Where does Rory O'Driscoll work?

Rory O'Driscoll is Partner at Scale Venture Partners.

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..

Where did Rory O'Driscoll go to school?

Rory O'Driscoll studied at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (BSc, Economics).

Rory O'Driscoll

Investor

Partner at Scale Venture Partners

Burlingame, California

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

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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.

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintechRoboticsSaaS

Experience

Scale Venture PartnersPartnercurrent1994 — present
IntercomBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
UnwrapBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
KlarityBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
TavusBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
Plus One RoboticsBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
Regie.aiBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
VergeSenseBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
Viz.aiBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
FlatfileBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
Papaya GlobalBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
OM1, Inc.Board Membercurrent2019 — present
SocureBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
CognataBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
Oxipital AIBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
Locus RoboticsBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
DroneDeployBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
ForterBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
Pantheon PlatformBoard Member2014 — 2025
WalkMe™Board Member2014 — 2024
Bill.comBoard Member2013 — 2023
SolvvyBoard Member2017 — 2022
OneLogin, Inc.Board Member2014 — 2021
Chef SoftwareBoard Member2013 — 2020
BoxBoard Member2010 — 2020
WrikeBoard Member2015 — 2018
TalkIQBoard Member2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
DocuSignBoard Member2010 — 2018
Katch LLCBoard Member2007 — 2017
ExactTargetBoard Member2009 — 2013
OmnitureBoard Member2005 — 2009
Mercia LtdCEO1987 — 1991

Education

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)BSc, Economics1983 — 1987

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

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

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Bill.comLocus Robotics

Investor

BILLBoxDrone DeployExact TargetForterLocus RoboticsOmniturePlus One RoboticsRegieSolvvyTavus UnwrapWalkMeWithin

Sources: SEC Form D filings · 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

Network1

Eran Wagner

Managing Partner at i3 Partners

Investors connected to Rory in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

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.
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 BILL, Box, DocuSign, Drone Deploy, Exact Target, Forter, Locus Robotics, Omniture, Plus One Robotics, Regie, Socure, Solvvy, and 4 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).