SCALE VENTURE PARTNERS
SCALE VENTURE PARTNERS is a Series A, Series B and Series C+ fund in the US, Europe and Israel writing $500K–$50M checks into AI, Developer Tools, Enterprise, Fintech, Security, cloud-computing, data-dataops, healthcare-tech, open-source, productivity-tools and vertical-saas.
- Stages
- Series A, Series B, Series C+
- Sectors
- AI, Developer Tools, Enterprise, Fintech, Security, cloud-computing, data-dataops, healthcare-tech, open-source, productivity-tools, vertical-saas
- Check size
- $500K–$50M
- Invests in
- US-wide, Europe, Israel
- Round role
- Leads rounds
- Actively investing
- Yes
- Founded
- 2000
- Assets under management
- $2.8B
- Website
- scalevp.com
Thesis
Scale Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2000, headquartered in Foster City, California. With approximately $2.8 billion in AUM across eight funds, they focus on category-defining B2B software and AI companies, specifically "Cognitive Apps" that use machine learning, APIs, and sensors to enhance enterprise operations. Their investment thesis targets companies that augment manual work, make data-driven predictions, and transform knowledge worker functions. Scale primarily invests in Series A and Series B rounds, often leading them (around 80% of investments), and selectively participates in Series C and later stages. They prefer companies with early product-market fit ready for scalable growth. Their geographic focus is North America, with additional investments in Europe and Israel. Preferred sectors include cloud computing, AI/ML, data/DataOps, DevOps, digital health, fintech, open source, productivity tools, vertical SaaS, and cybersecurity. They avoid consumer apps, hardware, biotech/life sciences, and pre-product companies. The typical check size ranges from $10 million to $40 million, with other sources indicating $500K to $5 million for earlier stages.
Common questions
Does SCALE VENTURE PARTNERS invest at the Series A stage?
Yes. SCALE VENTURE PARTNERS lists Series A, Series B and Series C+ among the stages it invests in.
What check size does SCALE VENTURE PARTNERS write?
SCALE VENTURE PARTNERS writes $500K–$50M checks.
Where does SCALE VENTURE PARTNERS invest?
SCALE VENTURE PARTNERS invests in the US, Europe and Israel.