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Scott Kelly

Investor

Marketing Partner at 7BC Venture Capital

St. Petersburg, FL

About

Scott Kelly is CEO of Black Dog Venture Partners, a business accelerator, and founder of VC Fast Pitch, a monthly investor-founder matchmaking event series. With more than three decades of experience working with entrepreneurs and investors, he organizes capital formation events and has trained thousands of salespeople. Kelly also hosts the Emerging Managers Podcast, which focuses on emerging venture capital fund managers.

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Experience

  1. EVT ITStrategic Partnercurrent2026 — presentSt. Petersburg, FL
  2. BoardyAdvisory Board Membercurrent2026 — presentSt. Petersburg, FL
  3. LvlUp VenturesDeal Flow Partnercurrent2026 — presentSt. Petersburg, FL
  4. ClevEHRChief Marketing Officercurrent2026 — presentFlorida, United States
  5. Salem Speakers BureauProfessional Speakercurrent2026 — presentSt. Petersburg, Florida, United States
  6. VC Fast PitchHost Dallas VC Fast Pitch on April 23, 2026current2026 — presentDallas, TX
  7. VC Fast PitchHost Nashville VC Fast Pitch on March 17, 2026current2026 — presentNashville, Tennessee, United States
  8. VC Fast PitchHost - Tampa Bay VC Fast Pitch on October 13, 2022current2022 — presentTampa, Florida, United States
  9. VC Fast PitchHost - Salt Lake City VC Fast Pitch on June 2, 2022current2022 — presentSalt Lake City, Utah, United States
  10. VC Fast PitchFounder, Host and Publishercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  11. Investors and InnovatorsFoundercurrent2025 — presentSt. Petersburg, FL
  12. StaxiomMarketing Partnercurrent2025 — present
  13. J3 Revenue Cycle ManagementStrategic Advisorcurrent2025 — present
  14. J3 Revenue Cycle ManagementMarketing Advisor2024 — 2025Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
  15. AI Builder Company, Inc.Strategic Advisorcurrent2025 — present
  16. BlackDogCEOBusiness Development Executivecurrent2025 — presentSt. Petersburg, Florida, United States
  17. Black Dog Music PartnersFoundercurrent2025 — presentSt. Petersburg, Florida, United States
  18. Softeq Venture StudioStrategic Advisorcurrent2025 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
  19. Emerging Managers PodcastTalk Show Hostcurrent2025 — presentSt Petersburg, Florida, United States
  20. Deepfake Convention Orlando 2025Co Hostcurrent2024 — presentOrlando, Florida, United States

Education

  1. San Francisco State University, Lam Family College of BusinessMBA, Marketing1990 — 1992
  2. Adelphi UniversityBusiness, marketing1983 — 1986
  3. Fuller Theological SeminaryCertificate, Christian Studies2009 — 2010

Skills & more

Go-to-Market Strategy2Executive Coaching3Venture Capital4Working with Investors6Entrepreneurship Development3Public Relations99Event Marketing33Marketing Strategy99Social Media99Marketing99Mobile Marketing58Publicity30
+12 moreConsultingDirect MarketingCopywritingMarket ResearchDigital MediaSEOEvent PlanningAdvertising SalesLeadershipManagementPublic SpeakingAdvertising

From Scott's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended San Francisco State University, Lam Family College of Business7

Laura TseVP of Finance at ParadigmMaricar MahoneyHR Manager & Fund Assistant at The Westly GroupSophie VuInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalBarnaby DorfmanCTO-in-Residence at Mainsail PartnersRyan HeidariExecutive in Residence at ACT Venture PartnersRyan BrownVenture Partner at Moxxie Ventures

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Also attended Adelphi University7

David WeingardT1D Moonshot Impact Board at StartUp HealthLuke CooperOperating Partner at Preface VenturesZach NaglieriOperator at M13Himalaya RaoGeneral Partner at The BFM FundTal SheynfeldInvestor at Energy Impact PartnersSuhit GuptaManaging Partner at Sparked Ventures

+ 1 more

Also attended Fuller Theological Seminary4

Oriana Li HalevyInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsTom LeydorfGovernment Contracting Advisor at Cortado VenturesPhil ChenFounding Partner, Presence Capital at Race CapitalJaeson MaInvestor at East West Ventures EWV

Shared employers

Also worked at Boardy25

Cameron HartAnalyst at Miami University Redhawk VenturesHaider KhanFounder Relations at Transform Capital ManagementAlex McIsaacGeneral Partner at Inovia CapitalJonathan EhrlichFounder & General Partner at Inovia CapitalStephanie PalmeriPartner at NextView VenturesTristan PollockInvestor at NZVC

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Colleagues at 7BC Venture Capital

Andrew Romans
CEO and General Partner at 7BC Venture Capital
Brad Morgan
Partner at 7BC Venture Capital
David Bayer
Head of Investor Relations at 7BC Venture Capital
Ken Goldman
Board of Advisors at 7BC Venture Capital
Kevin Yu
Venture Partner at 7BC Venture Capital
Lexington Blood
Venture Partner at 7BC Venture Capital