Scott Tierney is a partner at Valo Ventures. He learned about leadership from rugby and holds a social studies degree.

What Scott can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Valo Ventures writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Morgan Stanley
    1994-2000
  2. Epoch Partners · head of investment banking
    2000-2001
  3. Archimedes Technology Group · president and COO
    2002-2006
  4. Steelpoint Capital Partners · managing director
    2006-2011
  5. Google · director of corporate development and strategic partnerships at Nest Labs
    2011-2018
  6. Valo Ventures · Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Archimedes Technology GroupValo Ventures

Focus

investment bankingprivate equity

Education

Harvard University, Bachelor of Arts in Social StudiesUniversity of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship

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Questions

Who is Scott Tierney?

Scott Tierney is a partner at Valo Ventures. He learned about leadership from rugby and holds a social studies degree.

How much does Scott Tierney invest?

Scott Tierney invests through Valo Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Scott Tierney?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Scott in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Valo Ventures backed works better.

What did Scott Tierney do before Valo Ventures?

Morgan Stanley; head of investment banking at Epoch Partners; president and COO at Archimedes Technology Group; managing director at Steelpoint Capital Partners; director of corporate development and strategic partnerships at Nest Labs at Google.

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