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Rory O’Driscoll

Investor

Partner at Scale Venture Partners

Burlingame, California, United States

About

Rory O'Driscoll is a Partner at Scale Venture Partners, where he has invested since the mid-1990s across the internet, SaaS/cloud, and AI eras. He currently focuses on business applications enabled by AI in both digital and physical domains. He grew up in Ireland, studied at the London School of Economics, and moved to the United States in 1991, entering venture within a year of arriving.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningRoboticsSaaS

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

Education

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

Same school

Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)828

Lee FixelFounder of AdditionPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesSofia DolfeInvestor at Index VenturesJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesLavinia FerriAssociate at P101 Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Klarity3

Rory O'DriscollPartner at Scale Venture PartnersRobin GodenrathFounding Partner & Managing Director at PICUS CAPITALNyle SykesInvestor at First Round Capital

Also worked at Viz.ai10

Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsKonstantine BuhlerInvestor at Sequoia CapitalJeremy KaufmannPartner at Scale Venture PartnersRory O'DriscollPartner at Scale Venture PartnersEmily MeltonInvestor at Threshold VenturesSpencer FoustManaging Director at Sozo Ventures

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Also worked at OM1, Inc.2

Rory O'DriscollPartner at Scale Venture PartnersGabe LingFounder at M33 Growth

Also worked at Cognata3

Rory O'DriscollPartner at Scale Venture PartnersMathieu CostesOperating Partner at Airbus VenturesDovi OllechFounding Partner at Emerge Ventures

Investments

Investor

BILLBoxDocuSignDrone DeployExact TargetForterKlarityLocus RoboticsOmniturePlus One RoboticsRegieSocureSolvvyTavusUnwrapWalkMe

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Colleagues at Scale Venture Partners

A.J. Aldana
Head of Ecosystem at Scale Venture Partners
Abby Strong
Marketing & Operations Manager at Scale Venture Partners
Alexander 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