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Scott Murphy

Investor

Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer at Advantage Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

About

Scott Murphy is a managing director and chief investment officer at Advantage Capital, where he oversees the firm's entire portfolio. He previously worked at the firm from 2001 to 2009 managing its $88 million New York portfolio, and served in the United States Congress representing New York from 2009 to 2011. Earlier in his career he co-founded three high-tech companies, worked as a structured finance associate at Bankers Trust focused on the insurance industry, and served in the administrations of two Missouri governors.

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Experience

  1. Advantage CapitalManaging Director and Chief Investment Officercurrent2012 — present
  2. U.S. House of RepresentativesMember2009 — 2011
  3. SynacorDirector2004 — 2009
  4. Advantage CapitalManaging Director2001 — 2009
  5. AllworxDirector2005 — 2007
  6. Small World SportsFounder1994 — 2001
  7. iXL/ScientChief Operating Officer-NY1998 — 2000
  8. Small World SoftwareFounder1994 — 1998New York City
  9. Bankers TrustAssociate1993 — 1995

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityBA, Social Studies1988 — 1992
  2. Hickman High School1985 — 1988

Skills & more

Strategic Planning41Management54Leadership84Venture Capital67Investments62Entrepreneurship34Strategic Partnerships24Start-ups57Corporate Development19Business Development22Mergers6Private Equity24
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Also attended Harvard University1,171

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Shared employers

Also worked at Advantage Capital38

Will BruneSenior Associate at Mutual Capital PartnersAlexis AlstonInvestor at Lightship CapitalSteven StullPresident at Advantage Capital PartnersMichael JohnsonManaging Director at Advantage Capital PartnersRyan Michael BrennanManaging Director at Advantage Capital PartnersSandra M. MooreManaging Director & Chief Impact Officer at Advantage Capital Partners

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Also worked at U.S. House of Representatives87

Mounisha AnumoluInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Will McKelveyPrincipal at Lerer HippeauLeslie StolperInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Jim BridenstineManaging Partner, Artemis Group at Cortado VenturesGabe ShermanPresident, Artemis Group at Cortado VenturesOmar PimentelDirector of Frontier Strategy at Type One Ventures

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Also worked at Synacor6

Mark MorrissetteInvestor at North Atlantic CapitalAndrew KauPartner at Walden CatalystDan MagnuszewskiInvestor at Impellent VenturesRon FrankelSenior Advisor at Spider CapitalJaafer HaidarPartner at Brightspark VenturesGeorge ChamounVice Chairperson at Launch NY

Also worked at iXL/Scient20

Blake PattonFounder & Managing Partner at Tech Square VenturesMike EdmondsSenior Director, Microsoft at AIFYsette WitteveenVenture Partner at Bold Capital PartnersMargo HaysSenior Advisor at TSG Consumer PartnersGeoff SchneiderManaging Partner/Co-Founder at Cava CapitalDave WechslerPrincipal at OMERS Ventures

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Colleagues at Advantage Capital Partners

Anan Balaji
Associate at Advantage Capital Partners
Anne Johnson
Managing Director at Advantage Capital Partners
Anthony Billings
Senior Vice President at Advantage Capital Partners
Betsy Avila
Accounting Manager at Advantage Capital Partners
Carly Badke
Office Assistant at Advantage Capital Partners
Christopher Harris
Managing Director at Advantage Capital Partners
Cindy Colvin
Managing Director at Advantage Capital Partners
Corey Archibeque
Senior Associate at Advantage Capital Partners