Scott Brown
InvestorVenture Partner at Cervin
Palo Alto, California
Writes $250K – $8M checks · typically $3M
About
Partner leading Cervin's portfolio services and platform team, providing business development, sourcing, research, and go-to-market support. Brings 25+ years of B2B marketing experience including roles at Google, Facebook, Cisco, Hum Capital, and Sapphire Ventures.
Experience
- CervinPartner, Head of Platform and Go-to-Marketcurrent2023 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- GTMfundLimited Partnercurrent2022 — present
- VIA: Venture. Influence. Ambition.Community Membercurrent2025 — present
- Hum CapitalChief Marketing Officer2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Sapphire Ventures, LLCVice President of Marketing2018 — 2021Palo Alto, California
- QuantcastGlobal Director, Product Marketing2018San Francisco Bay Area
- SkimlinksVice President Marketing (contract)2017London Area, United Kingdom
- FacebookGlobal Lead - Customer Experiences Marketing2013 — 2016Menlo Park, CA
- GoogleSenior Product Marketing Manager, DoubleClick platform2011 — 2013Mountain View, CA
- Cisco SystemsDirector, Marketing – Media & Entertainment Cloud Solutions2006 — 2011San Jose, CA
- Citigate CunninghamVice President, Market Insight2002 — 2005
- Citigate CunninghamDirector, Brand Strategy and Consulting2000 — 2002
Education
- Northwestern UniversityMasters, Integrated Marketing1998 — 1999
- Drake UniversityBachelor's Degree, Journalism and Mass Communications1991 — 1995
Skills & more
Software as a Service (SaaS)SaaS2Enterprise SoftwareStrategy28Management3Team LeadershipLeadership1Investor RelationsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Marketing TechnologyEvent Marketing Strategy2Product Development
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Positioning (Marketing)Product LaunchVenture CapitalIntegrated MarketingMarketing StrategyProduct MarketingDigital MarketingCorporate CommunicationsGo-to-market StrategyMarketingPublic RelationsMarket Research- VIA AI Sprint — VIA: Venture. Influence. Ambition.
- Mastership in Revenue Architecture — Winning by Design
From Scott's professional profile.
Colleagues at Cervin
Courtney McKee
Vice President of Finance at Cervin Ventures
Daniel Karp
Partner at Cervin Ventures
Madison Steele
Operations Manager at Cervin
McKayla Nevins
Business Development Manager at Cervin
Neeraj Gupta
Partner at Cervin Ventures
Nilesh Maheshwari
Associate at Cervin Ventures
Preetish Nijhawan
Co-Founder & Partner at Cervin Ventures
Samir Shah
Venture Partner at Cervin Ventures
Network1
Investors connected to Scott in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Scott Brown work?
- Scott Brown is Venture Partner at Cervin.
- What check size does Scott Brown write?
- Scott Brown typically writes checks of $250K – $8M.
Same school
Also attended Northwestern University338
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Also attended Drake University9
Bikram DangInvestor Relations at Group 11Craig IbsenManaging Partner at Next Level VenturesDavid MilesFounding Partner at ManchesterStory Group, LLCJohn ShufeldtGeneral Partner at Xcellerant VenturesSara FagenFounder & CEO, Tunni at The 98Scott BrueckVice President Finance and Administration at ManchesterStory Group, LLC
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Shared employers
Also worked at VIA: Venture. Influence. Ambition.13
Ashley CravensHead of Operations and Platform at Uncork CapitalStephanie VolkVice President, Platform at Ironspring VentureAngela JonesPartner at Alpha EdisonRosalind ChuVP of Platform & Operations at Healthy VenturesMargaret RothPrincipal at SQUADRA VENTURESHaley HughesChief of Staff at Climactic
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Also worked at Hum Capital31
Jai ChoiCo-founder and Managing Partner of Tekton VenturesAndrew EisenChief Executive Officer at Hum CapitalBlair SilverbergCo-Founder & Head of Advanced Analytics at Hum CapitalChris OlivaresCo-Founder & CTO at Hum CapitalCsaba KonkolyCo-Founder & Strategic Advisor at Hum CapitalSteve LimChief Financial Officer at Hum Capital
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Also worked at Sapphire Ventures, LLC71
John TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupNino MarakovicPartner, CEO at Sapphire VenturesJai DasPartner, President at Sapphire VenturesRajeev DhamPartner at Sapphire VenturesCathy GaoPartner at Sapphire VenturesAnders RanumPartner at Sapphire Ventures
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Also worked at Google1,567
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad 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 Ventures
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