Mike Scott is Managing Partner at Thayer Ventures, focusing on investments and fund operations. He joined in 2021, co-founding the Derive fund strategy, with prior experience at KSL Capital Partners and J.P. Morgan.
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Thayer Ventures writes $500K to $10M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
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- J.P. Morgan · investment banking professional
- KSL Capital Partners · private equity investment professional
- Thayer · Managing PartnerNow
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Who is Mike Scott?
Mike Scott is Managing Partner at Thayer Ventures, focusing on investments and fund operations. He joined in 2021, co-founding the Derive fund strategy, with prior experience at KSL Capital Partners and J.P. Morgan.
How much does Mike Scott invest?
Mike Scott invests through Thayer Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $10M at pre-seed, seed, series a.
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What did Mike Scott do before Thayer Ventures?
investment banking professional at J.P. Morgan; private equity investment professional at KSL Capital Partners.
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