Firms, funds, partners, companies and rounds from sworn filings, firm sites and announcements, kept as a graph with a date and a source on every edge. Facts, inferences and estimates are labelled as such. A fund target is never a close, GAV is never dry powder, and a round size is never an investor’s check.

Firms / Scale Venture Partners

Scale Venture Partners

Institutional venture firmFoster City, CAscalevp.comSEC venture capital fund adviser

We invest in early stage founders building category-defining businesses. Backing companies like DocuSign, HubSpot, Box, and CircleCI with tenacity.

venture manager, reported GAV $2,627M across 7 vehicles

Importance
63
high
Active deployment
30
moderate
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
81
high
Freshness
100
high
Research priority
13
low
Identity and regulatory footprint
Headquarters
Foster City, CAadviserinfo.sec.gov
Office address
950 TOWER LANE, SUITE 1150, Foster City, CA, 94404adviserinfo.sec.gov
Business phone
650-378-6000adviserinfo.sec.gov
SEC adviser type
exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
SEC exemption claimed
venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
Latest Form ADV
Mar 31, 2026
Private funds reported
7 (7 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
Private fund gross assets
$2.9Badviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
Owners on Schedule A
John R. Dougery Jr. Trust (Member, Scale Venture Management I Llc), B
business email
hello@scalevp.comscalevp.compublished by the subject
business phone
650-378-6000adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
37 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
Sectors
ai
Stages
early
Geography
not stated
Check size
not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation
series a 50%series c 50%
Stage at first entry
series a 50%series c 50%
Sectors
unknown 94%Other Technology 6%
lead rate 50%follow-on rate 0%new logos, 12 months 37
site says seed/early; 50% of first entries on record are Series B or later
Funds and vehicles
7 reported, 1 no longer reported
VehicleTypeVintageLifecycleReported GAVOwnersForm D soldLatest Form D
Scale Venture Partners Viii LPFund2022 form d first saleActive deployment$0
Feb 16, 2024
113$900M
of $900M
Sep 27, 2022
Scale Venture Partners VII LPFund2020 form d first saleMature$399M
Feb 16, 2024
72$600M
of $600M
Dec 3, 2020
Scale Venture Partners VI, LPFund2018 form d first saleHarvest$713M
Feb 16, 2024
58$400M
of $400M
Jul 10, 2018
Scale Venture Partners V LPFund2016 adv first reportedHarvest$1.2B
Feb 16, 2024
31$0
of $335M
Nov 19, 2015
Scale Venture Partners IV LPFund2014 adv first reportedHarvest$221M
Feb 16, 2024
32$0
of $300M
May 2, 2013
Scale Venture Partners III LPFund2008 form d first saleHarvest$119M
Feb 16, 2024
33$250M
of $250M
Feb 1, 2010
Bavp LPFundunknownUnknown$3.6M
Feb 16, 2024
10unknownunknown
Scale Venture Partners II LPFundunknownWound down$7.4M
Mar 27, 2019
34unknownunknown
GAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.
Investment team
64 current, 1 departed
Nate Lee
Founder and Chief Information Security Officer
Founder or executive
Stephan Eberle
General Counsel & Head of Limited Partner Relations
Investor relations
Tyler Harnish
Former Head of Global Distribution & GTM Net Zero Cloud / ESG
Other
Alexander Niehenke
Manager, Scale Venture Management Vii & Viii Llc · since Nov 1, 2020
Partner
Abby Strong
Marketing & Operations Manager
Platform and operations
Ben Liebald
Former VP of Engineering at Harvey
Platform and operations
Hayley Jean Hoad
Chief Compliance Officer, Scale Venture Management I, I-A, Iii, Iv, V, Vi, Vii And Viii Llc · since Jan 1, 2000
Platform and operations
Mary Shannon Mclaughlin-Denten
Chief Financial Officer, Scale Venture Management I, I-A, Iii, Iv, V, Vi, Vii & Viii Llc · since Jun 1, 2007
Platform and operations
Ryan Azus
Former Chief Revenue Officer at Zoom
Platform and operations
Stephan Eberle
General Counsel, Scale Management, Llc · since Oct 1, 2016
Platform and operations
Roger Arnemann
Former General Manager & Senior Vice President of Analytics
Vice president
1 departed (kept with end dates)
  • Chad Brian Kinzelberg · Member, Scale Venture Management Ii Llc · Jun 1, 2007 to Mar 30, 2015 Inference
Investments on record
37 edges, 35 companies, 0 partner-attributed
CompanyRoundRolePartnerRound sizeThis investorDateSource
Abacum Inc.portfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
BILLportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Bill.comportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Blandportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Boxportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Clearvectorportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
CodeRabbit Inc.portfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Cortexportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Fixifyportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Freedportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Galileoportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
GC AIportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Generalistportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Hello Patientportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
HubSpotportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
humansportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Inspirenportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Intercomportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
JFrogportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Klarityportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Motionportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Paraformportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Prime Securityportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Qa Wolfportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Rangeportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Rilletportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Sixfoldportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Thatchportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Thread Aiportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Unwrapportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Plus One Roboticsportfolio listingleadunknownunknownunknownSep 15, 2026Fact Portfolio company websites (about, investors, press pages)
ThatchFunding roundparticipantunknown$108MunknownSep 15, 2026Fact Press release wires (Business Wire, PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire public RSS)
Lumosportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 13, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Montoportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 13, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Permit Ioportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 13, 2026Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
InspirenSeries C · Series Cparticipantunknown$70.0MunknownSep 10, 2026Fact Press release wires (Business Wire, PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire public RSS)
Oxipital AISeries A · Series AleadunknownunknownunknownJul 8, 2026Fact Press release wires (Business Wire, PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire public RSS)
“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.
Co-investors
40 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
Sempervirens Ventures LLC 3 shared · recurringEmergence Equity Management, Inc 3 shared · recurringAvenir Management Company, LLC 2 shared · recurringStory Ventures 2 shared · recurringSapphire Ventures, LLC 2 shared · recurringGlynn Capital Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeFirstmark Capital, LLC 1 shared · one time8-Bit Capital Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeMenlo Ventures 1 shared · one time137 Ventures Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeTranslink Capital 1 shared · one time · we led 1Threshold 1 shared · one timeDecibel Partners, LLC 1 shared · one timeIcon Ventures 1 shared · one timeE14 Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeFJ Labs 1 shared · one timeU.S. Venture Partners 1 shared · one timeBling Capital LLC 1 shared · one timeLifeforce Capital Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeIndex Ventures Sa 1 shared · one timeRadical Ventures 1 shared · one timeHOF Capital 1 shared · one timeInstitutional Venture 1 shared · one timeDynamo Management Company, LLC 1 shared · one time · we led 1Acorn Pacific Ventures 1 shared · one timeGrdnt LLC 1 shared · one timeA-Star Partners, LLC 1 shared · one timeForesite Capital 1 shared · one timeHabitat Partners Management LLC 1 shared · one timeHeadline 1 shared · one timeThe GP Manager, LLC 1 shared · one timeCivilization Ventures Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeProfounders Capital Partners LLP 1 shared · one timeTTV Capital 1 shared · one timeQuiet Capital 1 shared · one timePaychex 1 shared · one timeADP Ventures 1 shared · one timeQuantumLight 1 shared · one timeEli Lilly 1 shared · one timeCamber Creek 1 shared · one time
Limited partners
1 disclosed
Timeline
22 dated events
  1. Sep 16, 2026
    Monto no longer listed on Scale Venture Partners's portfolio page
  2. Sep 16, 2026
    Permit Io no longer listed on Scale Venture Partners's portfolio page
  3. Sep 16, 2026
    Lumos no longer listed on Scale Venture Partners's portfolio page
  4. Jun 2, 2025
  5. Mar 23, 2023
    Scale Venture Partners Viii LP first reported on Form ADV by Scale Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund)
  6. Sep 1, 2022
    Eric Anderson joined Schedule A of Scale Venture Partners as Manager, Scale Venture Management Viii Llc
  7. Sep 1, 2022
    Jeremy Kaufmann joined Schedule A of Scale Venture Partners as Manager, Scale Venture Management Viii Llc
  8. Mar 31, 2021
    Scale Venture Partners VII LP first reported on Form ADV by Scale Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund)
  9. Mar 12, 2020
    Scale Venture Partners II LP no longer reported on Form ADV by Scale Venture Partners
  10. Mar 27, 2019
    Scale Venture Partners VI, LP first reported on Form ADV by Scale Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $81,554,785
  11. Jul 1, 2018
    Alexander Niehenke joined Schedule A of Scale Venture Partners as Manager, Scale Venture Management Vi Llc
  12. Oct 1, 2016
    Stephan Eberle joined Schedule A of Scale Venture Partners as General Counsel; Scale Venture Management I, I-A, Ii, Iii, Iv And V, Llc
  13. Mar 22, 2016
    Scale Venture Partners V LP first reported on Form ADV by Scale Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund)
  14. Mar 30, 2015
    Chad Brian Kinzelberg (Member, Scale Venture Management Ii Llc) no longer on Schedule A of Scale Venture Partners
  15. Mar 27, 2014
    Scale Venture Partners IV LP first reported on Form ADV by Scale Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $45,907,570
  16. Dec 1, 2013
    Ariel Tseitlin joined Schedule A of Scale Venture Partners as Member, Scale Venture Management Iv Lp
  17. Mar 28, 2012
    Scale Venture Partners II LP first reported on Form ADV by Scale Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $321,000,000
  18. Mar 28, 2012
    Scale Venture Partners first filed Form ADV (ERA, venture capital fund adviser exemption)
  19. Mar 28, 2012
    Bavp LP first reported on Form ADV by Scale Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $133,000,000
  20. Mar 28, 2012
    Scale Venture Partners III LP first reported on Form ADV by Scale Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $391,000,000
  21. Oct 1, 2004
    Vitus L. Vitus joined Schedule A of Scale Venture Partners as Member, Scale Venture Management I-A And Ii Llc
  22. Jan 1, 2000
    Hayley Jean Hoad joined Schedule A of Scale Venture Partners as Chief Compliance Officer, Scale Venture Management I, I-A, Ii, Iii, Iv And V Llc
Classification history
  1. Sep 15, 2026
    Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)
    venture manager, reported GAV $2,627M across 7 vehicles
  2. Sep 12, 2026
    Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)
    venture manager, reported GAV $1,511M across 3 vehicles
Evidence
53 observations from 3 sources
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
FactValueEffectiveClassSource
Why admittedvc_exemption,vc_funds_reportedMar 31, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
SEC exemption claimedventure_capital_fund_adviserMar 31, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
SEC exemption claimedventure_capital_fund_adviserFeb 16, 2024FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
SEC adviser typeexempt_reporting_adviserMar 31, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
SEC adviser typeexempt_reporting_adviserFeb 16, 2024FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
First Form ADV filing2012-03-28Feb 16, 2024FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1Sep 12, 2026FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Latest Form ADV filing2026-03-31Mar 31, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Latest Form ADV filing2024-02-16Feb 16, 2024FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
SEC statusERA - ActiveMar 31, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
SEC status effective2012-03-28Mar 31, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Venture share of reported funds1Feb 16, 2024FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Business phone650-378-6000Mar 31, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Business phone650-378-6000Feb 16, 2024FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Contact page urlhttps://www.scalevp.com/contact
contact page linked from the home page
Sep 16, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
DescriptionWe invest in early stage founders building category-defining businesses. Backing companies like DocuSign, HubSpot, Box, and CircleCI with tenacity.
meta description
Sep 16, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
DescriptionWe invest in early stage founders building category-defining businesses. Backing companies like DocuSign, HubSpot, Box, and CircleCI with tenacity.
meta description
Sep 13, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
HeadquartersFoster City, CAMar 31, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
HeadquartersFoster City, CAFeb 16, 2024FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Office address950 TOWER LANE, SUITE 1150, Foster City, CA, 94404Mar 31, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Office address950 TOWER LANE, SUITE 1150, Foster City, CA, 94404Feb 16, 2024FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Legal formLimited Liability CompanyMar 31, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Legal formLimited Liability CompanyFeb 16, 2024FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Portfolio pagehttps://www.scalevp.com/portfolio
30 entries read
Sep 16, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Portfolio pagehttps://www.scalevp.com/portfolio
30 entries read
Sep 13, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Private funds reported7Mar 31, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Private funds reported7Feb 16, 2024FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Private fund gross assets (reported)$2.9BMar 31, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Private fund gross assets (reported)$2.6BFeb 16, 2024FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Stated sectorsai
sector words on the home page
Sep 16, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Stated sectorsai
sector words on the home page
Sep 13, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Stated stagesearly
stage words on the home page
Sep 16, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Stated stagesearly
stage words on the home page
Sep 13, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Team pagehttps://www.scalevp.com/team
46 name/title pairs read
Sep 16, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Team pagehttps://www.scalevp.com/team
46 name/title pairs read
Sep 13, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Venture funds reported7Mar 31, 2026FactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Venture funds reported7Feb 16, 2024FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
WebsiteHTTP://WWW.SCALEVP.COM/Feb 16, 2024FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Site titleScale Venture Partners | Early Stage VC Investors
title tag
Sep 16, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
Site titleScale Venture Partners | Early Stage VC Investors
title tag
Sep 13, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)