Scale Venture Partners

Early-stage VC focused on AI and B2B software. We back Founders who can go the distance.

[Scale Venture Partners @scalevp]

We’re excited to announce the promotion of @Sabina_Smith_ to Principal!

Sabina invests across cybersecurity, infrastructure software, and creative tools. Her fascination with technology traces back to an early obsession with mechanical systems, from analog cameras to pinball machines.

Congratulations, Sabina.

[Scale Venture Partners @scalevp]

Last month, we brought together operators, researchers, founders, and investors across 3 standout gatherings - our AI Roundtable Dinner, Security Happy Hour with Lama Partners during Boston @Techweek_ by a16z, and a Harvard/MIT PhD Dinner with some of Boston's exceptional technical talent and researchers.

Thanks to everyone who attended these events with us – we've got a lot more in store for June!

[Siddharth @siddharthvader_]

https://t.co/1bTGqbhbP2

[Scale Venture Partners @scalevp]

Congratulations, @anothercohen! 👶🍼🎉

[Alex Cohen @anothercohen]

Find yourself investors who send you dope swag packs when you have a baby!

[Javier Redondo @jvrdnd]

https://t.co/y3vguHXPDu

[Scale Venture Partners @scalevp]

We’re hosting The Boston Security Table with Lama Partners during Boston Tech Week: an intimate gathering for security leaders focused on candid conversation around AI, security, and the investment landscape shaping both.

The discussion will go behind the scenes on how venture firms evaluate companies, identify emerging winners, and think about where real opportunity is being created in the AI era. The goal: thoughtful dialogue and perspective-sharing among operators and investors who are building in the space every day.

RSVP here: https://t.co/T8oHCHsnlJ

[Max Abram @MaxwellAbram]

https://t.co/fX1NxXL2bO

[Scale Venture Partners @scalevp]

Thrilled to welcome @tedzchai!

[Ted Chai @tedzchai]

I've joined the investment team at @scalevp! It’s never been a more exciting time for great founders to build

[Rory O'Driscoll @rodriscoll]

It's a robot day @scalevp. First @LocusRobotics announcing Nexera, now @PlusOneRobotics livestreaming picking at 2200 for eight hours!
https://t.co/7KAPdAVhAD

[Locus Robotics @LocusRobotics]

Locus Robotics has acquired Nexera Robotics, adding patented NeuraGrasp™ technology to advance Locus Array and autonomous mobile fulfillment.

One gripper. Broader SKU coverage.
A new level of enterprise-scale automation.

Learn more: https://t.co/PnR1TXczkL

[Scale Venture Partners @scalevp]

We’re happy to introduce @benjaminliebald as our newest Executive in Residence.

Ben brings firsthand experience building AI products for some of the most demanding professional services and enterprise customers in the world. Most recently, he was VP of Engineering at Harvey, where he led Product & AI Engineering, Security, Infrastructure, and Applied Research through a period of significant growth.

Welcome to Scale, Ben!

[Becca Chambers ✨ @BeccaHasADHD]

It's been a fun couple of weeks for the @scalevp team!

💥@jkauf_mann spoke at @cerebral_valley
💥@rodriscoll took the stage with @jasonlk at @saastr
💥@aniehenke spoke at @WebSummit
💥@jkauf_mann spoke to two of our portco CEOs at @saastr (@CeciliaZin/@gcai and Alex H/Inspiren)

[Scale Venture Partners @scalevp]

Vertical AI is having a moment. What once felt like a market few dared to enter, and many steered away from, has now become the obvious place to build.

At @saastr Annual this Thursday, Scale Partner @jkauf_mann will join @CeciliaZin (CEO of @gcai) and @ahejnoszcipher (CEO of @InspirenHealth) for a conversation on what it takes to win in vertical AI today.

⌚️ Thursday, May 14, 12:30 - 1:15 pm PDT

[Scale Venture Partners @scalevp]

Before AI, software drove scale and returns for investors, while hardware stayed on the sidelines.

Now, as AI is moving beyond the cloud into physical systems like infrastructure and healthcare, the venture playbook is being rewritten.

Scale Partner @aniehenke is taking the stage at @WebSummit Vancouver on May 12 for the panel “Return of the rack: are hardware and deep tech reclaiming the VC stack?”

He’ll be joined by Nicholas Brathwaite (@CelestaCapital) and @luzhangvc (@FusionFundVC) with @dewalt (@sciam) moderating, to talk about how the AI build-out is pulling capital back toward the harder, more physical end of the venture stack, and what it means for the next phase of AI.

[Scale Venture Partners @scalevp]

Sometimes, against every instinct, startups have to tell customers "no."

Next week at the Cerebral Valley Voice Summit, Scale Partner @jkauf_mann is leading a discussion on when and why voice AI startups should do exactly that.

Register here: https://t.co/wXAThYCN6Y

[Siddharth @siddharthvader_]

https://t.co/tCJoMyhN7p

[Scale Venture Partners @scalevp]

Congratulations to @humansand for being named to the AI 50 Brink List by @Forbes!

We’re proud to support the team as they build toward a more collaborative future with AI.

Read the full list: https://t.co/uMbRRvDJib

[David Boskovic @dboskovic]

tomorrow we kick off the 3rd cohort of startups we've invited to use Autobuild, the internal tool driving the insane autonomous build velocity at @obvious (nearing 1000 PRs a day from 10 engineers)

each co is shipping 12 weeks of roadmap

this is the frontier, build accordingly

[Sapphire Ventures @SapphireVC]

Last night, we brought together one of our favorite groups for our bi-annual leading infrastructure investor dinner in Menlo Park.

We went around the table, tackling some big questions: how software companies are being impacted in the age of AI, the pivot of consumer brands into AI, & who will come out on top.

Thank you to our friends at @Boldstartvc, @MenloVentures , @scalevp, & more for joining us!

CC: @jai_das, @aranum

[Scale Venture Partners @scalevp]

If AI models can now find vulnerabilities and write code, will we need dedicated security tooling anymore?

@Sabina_Smith_ believes we will. She explains why intelligent, purpose-built systems to support security teams are more critical than ever. 

https://t.co/QVMGFUXMuD

[sabina smith @Sabina_Smith_]

https://t.co/ce7SLkseNt