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Scale Venture Partners — 2016 Investments

9 investments dated 2016 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Leverlever.coin𝕏Series B · Jan 2016✓ verifiedAcquired

Lever provides talent acquisition software that combines applicant tracking (ATS) and candidate relationship management (CRM) into a single platform for high-growth companies' recruiting teams.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

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

Board seatStacey Bishop· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsApax DigitalMatrixY CombinatorAdams Street PartnersBling CapitalBoxGroup+14 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))inMatt Straz(Founder)

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

PartnerStacey Bishop· quoted

Co-investorsNotable CapitalSequoia CapitalTrue VenturesBullpen CapitalGolub GrowthLerer Hippeau+6 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

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 HippeauRRE VenturesRunway Venture PartnersThrive Capital+2 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 Rohner(Founder)inPaul Biggar(Founder)inJim Rose(Chief Executive Officer)inRob Zuber(Chief Technology Officer)inChitra Balasubramanian(Chief Financial Officer)Judson Griffin(Chief Revenue Officer)

Co-investors3Spoke Capital500 GlobalBaseline VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Draper AssociatesHeavybit+12 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(Founder)inNick Pilkington(CTO & Co-Founder)inJono Millin(Founder)inJono(Founder)Mike(Founder)Nicholas Pilkington(Founder)

Co-investorsAirTree VenturesAngelPadBessemer Venture PartnersDCVC (Data Collective)DRONE FUNDEmergence Capital Partners+7 more

Groovegroove.oooSeed · Nov 2016 · $4Macquired by Clari · Aug 2023

Groove was a San Francisco-based B2B sales engagement platform that helped enterprise sales reps automate outreach, playbooks, and CRM data entry to boost productivity.

Chris Rothstein(Founder)in

Co-investors55 NorthCounterview CapitalLevel EquityOverton Venture CapitalQuest Venture PartnersResolute Ventures+4 more

Other

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

CloudHealth TechnologiesPantheon Systems

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.