Perspectives
Perspectives, not platitudes.
Investment perspectives, market analysis, and growth playbooks from 30 years of backing Founders. What we've learned, what we're seeing, and what actually works.
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Portfolio
Verticals
Airspace Technologies: Faster, Cheaper, Better Time-Sensitive Deliveries
Technological and operational innovation that is resetting customer expectations
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Go To Market
Successfully Selling Software to SMBs
Here's a look at two key product attributes that help your software company succeed with SMBs
Article
Go To Market
Alex Niehenke
Go To Market
Why Startups Can't Afford to Ignore Customer Retention
As companies face greater pressure to grow both quickly and responsibly, we are placing more value on customer retention
Article
Go To Market
Dale Chang
Portfolio
Verticals
Cognata Is Solving the Autonomous Vehicle Industry’s 11-Billion-Mile Problem
Cognata technology accelerates the development of autonomous vehicles
Article
Rory O'Driscoll
Infrastructure
Portfolio
Bringing Clarity into e-Commerce: Our Investment in Narvar
Driving long-term customer engagement and loyalty in the crowded e-Commerce industry
Article
Stacey Bishop
Eric Anderson
Productivity
Trends
Disrupting the $25B Microsoft Office Behemoth
"There are a few pervasive trends that could bring in a new era of productivity software"
Article
Susan Liu
Go To Market
Scale Studio
Introducing Scale Studio, the Growth Platform for Private Cloud Companies
Getting the right data to scale your business
Article
Stacey Bishop
Portfolio
Productivity
Investing in the Future of Work
A glimpse into the trends and markets that are informing future investments
Article
Andy Vitus
Portfolio
Productivity
Scale Venture Partners Announces New $400M Fund to Invest in the Future of Work
Introducing Fund VI
Article
Rory O'Driscoll
Ariel Tseitlin
Trends
The Current State of Robotics and Warehouse Automation
Thoughts From MODEX, 2018
Article
Trends
Sam Baker
Stacey Bishop
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Investment perspectives, market analysis, and growth playbooks from 30 years of backing Founders.
