Scott Banister
InvestorVenture Partner at Long Journey Ventures
Half Moon Bay
Writes $10K – $500K checks · typically $100K
About
Venture Partner, technologist and founder; founding board member of PayPal and co-founder of IronPort (acquired by Cisco). Early investor in Uber, SpaceX, Postmates, and DeepMind.
Experience
- MemyardCo-Foundercurrent2023 — present
- Long JourneyVenture Partnercurrent2023 — present
- Da Vinci SchoolsBoard of Regentscurrent2013 — present
- PostmatesBoard of Directors2013 — 2020
- Ekso BionicsBoard of Directors2010 — 2014
- TopsyBoard of Directors2007 — 2013
- SlideBoard of Directors2005 — 2010
- PowersetBoard of Directors2007 — 2008
- IronPort SystemsCo-Founder & CTO2000 — 2007San Bruno, CA
- eVoiceBoard of Directors2000
- IdealabVP Ideas1999 — 2000
- PayPalBoard of Directors1999
- LinkExchangeLead Singer1998 — 1999
- Submit It!VP Technology, Co-Founder1995 — 1998
- Sloan FoundationWebmaster1994 — 1996
Skills & more
Strategy17Term Sheets5Contractual Agreements4Start-ups99SaaS37Scalability26Enterprise Software44Venture Capital40Angel Investing9Software Engineering10Business Development15Emerging Technologies4
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Product ManagementStrategic PartnershipsMobile ApplicationsCisco TechnologiesAnalyticsFrom Scott's professional profile.
Colleagues at Long Journey Ventures
Aaron VanDevender
Advisor at Long Journey Ventures
Andrew Look
Advisor at Long Journey Ventures
Arielle Zuckerberg
General Partner at Long Journey Ventures
Brian Balfour
Growth Leader, Entrepreneur, & Angel Investor
Carolena Leon
Platform Associate at Long Journey Ventures
Cyan Banister
Co-founder & General Partner at Long Journey Ventures
Dani Tustin
Chief Financial Officer at Long Journey Ventures
Elaine Wherry
Advisor at Long Journey Ventures
Network3
Andres BarretoScout
General Partner at Firstrock Capital
Brian BalfourScout
Growth Leader, Entrepreneur, & Angel Investor
Eric ChinScout
Partner and Alpha Founder at Crosslink Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Scott Banister?
- Venture Partner, technologist and founder; founding board member of PayPal and co-founder of IronPort (acquired by Cisco). Early investor in Uber, SpaceX, Postmates, and DeepMind.
- Where does Scott Banister work?
- Scott Banister is Venture Partner at Long Journey Ventures.
- What check size does Scott Banister write?
- Scott Banister typically writes checks of $10K – $500K.
- Where did Scott Banister go to school?
- Scott Banister studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (None, Computer Science).
Same school
Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign421
Max LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCLuke NosekCo-founder of PayPal; co-founder of GigafundSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPrashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Memyard1
Also worked at Ekso Bionics2
Also worked at Slide11
Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleJohn MalloyGeneral Partner at BlueRun VenturesJonathan HsuCo-founder, Managing Director at Tribe Capital FirstlookTony PhamVP Marketing at Superlayer
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