Scale Venture Partners
Foster City, CA · Invests in US · Website
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The next decade will be defined by the addition of machine intelligence to software. Scale backs 'Cognitive Apps' — AI-powered applications that augment manual work and enable data-driven predictions — partnering with founders who can transition from founder-led to scalable go-to-market, accompanying them from Series A through IPO.
Likely not a fit for
No consumer apps, hardware, biotech/life sciences, or pre-product companies. Avoid founders without operational experience at scale or without strong GTM instincts.
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Usually leads
- Typical decision
- ~2 months
- Warm intro
- Not required
- Involvement
- Takes a board seat
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Assets under mgmt
- $900M
- Decision process
- Investment Committee
Partners & team
13 contacts on file
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HubSpot provides an AI-powered platform that integrates marketing, sales, and customer service software, enabling businesses to manage their customer relationships effectively.
Box is a secure, AI-powered content management platform that automates business processes and enhances collaboration through intelligent data extraction and workflow automation.
JFrog provides software supply chain solutions for DevOps and security, focusing on artifact management, DevSecOps, and cloud solutions.
Bill.com is a financial operations platform that streamlines accounts payable and accounts receivable processes for businesses and accounting firms.
DocuSign is the market leader in electronic signature and intelligent agreement management, offering a range of products to automate and streamline the agreement process.
WalkMe is a Digital Adoption Platform that helps organizations drive user adoption of software applications through in-app guidance and automation.
Motive is an all-in-one fleet management and driver safety platform powered by AI, designed to improve safety, productivity, and profitability for fleet operations.
Intercom is the AI customer service company that provides a complete customer service solution, integrating AI-powered agents and helpdesk functionalities to enhance customer interactions.
CodeRabbit is an AI-powered tool for code reviews, offering bug detection and feedback. It focuses on revolutionizing AI-assisted code reviews.
Paraform.ai is a company specializing in AI-driven solutions. It focuses on automation and efficiency.
humans& is a human-centric frontier AI lab focused on reimagining AI to center around people and their relationships. The company aims to innovate in areas such as multi-agent reinforcement learning and user understanding, integrating science and product development.
Recent activity
- Mar 2026
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Series A · Lead
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Series A · Lead
- Mar 2025
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