Jason Scott
InvestorFounder & Managing Partner at Black Angel Group · Partner at ANIM Fund · Accelerator Operations at Blockchain Builders
United States
About
Handles accelerator operations; a startup ecosystem builder who led Google for Startups programming globally and founded accelerator firm Five Two Five. Has scouted for Lightspeed and worked with Highland Capital Partners.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechHealthtechMobility & TransportationPropTech
Experience
- GoogleVC and Startup Partnerships (via Five Two Five)current2026 — present
- GoogleGlobal Partnerships2022 — 2025
- GoogleHead of Startup Developer Ecosystem2020 — 2022New York, NY, United States
- GoogleGlobal Startup Programs, Google Cloud2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Five Two FiveFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2023 — present
- BAG CollectiveCo-Founder & Executive Directorcurrent2021 — present
- A54Co-Founder & Board Membercurrent2025 — present
- Net Zero AngelsCo-Founder & Directorcurrent2022 — present
- StartOutVice Chair of the Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
- Morpheus.NetworkMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2023 — present
- XA NetworkCo-Founder - XA Network Africa2022 — 2026
- Intend Health StrategiesMember of the Board of Directors2024 — 2025
- FactionSFFounder and Ecosystem Builder2016 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Lightspeed Venture PartnersScout2017 — 2018
- Remote YearDigital Nomad2016 — 2018Digital Nomad
- Highland Capital PartnersVenture Capital2015 — 2018Palo Alto, CA
- South of Market: The MusicalChoreography and Dance Production2017San Francisco Bay Area
- HomejoyOperations2014
- Arthur D. LittleConsulting2010 — 2014
Skills & more
Strategy59Strategic Planning8Business Strategy49Management Consulting98Business Analysis18Strategic Consulting16Data Analysis57Program Management6Competitive Analysis18Entrepreneurship13Market Entry5Innovation Management4
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Business Process ImprovementFinancial ModelingProject ManagementProduct DevelopmentAnalyticsMarket AnalysisBusiness PlanningConsultingMarket ResearchStart-ups- VC University ONLINE — VC University
- Black Venture Institute Fall 2021 — UC Berkeley Executive Education
From Jason's professional profile.
Colleagues at Black Angel Group
Angelica Walter
Customer Engineer at Black Angel Group
Anika Henry
Programme Manager, Investment at Black Angel Group
Anthony Abraham
Sr. Director of Googler and Candidate Operations (People Experience & Excellence) at Black Angel Group
Ari Copeland
Global Product Lead at Black Angel Group
Augustine Wiah
Product Operations and Strategy - YouTube at Black Angel Group
Bonita C. Stewart
Cofounder and Managing Partner at BAG Ventures
Bserat Ghebremicael
Investor at Black Angel Group
Candice Morgan
Advisor at IDB Lab
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jason Scott?
- Handles accelerator operations; a startup ecosystem builder who led Google for Startups programming globally and founded accelerator firm Five Two Five. Has scouted for Lightspeed and worked with Highland Capital Partners.
- Where does Jason Scott work?
- Jason Scott is Founder & Managing Partner at Black Angel Group.
- What does Jason Scott invest in?
- Jason Scott invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Healthtech, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech.
- Where did Jason Scott go to school?
- Jason Scott studied at University of California, Berkeley - School of Law (Venture Capital Certificate Program, Venture Capital); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, Biology/Biological Sciences).
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley - School of Law97
Deborah CarrilloPartner + General Counsel at Menlo VenturesBrenden GlapionCorporate Counsel at GreycroftBrad WeirickPartner & General Counsel at March Capital PartnersErica SunFinance/Legal/IR at 8VCUri GreenwaldInvestor at Khosla VenturesMichael PerezDeputy General Counsel at Mucker Capital
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,460
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,517
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Shared employers
Also worked at Google1,836
Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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