, recruiters, and HR teams write job posts, interview documentation, and performance feedback that reduce bias and support employee growth.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSSeattle, US

Kieran Snyder(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJensen Harris(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

Board seatStacey Bishop· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBloomberg BetaCowboy VenturesEmergence Capital PartnersOperator CollectiveUpside Partnership

Threat Stackthreatstack.cominSep 2017 · $45M

CybersecurityBoston, US

Jennifer M. Andre(Executive Officer)Dustin Webber(Director)Brian Ahern(Executive Officer, Director)inDoug Cahill(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardChristopher P. Lynch(Director)Maria Cirino(Director)in

Board seatAriel Tseitlin· per SEC Form D

Co-investors.406 VenturesF-Prime Capitalfama Ventures, LLCTechstarsAccompliceEight Roads Ventures

Treasure Datatreasuredata.comin𝕏Dec 2014

Treasure Data offers the Personalization AI Suite, an AI-native tool that uses unified customer data and real-time signals to automatically personalize web content, offers, and experiences for individual customers.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechMountain View, US

Kazuki Ota(Executive Officer, Director)Hironobu Yoshikawa(Executive Officer, Director)Hiro Yoshikawa(Founder)in

BoardTim Guleri(Director)inMorlo Kurosaki(Director)

Board seatAndrew VitusAndy Vitus· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCarbide VenturesHaymaker VenturesHeavybitIT-Farm CorporationSierra VenturesSoftBank Vision Fund+2 more

Unbabelunbabel.comin𝕏Dec 2017 · $23MAcquired

Unbabel provides AI-powered machine translation software combined with human editors to enable multilingual customer support and localization for businesses globally.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Vasco Pedro(Founder/CEO)inJoão Graça(Founder/CTO)inBruno Prezado Silva(Founder/Lead Designer)inHugo Silva(Founder/Developer)inPhil Shawe(President and CEO)inJin Lee(Co-CEO)

Board seatAndy Vitus· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAmino CapitalFaberFundersClubGreycroftGV (Google Ventures)Notion Capital+21 more

Unifi SoftwareinMar 2017

San Mateo, US

Ayush Parashar(Executive Officer)inJames Carr(Executive Officer)Sean Keenan(Executive Officer)inRobert Carlson(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardRoseanne Wincek(Director)Mike Asher(Director)

Board seatAndy Vitus· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBlue Cloud VenturesCanaan PartnersPelion Venture PartnersRenegade Partners

Abacumabacum.aiin𝕏Series B · Jun 2025 · $60M

Abacum is a financial planning and analysis (FP&A) platform designed for mid-market finance teams.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US

Jorge Lluch(Founder)inJulio Martinez(Founder)in

Co-investorsAtomicoCreandumFJ LabsFOG VenturesKfundWestern Technology Investment+4 more

Airspaceairspace.coinSeries B · Nov 2018 · $20M

Airspace provides end-to-end airspace protection solutions for urban environments, critical infrastructure, large-scale events, and high-security zones.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep TechDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareGovTech

Jaz Banga(Founder)in

Co-investorsDBL PartnersGranite HillDefy PartnersHarbourVest Partners (Canada)Levensohn Venture PartnersScale Ventures+2 more

airspace.com 🡭airspace.comin𝕏

Airspace provides time-critical and same-day logistics for urgent shipments, using a technology platform and a network of independent contractors to route, dispatch, and track deliveries with real-time visibility.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechIoTLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Jaz Banga(Founder)inNick Bulcao(Co-founder)Ryan Rusnak(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsDefy PartnersMaC Venture CapitalQualcomm VenturesSchematic VenturesTitanium VenturesPrologis Ventures

AllyOallyo.comSeries B · Jun 2019 · $45MAcquired

Palo Alto-based maker of end-to-end conversational AI recruiting automation software, acquired by HireVue in October 2020.

Co-investorsBlue CollectiveCervinGradient VenturesSapphire VenturesBain Capital VenturesCERVIN VENTURES

Applauseapplause.comin𝕏Series C · Sep 2010 · $13M

Applause provides fully managed software testing services that combine a global community of over 1.5 million testers with AI and automation to validate web, mobile, and AI-powered applications.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSFramingham, US

Doron Reuveni(Founder)inChristopher Malone(Executive Officer)in

BoardJames Savage(Director)Sharon Weinbar(Director)Joel Mesznik(Director)David Campbell(Director)

Co-investorsHarmonic Growth PartnersQuestMark PartnersUpper90Vista Equity PartnersWessel ManagementAccenture Ventures+3 more

Archipelagoonarchipelago.comin𝕏Apr 2021 · $34M

Archipelago operates a data network for insurance brokers and their commercial property customers, connecting brokers, owners, insurers, and service providers to replace spreadsheet-based processes with more accurate property risk data.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureInsurTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Hemant Shah(Founder)inRoger Bodamer(Chief Technical Officer and Operating Officer)in

Co-investorsCanaan PartnersThompson Hutton, LLCZigg CapitalPrologis VenturesStone Point

BizibleinAug 2017 · $8.1Macquired by Marketo · May 2018

Bizible developed B2B multi-touch marketing attribution software that tracked buyer touchpoints and linked them to CRM opportunities and revenue.

Seattle, US

Daniel Todd(Director)inAaron Bird(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardLen Jordan(Director)

Co-investorsMadrona Venture GroupMHS Capital

Bland AIbland.aiin𝕏Feb 2025 · $40M

Bland is an enterprise voice AI platform for building, running, and monitoring AI phone agents that handle inbound and outbound calls, replacing IVRs and staffing AI call centers.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Sobhan Nejad(Founder)inIsaiah Granet(Co-founder and CEO)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAnsa CapitalCameron VenturesCoho DeeptechConvergeDell Technologies Capital+11 more

BrightRoll, Incbrightroll.comin𝕏Nov 2011 · $30M

The page presents advertising and audience-reach solutions for advertisers and partners, positioned under the Yahoo brand.

AdTechConsumerMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US

Ron Will(Chief Financial Officer)in

BoardAuren Hoffman(Director)inTod Sacerdoti(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Welsh(Director)Rob Theis(Director)Jon Callaghan(Director)in

Co-investorsFelicis VenturesStratim CapitalTrue VenturesUncork CapitalAdams Street PartnersFlex Capital Partners+1 more

Ceciliaceciliamaterials.comSep 2026 · $60M

Cecilia uses microwave-based technology to convert industrial plastic waste into carbon materials and clean hydrogen.

Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials

Co-investorsChrysalixE8 AngelsAglae VenturesNorthzoneSound VenturesThe Council

Chef Roboticschefrobotics.aiin𝕏

Chef Robotics builds AI-powered robots for automated meal assembly and food preparation, designed to handle the natural variability of food ingredients and high-mix production.

AI & Machine LearningFoodTechRobotics

Rajat Bhageria(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAvataar Venture PartnersBasecamp FundBloomberg BetaBold Capital PartnersConstruct Capital+17 more

Circlecicircleci.comin𝕏Jan 2016

CircleCI develops continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) tooling that helps software development and developer-experience teams build, test, and ship code faster and more reliably.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Allen RohnerinPaul BiggarinJim Rose(Chief Executive Officer)inRob Zuber(Chief Technology Officer)inChitra Balasubramanian(Chief Financial Officer)Judson Griffin(Chief Revenue Officer)

Co-investors3Spoke Capital500 GlobalDCVC (Data Collective)Draper AssociatesHeavybitIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)+11 more

Clearvectorclearvector.comin𝕏Series A · May 2025 · $13M

ClearVector provides cybersecurity solutions focused on protecting organizations and customer data against sophisticated attackers.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareReston, US

John Laliberte(CEO)in

Co-investorsInner Loop CapitalMenlo VenturesBallistic Ventures

CodeRabbitcoderabbit.aiin𝕏Series B · Sep 2025 · $143M

CodeRabbit provides AI-powered code review tools for developers to improve software quality and efficiency in development workflows.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsWalnut Creek, US

Harjot Gill(Executive Officer, Director)inGuritfaq Singh(Executive Officer, Director)inVishavjeet Kaur(Executive Officer)Alex Berkenkamp(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAtomicoCRV (Charles River Ventures)Essence Venture CapitalFlex Capital PartnersFoothill VenturesHarmony Partners+8 more

Cognatacognata.comin𝕏Oct 2018 · $18.5M

Cognata provides large-scale simulation software for automated driving system developers to train and test ADAS and autonomous vehicle technology across billions of virtual miles and custom scenarios.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsEmerge VenturesGiTV, Inc.Kreos CapitalManiv MobilityAirbus Ventures

Cometcomet.comin𝕏Series A · Apr 2021 · $13M

Comet builds infrastructure for developing, evaluating, and deploying AI applications in production.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsNew York City, US

Gideon Mendels(CEO and Co-Founder)inNimrod Lahav(CTO and Co-founder)in

Co-investorsElevation CapitalGiTV, Inc.OpenView Venture PartnersTechstarsTrilogy Equity PartnersUnion Bay Partnes+3 more

Cortexcortex.ioin𝕏Sep 2024

Cortex provides a platform for SRE teams to enforce production readiness standards, prevent incidents through automated monitoring and ownership tracking, and resolve issues faster during outages.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Ganesh Datta(CTO and co-founder)inAnish Dhar(Founder)inNikhil Unni(Founder)in

Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundCross Creek AdvisorsIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Kearny JacksonSAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Sequoia Capital+5 more

Creandumcreandum.comin𝕏

Creandum is a venture capital firm whose team is made up of former operators, founders, engineers, and specialists who back startups and their founders.

Sector Agnostic

Staffan Helgesson(Founder)in

Co-investorsButterfly VenturesCalm/Storm VCCrane Venture PartnersGolden Sparrow Ventures, LlcTesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)Vintage Investment Partners+8 more

Cybergrxcybergrx.comJan 2018Acquired

CyberGRX operated a third-party cyber risk exchange for assessing and prioritizing vendor risk; acquired by ProcessUnity in 2023.

Co-investorsAllegisCyber CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersFlyover CapitalGV (Google Ventures)ICONIQMassMutual Ventures+5 more

Drone Deploydronedeploy.comin𝕏Series B · Aug 2016 · $20M

DroneDeploy provides a robotics and AI platform used for data collection and site intelligence across construction, energy, infrastructure, and agriculture.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechConstruction TechImpact & Social GoodRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Mike Winn(CEO & Co-Founder)inNick Pilkington(CTO & Co-Founder)inJono Millin(Chief Data Officer & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAirTree VenturesAngelPadBessemer Venture PartnersDCVC (Data Collective)DRONE FUNDEmergence Capital Partners+5 more

Esper Satellite Imageryespersatellites.coin𝕏

Esper provides hyperspectral satellite imagery and geochemical analysis to identify critical minerals and alteration zones for mining exploration and environmental monitoring.

AgTechDeep TechSpace TechPatterson Lakes, AU

JoeyShoaib Iqbal(Chief Executive Officer)inPrzemyslaw Lorenczak(Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsCroc PitchInvestible Climate Tech FundNZVCTechstarsDolby Family Ventures

Everyday Healtheverydayhealth.comin𝕏Sep 2007 · $25M

Everyday Health is a digital health media platform providing editorial content on health conditions, wellness, nutrition, fitness, and medical news for consumers.

Digital HealthMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentWellness & FitnessNew York, US

Benjamin Wolin(Executive Officer, Director)inBrian Cooper(Executive Officer)inAlan Shapiro(Executive Officer)inMichael du Toit(Executive Officer)in

BoardHabib Kairouz(Director)inSharon Wienbar(Director)in

Co-investorsEscalate Capital PartnersFoundation CapitalRho Capital PartnersRho VenturesSaints CapitalBluepoint Partners+1 more

Finfin.aiin𝕏

Fin (formerly Intercom) is an AI-powered customer agent platform that handles customer service, sales, and ecommerce interactions for over 30,000 companies.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDublin, IE

Eoghan McCabe(CEO and Chairman of the Board, Co-founder)inDes Traynor(Chief Strategy Officer & Co-founder)inCiaran Lee(Chief Engineer & Co-founder)inDavid Barrett(Co-founder)inPaul Adams(Chief Product Officer)Archana Agrawal(President)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture Partners137 Ventures500 GlobalAcross Capital PartnersAmplo VenturesChemistry+19 more

Fixifyfixify.comin

Fixify provides an AI-assisted IT service desk that integrates with a customer's existing ticketing and productivity tools to automate routine support tasks, backed by a human team that handles designated issue categories.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsAviso VenturesDecibel PartnersPaladin Capital GroupStoneMill VenturesCostanoa Ventures

Forterforter.comin𝕏May 2021 · $300M

Forter provides identity intelligence and fraud prevention for digital commerce.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceFintechNew York, IL

Alon Shemesh(Founder)inMichael Reitblat(Co-founder)inLiron Damri(Co-founder)in

Co-investors11.2 CapitalActivant CapitalAngular VenturesArbor VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersCommerce Ventures+12 more

Freedgetfreed.ai

Freed builds an AI assistant for clinicians that generates clinical notes from patient encounters, offering customizable templates, visit prep summaries, patient-friendly instructions, referral and other letters, and suggested billable ICD-10, CPT, and E/M codes that can sync to an EHR.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Erez Druk(CEO & Co-founder)Andrey Bannikov(Founder)in

Co-investorsSequoia CapitalSorin Investments

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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Bill.comCloudHealth TechnologiesCyber Global Risk ExchangeElastic ProjectsGeneral Counsel AIHound Technology, Inc.IntelligaPainted CavePantheon SystemsRange Finance, Inc.Singularity TopCoSpruce HoldingsSystem Initiative, Inc.TightdbVntgActianceAirspace TechnologiesApteligentAvisoBeachMintBoundaryCogency SoftwareDatagenDatagen TechnologiesDatasiftdiaDexusDialpadDronedeployExacttargetGLU MobileHorizon PharmaHumanMotive Formerly KeeptruckinNew Century HospiceOneloginOpscodePantheonPatientPeopleMatterPerimeterxPermit.ioPlayphoneRoot InsuranceSonexa TherapeuticsSpinal RestorationStormpathTetrateUnifi

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits · 26

8 IPOs · 18 acquisitions · showing 15

DocusignNASDAQ: DOCUFortiveNYSE: FTVBill.com Holdings, Inc.NYSE: BILLBoxNYSE: BOXHubSpotNYSE: HUBSJFrogNASDAQ: FROGCloudHealth Technologiesacq. by VMwareDataStaxacq. by IBMTalkIQacq. by DialpadBizibleacq. by MarketoGalileoacq. by CiscoGrooveacq. by ClariJasperSoftacq. by TIBCOProxyacq. by OuraRealmacq. by MongoDB

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How many investments has Scale Venture Partners made?
Scale Venture Partners has 180 tracked investments, 26 of which have exited, including 28 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Scale Venture Partners invest at?
Scale Venture Partners invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
What is Scale Venture Partners's typical check size?
Scale Venture Partners typically writes checks of $5M – $50M.
What sectors does Scale Venture Partners focus on?
Scale Venture Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Robotics, SaaS.
Where is Scale Venture Partners located?
Scale Venture Partners is headquartered in Foster City, US.
Does Scale Venture Partners lead rounds?
Yes, Scale Venture Partners leads investment rounds.
Who does Scale Venture Partners co-invest with?
Scale Venture Partners most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Bessemer Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures, among 475 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 186

Sapphire Ventures

Sapphire Ventures partners with expansion-stage enterprise software companies, aiming to help them become category leaders. Its Platform team of operators supports portfolio companies with customer introductions, go-to-market talent, and growth advisory.

$5M – $20M
Battery Ventures

Battery Ventures is a global investment firm that has backed more than 450 companies over its 40-year history, operating its investment staff as a single global unit.

$500K – $100M
Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.

$4.4M – $214M
Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.

$5M – $100M
Insight Partners

Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.

$120M – $350M
Kleiner Perkins

Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm that backs founders across technology and life sciences, from early stage through growth.

$500K – $15M
GV (Google Ventures)

GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in AI and machine learning since its early days, backing more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.

$250K – $50M
Tiger Global Management

Tiger Global Management operates public equity strategies (long/short, long-focused and crossover) and a private equity business investing in early- through late-stage growth companies across new and existing industries.

$1M – $100M
Salesforce Ventures

Salesforce Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Salesforce, investing in enterprise technology startups from seed through growth stages since 2009.

$5M – $50M
Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.

$1.7M – $87M
Index Ventures

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders across industries and geographies, emphasizing the people behind ideas as much as the businesses themselves.

$540K – $10.8M
▶174 more co-investors

Menlo VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Emergence Capital PartnersAccelAlumni VenturesRedpoint VenturesBain Capital Ventures8VCCisco InvestmentsNewView CapitalGeneral CatalystIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Soma CapitalFounders FundKhosla VenturesNotable CapitalBenchmarkFoundation CapitalNorwest Venture PartnersCanaan PartnersBond Capital ManagementTwo Sigma VenturesThreshold VenturesDell Technologies CapitalCostanoa VenturesCiti VenturesQualcomm VenturesCommerce VenturesBloomberg BetaUncork CapitalSound VenturesTrue VenturesSusa VenturesLiquid VenturesSoftBank Vision FundMeritech Capital PartnersCrosslink CapitalNext47DCM VenturesCreandumNexus Venture PartnersComcast VenturesBaseline VenturesPoint72 VenturesHigh AlphaOurCrowdSpider CapitalHeavybitGreenoaksPaladin Capital GroupOpenView Venture PartnersAdams Street PartnersTola CapitalWorkday VenturesBMW i VenturesMax VenturesTop Tier Capital PartnersVista Equity PartnersDST GlobalAtomicoStreamlined VenturesRRE VenturesAME Cloud VenturesInnovation EndeavorsMadrona Venture GroupCanvas VenturesAfore CapitalPICUS CAPITALBowery CapitalSierra VenturesHack VCKortschak Investments L.P.Uncorrelated VenturesTribe Capital Firstlookboldstart venturesNotion CapitalInspired CapitalTenaya CapitalPelion Venture PartnersMarch Capital PartnersMaC Venture CapitalJackson Square VenturesG2 Venture PartnersTen Eleven.406 VenturesAllegisCyber CapitalSchematic VenturesAnsa CapitalFlyover CapitalHCVCPioneerSciFi VCAdditionCota CapitalF-Prime CapitalBullpen CapitalIA VenturesFoundryRidge VenturesPolaris PartnersHarrison MetalUS Venture PartnersIntel CapitalUnusual VenturesAngelPadCapitalGRenegade PartnersDraper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)Zetta Venture PartnersViola VenturesMouro CapitalThird Point VenturesFELIX CAPITALRelay VenturesPropeller VCFusionThomvest VenturesTLV PartnersRoot Ventures Manager, LlcMangrove Capital PartnersTTV CapitalGlasswing VenturesEngineering CapitalRembrandt Venture PartnersOkta VenturesFlint CapitalGroup 11Eight Roads VenturesJerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)Alkeon CapitalA*Moment Ventures, LlcKfundIronspring VentureArbor VenturesMHS CapitalDBL PartnersCardumen CapitalTekfen VenturesAllegion VenturesLong Journey VenturesC2 InvestmentsAccel-KKRAmplify PartnersRed Swan VenturesDigital Currency GroupHyde Park Venture PartnersAmerican Express Ventures (Amex)Giant Ventures Global LlpBlue Owl CapitalZ47Convective CapitalEnsemble VCRally Ventures Management, LlcVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.20VCPlaidAZ-VCVerified CapitalGFT VenturesL Cattertonmuru-DH.I.G. Growth PartnersSID Venture PartnersGutbrain VenturesIlluminate VenturesSyngenta Group VenturesEqual VenturesClearvision VenturesUbiquity VenturesWorld Innovation Lab (WiL)Monta Vista CapitalOperator StackGenerative Ventures

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