About
Scott Herman is a Venture Advisor supporting Cultivation Capital's geospatial investment strategy. His career has focused on remote sensing, earth intelligence, imagery analysis, sensor fusion, and geographic information systems for the national security community. He was previously CTO of BlackSky, CEO of the AI satellite operations startup Cognitive Space, and currently serves as Chief Product Officer at Maxar.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechSpace Tech
Experience
- SatVuChief Technology Officercurrent2025 — presentChantilly, VA
- Board Director / Strategic Advisor / VC Advisor / Startup Mentorcurrent2020 — presentChantilly, Virginia, United States
- Cultivation CapitalVenture Advisorcurrent2023 — presentChantilly, Virginia, United States
- OceanBytesStrategic Advisorcurrent2025 — presentChantilly, Virginia, United States
- TechstarsAdvisor/Mentorcurrent2020 — presentChantilly, Virginia, United States
- Maxar IntelligenceChief Product Officer2023 — 2024Herndon, Virginia, United States
- Cognitive SpaceCEO2021 — 2022Chantilly, Virginia, United States
- BlackSkyChief Technology Officer2013 — 2021Herndon, Virginia, United States
- Maxar TechnologiesVP, Product Development2009 — 2013Herndon, Virginia, United States
- VisualCVVP, Product Development2007 — 2009Reston, Virginia, United States
- webMethods (now IBM)Chief Information Officer (CIO) & SVP, Enterprise Applications2000 — 2007Fairfax, Virginia, United States
- Logicon (acquired by Northrop Grumman)Senior Program Manager, Knowledge Management Programs1998 — 2000Langley, Virginia, United States
- BTG (acquired by L3Harris)Program Manager & Systems Engineer1991 — 1998Langley, Virginia, United States
- GTE Government Systems (acquired by General Dynamics)Sr. Software Engineer1989 — 1991Mountain View, CA
- TRW Space & Defense (acquired by Northrop Grumman)Software Engineer1986 — 1989Fairfax, VA
Skills & more
Strategic Planning11Integration71Cloud Computing63Program Management43Agile Methodologies38Software Development35Product Management30Enterprise Architecture24System Architecture17Start-ups17Systems Engineering16Web Services11
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Product DevelopmentGeomaticsSoftware EngineeringIntelligence AnalysisNational SecuritySOAIT StrategyAgile Project ManagementBusiness StrategyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSGISFrom Scott's professional profile.
Colleagues at Cultivation Capital
Andrew Dearing
General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Andy Cloyd
Principal at Cultivation Capital
Barry Sandweiss
General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Bobby Sandage
General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Brian Matthews
Cofounder & General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Caleb Eidem
General Counsel at Cultivation Capital
Camila Petignat
Partner at The Yield Lab Latam
Catherine Matthes
Venture Advisor at Cultivation Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Scott Herman?
- Scott Herman is a Venture Advisor supporting Cultivation Capital's geospatial investment strategy. His career has focused on remote sensing, earth intelligence, imagery analysis, sensor fusion, and geographic information systems for the national security community. He was previously CTO of BlackSky, CEO of the AI satellite operations startup Cognitive Space, and currently serves as Chief Product Officer at Maxar.
- Where does Scott Herman work?
- Scott Herman is Venture Advisor at Cultivation Capital.
- What does Scott Herman invest in?
- Scott Herman invests in AI & Machine Learning, Defense Tech, Space Tech.
- Where did Scott Herman go to school?
- Scott Herman studied at The George Washington University (Masters in IT Program Management (professional certification)); University of Maryland (Computer Science, Political Science (dual-major)).
Founder mafias
Techstars mafia238
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
David CummingsTechstars Boulder Accelerator 2012Founded Undaunted +4Jeremy AchinCloud Class 2013Founded Neo Cybernetica +2TJ ParkerTechstars Boston Accelerator 2013Founded Tjparker +2Spencer RascoffMentorFounded HeyLibby +2Sanjiv SanghaviTechstars New York City Accelerator 2012Founded Texture +2Brandon PatonMentorFounded Glider +2
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University of Maryland mafia68
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Arjun SethiBAFounded Termina +2Ben BrittMSFounded Sundayhealth +1Jacob RobinsonBachelor of Science (BS)Founded VO Health +1Michael AntonovComputer ScienceFounded Deep Origin +1Pradeep ElankumaranB.SFounded jo +1Saurabh SrivastavaPhDFounded Warpdrive by Synthetic Minds +1
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The George Washington University mafia28
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Kevin MandiaMaster of Science (M.S.)Founded Mandiant +1Tom CorteseBAFounded Peloton Interactive +1Kam GhaffarianMaster's degreeFounded Quantum Space +1Jeffrey ChangBSFounded Doblet +1Rodger BermanMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded The Zoe Report +1Zach CollinsBachelor of Science - BSFounded Cavalry Biosciences
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Cultivation Capital mafia8
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
David SmollerGeneral PartnerFounded Panome Bio +1Andy CloydPrincipalFounded SuperfiliateSean MorrisGeneral PartnerFounded Euphrates VascularDavid NarrowAdvisorFounded SonavexMartha SchlicherGeneral PartnerFounded Impetus AgricultureBarry SandweissGeneral PartnerFounded FinLocker
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Same school
Also attended The George Washington University186
RustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesDonna HoyleVice President & Controller at RevolutionMathew KayeAccounting Manager at RevolutionMeghan FahyDirector of Marketing at GreycroftMaurice RussoInvestor at Lerer HippeauZach CollinsPartner at Mission Biocapital
+ 180 more
Also attended University of Maryland215
Katrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera CapitalSujal PatelStrategic Director at Madrona Venture GroupDaniel DemmerInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersDan RochkindCFO at Lerer HippeauAaron EpsteinGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorSamir KaulInvestor at Khosla Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at SatVu7
Alberto GómezInvestor at Adara VenturesDan HartFormer CEO Virgin Orbit at NEW VISTA CAPITALGregory DewerpeFounder & Managing Partner at noaRokas PeciulaitisFounder & Managing Partner at Contrarian VenturesGeorge ChalmersPartner at Molten VenturesPatrick Schneider-SikorskyPartner at Beast Ventures
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