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Rory O'Driscoll

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Partner at Scale Venture Partners · Board director at Soft Robotics Inc. · Board director at Painted Cave · Board director at Flatfile

Burlingame, California

Writes $5M – $15M checks · typically $10M

Midas 2013 · #95Midas 2012 · #61

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About

Rory O'Driscoll is a veteran enterprise software investor who backed Box, DocuSign, Bill and Omniture IPOs, known for pattern recognition in go-to-market, a market-first focus, and structured board work.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintechRoboticsSaaS

Board director at Soft Robotics Inc.

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Soft Robotics Inc.'s investors · 6

Calibrate VenturesPasadena · $5M checks · since 2020Honeywell VenturesCharlotte · since 2020Hyperplane Venture CapitalBoston · $250K – $3M checks · since 2020Material ImpactBoston · $100K – $10M checks · since 2022Scale Venture PartnersFoster City · $5M – $50M checks · since 2022Tekfen VenturesNew York · $1M – $3M checks · since 2020

Board director at Painted Cave

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Painted Cave's investors · 1

Scale Venture PartnersFoster City · $5M – $50M checks · since 2024

Board director at Flatfile

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Flatfile's investors · 12

Afore CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checks · since 2022Designer FundSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks · since 2020Essence Venture CapitalSan Francisco · $10K – $10M checksGradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2022HNVRPortola Valey · since 2021Nat TurnerNew York CityScale Venture PartnersFoster City · $5M – $50M checks · since 2022Scale Venturessince 2022Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checksTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2022Two Sigma VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checks · since 2022Workday VenturesSan Francisco · since 2022

Co-founders at Flatfile

DBDavid Boskovic
David BoskovicExecutive Officer, Director
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Eric CraneExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Scale Venture PartnersPartnercurrent1994 — present
  2. IntercomBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
  3. UnwrapBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  4. KlarityBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
  5. TavusBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  6. Plus One RoboticsBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  7. Regie.aiBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  8. VergeSenseBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  9. Viz.aiBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  10. FlatfileBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
  11. Papaya GlobalBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
  12. OM1, Inc.Board Membercurrent2019 — present
  13. SocureBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
  14. CognataBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
  15. Oxipital AIBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
  16. Locus RoboticsBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
  17. DroneDeployBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
  18. ForterBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
  19. Pantheon PlatformBoard Member2014 — 2025
  20. WalkMe™Board Member2014 — 2024

Deals · 9

General Counsel AIBoard seat

via Scale Venture Partners · filed Nov 2025 · $55.6M raise

Painted CaveBoard seat

via Scale Venture Partners · filed Dec 2024 · $13.2M raise

Soft Robotics Inc.Board seat

via Scale Venture Partners · filed Dec 2022 · $35.9M raise

FlatfileBoard seat

via Scale Venture Partners · filed Oct 2022 · $50M raise

SocureBoard seat

via Scale Venture Partners · filed Nov 2021 · $150M raise

TalkIQBoard seat

via Scale Venture Partners · filed Sep 2017 · $10.9M raise

AxcientBoard seat

via Scale Venture Partners · filed Aug 2016 · $6M raise

Pantheon SystemsBoard seat

via Scale Venture Partners · filed Jul 2016 · $28.8M raise

DocusignBoard seat

via Scale Venture Partners · filed Jan 2015 · $115M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Bill.comLocus Robotics

Investor

BILLBoundaryBoxChef SoftwareCognataDataSiftDrone DeployDrone DeployExact TargetExactTargetForterGcHubspanJasperSoftKatchLivescribeLocus RoboticsObviousOM1OmnitureOneLoginOxipital AIPantheonPapaya GlobalParaformPlus One RoboticsRegieRegie.aiRobin HealthcareScanSafeSolvvyTavusUnwrapUnwrap.aiVergeSenseVizWalkmeWithinWithinWrike

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources · the firm's website.

Colleagues at Scale Venture Partners

A.J. Aldana
Head of Ecosystem at Scale Venture Partners
Abby Strong
Marketing & Operations Manager at Scale Venture Partners
Alex Niehenke
Partner at Scale Venture Partners
Andy Vitus
Partner at Scale Venture Partners
Anna Shults Held
Editorial Director at Scale Venture Partners
Ariel Tseitlin
Partner at Scale Venture Partners
Aurelia Han
Associate at Scale Venture Partners
Becca Chambers
Chief Marketing Officer at Scale Venture Partners

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Eran Wagner
Managing Partner at i3 Partners

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Rory O'Driscoll?
Rory O'Driscoll is a veteran enterprise software investor who backed Box, DocuSign, Bill and Omniture IPOs, known for pattern recognition in go-to-market, a market-first focus, and structured board work.
Where does Rory O'Driscoll work?
Rory O'Driscoll is Partner at Scale Venture Partners and Board director at Soft Robotics Inc. and Board director at Painted Cave and Board director at Flatfile.
What does Rory O'Driscoll invest in?
Rory O'Driscoll invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Fintech, Robotics, SaaS.
What check size does Rory O'Driscoll write?
Rory O'Driscoll typically writes checks of $5M – $15M.
What boards does Rory O'Driscoll sit on?
Rory O'Driscoll holds tracked board seats at Axcient, Bill.com, Docusign, Flatfile, General Counsel AI, Locus Robotics, Painted Cave, Pantheon Systems, Socure, Soft Robotics Inc..
What companies has Rory O'Driscoll invested in?
Investments tracked here include Axcient, BILL, Boundary, Box, Chef Software, Cognata, DataSift, Docusign, Drone Deploy, Drone Deploy, Exact Target, ExactTarget, and 32 more.
Where did Rory O'Driscoll go to school?
Rory O'Driscoll studied at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (BSc, Economics).

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