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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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Footnotes on the Mendoza Line
When considering the Mendoza Line for growth
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Rory O'Driscoll
Productivity
Trends
Design in the Enterprise
As design becomes more core within the enterprise, so does the expansion of new designer tools
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Alex Ma
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Google alum Eric Anderson joins Scale Venture Partners as a new Principal
ScaleVP Grows Team
Article
Trends
Ariel Tseitlin
Portfolio
Verticals
Optimizing the E-Commerce Supply Chain
Announcing our investment in Locus Robotics
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Rory O'Driscoll
Andy Vitus
Rory O'Driscoll
Trends
Investing in Online Marketplaces
From eBay to OpenTable to Airbnb, understanding the marketplace business model
Article
Trends
Sam Baker
AI Apps
Portfolio
A Match Made in Heaven: Bringing AI into the Customer Service Workflow
Solvvy is using intelligent automation to create a frictionless experience for customers to get quick answers to pressing concerns
Article
Jeremy Kaufmann
Trends
Scale Venture Partners Promotes Alexander Niehenke to Partner, Susan Liu to Principal
Veteran team investing in the future of work
Article
Trends
Stacey Bishop
Trends
Verticals
Why Flo and the Geico Gecko Are Not the Future of Insurance
With almost $2B new capital flowing into the industry, technology innovation is transforming the insurance industry
Article
Alex Niehenke
AI Apps
Portfolio
How Textio Is Changing Writing as We Know It
Textio raises $20M Series B from Scale Venture Partners
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Susan Liu
Security
Trends
Cybersecurity Perspectives 2017
Data Breach remains top concerns for security professionals
Article
Ariel Tseitlin
Portfolio
Verticals
Our Investment in KeepTruckin
KeepTruckin is the best mobile-first telematics solution for the long-haul trucking industry
Article
Alex Niehenke
Go To Market
The startup that filed for an IPO with just $6M in funding is a masterclass in capital efficiency with Scott Dorsey (High Alpha)
ExactTarget may not look like the prototypical unicorn, but the Indianapolis-based company that got to the IPO stage with only $6M in funding...
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Investment perspectives, market analysis, and growth playbooks from 30 years of backing Founders.
