Scott Dennis
InvestorPartner at FusionX Ventures
San Diego, California
Writes $100K β $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M
About
Scott is a co-founder of D&K Engineering where he leads strategy and operations, with a mechatronics background and experience helping hundreds of startups bring hardware to market.
Experience
- 3DEOExecutive Chairmancurrent2026 β presentTorrance, California, United States
- 3DEOChief Executive Officer2024 β 2025
- NumilkExecutive Chairmancurrent2019 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- FusionX VenturesCo-founder & General Partnercurrent2015 β present
- Ascential TechnologiesExecutive Director2023San Diego, California, United States
- D&K EngineeringCEO and Co-Founder2000 β 2023San Diego County, California, United States
- DKE Precision Pte LtdBoard Chairman2008 β 2022Singapore
- Boys & Girls Clubs of AmericaBoard Member2011 β 2018San Diego County, California, United States
- Hewlett-PackardSMTS1995 β 1999
Education
- Stanford UniversityMSME, Mechatronics / Smart Product Design1994 β 1995
- University of OklahomaBSME, Mechanical1989 β 1993
Skills & more
Leadership36Strategy21R&D53Product Development99Manufacturing88Cross-functional Team Leadership99Engineering Management55Program Management54Product Management68Product Design33Six Sigma17Engineering24
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Systems EngineeringLean ManufacturingAutomationDesign for ManufacturingStart-upsProject ManagementElectronicsMechanical EngineeringTroubleshootingTeam BuildingCADProcess ImprovementLanguages English Β· Spanish
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Same school
Also attended Stanford University1,726
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Also attended University of Oklahoma45
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Shared employers
Also worked at FusionX Ventures6
Also worked at D&K Engineering1
Also worked at Boys & Girls Clubs of America3
Also worked at Hewlett-Packard225
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzBill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesMike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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Colleagues at FusionX Ventures
Alex Kunczynski
Partner at FusionX Ventures
Jenny Byun
Fund Operations Manager at FusionX Ventures
John Drewry
Partner at FusionX Ventures
Ken Hood
Managing Partner at FusionX Ventures
Mark Fleischauer
Partner at FusionX Ventures
Rajan Ramaswamy
Partner at FusionX Ventures
Takeshi Kasai
Partner at FusionX Ventures
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