Benjamin Scott Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Co-Founder & Par...

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Benjamin Scott General Information

Biography

Mr. Benjamin Scott is a Co-Founded and served as Partner at LiveOak Venture Partners. He also served as Board Member at NSS Labs and Razberi Technologies. Prior to co-founding LiveOak, Ben Scott joined Austin Ventures in 2001 as a Venture Partner. He has been active-Chairman at Spatial Wireless - NASDAQ: ALU, Navini Networks - NASDAQ: CSCO, Mavenir Systems - NYSE: MVNR, 7×24 solutions, Sipera Systems and Active Power. Prior to joining Austin Ventures, he served as chairman and CEO for IXC Communications, an international broadband and Internet backbone provider which merged with Cincinnati Bell to became Broadwing Communications. Before IXC, Ben was president and CEO of PrimeCo Personal Communications. Previously, he held positions as chief operating officer of Bell Atlantic's U.S. wireless business and CEO of its international wireless business. Earlier, Ben spent 20 years at AT&T, ending his tenure as president and CEO of AT&T Canada.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Co-Founder & Partner, LiveOak Ventures
Education
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, BS (Bachelor of Science)
Gender
Male

Benjamin Scott Lead Partner on Deals (8)

Benjamin Scott has been the lead partner on 8 deals. Their latest deal was with Veros Systems, a business/productivity software company. The deal was made for on 11-Jun-2020.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Veros Systems 11-Jun-2020 Later Stage VC (Series C) Completed Business/Productivity Software Austin, TX
Razberi Technologies 26-May-2017 Completed Network Management Software Farmers Branch, TX
NarrativeDx 09-May-2017 Completed Enterprise Systems (Healthcare) Austin, TX
Razberi Technologies 17-Mar-2016 Completed Network Management Software Farmers Branch, TX
Razberi Technologies 12-Nov-2014 Completed Network Management Software Farmers Branch, TX
Mitel Mobile 28-Jun-2010 Completed Telecommunications Service Providers Richardson, TX
Mitel Mobile 27-Jan-2009 Later Stage VC (Series C) Completed Telecommunications Service Providers Richardson, TX
Mitel Mobile 05-Apr-2006 Early Stage VC (Series A) Completed Telecommunications Service Providers Richardson, TX

Benjamin Scott Network (86)

Board Members (24)

Name Company Representing Location From
Alexander Parlos Ph.D Veros Systems Veros Systems Austin, TX
Bob Grazer NSS Labs Chevron Technology Ventures Austin, TX
Veros Systems Shell Ventures Austin, TX
Veros Systems Self Austin, TX
NSS Labs Delta-v Capital Austin, TX

Portfolio Executives (37)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Paul Becker Veros Systems Vice President, Finance 11-Jun-2020 Austin, TX
Alexander Parlos Ph.D Veros Systems Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Board Member 11-Jun-2020 Austin, TX
Razberi Technologies Operations Manager 26-May-2017 Farmers Branch, TX
Razberi Technologies Director, Sales & National Accounts 26-May-2017 Farmers Branch, TX
Razberi Technologies Chief Financial Officer 26-May-2017 Farmers Branch, TX

Fund Team Members (25)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Creighton Hicks LiveOak Ventures LiveOak Venture Partners II Austin, TX
Joseph Aragona Austin Ventures Austin Ventures VII Austin, TX
Austin Ventures Austin, TX
Austin Ventures Austin, TX
Austin Ventures Austin, TX

Benjamin Scott Affiliated Funds (4)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
LiveOak Venture Partners I LiveOak Ventures Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2013
LiveOak Venture Partners II LiveOak Ventures Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2019
Austin Ventures VII Austin Ventures Venture - General Fully Invested 1999
Austin Ventures IX Austin Ventures Venture - General Closed 2005

Benjamin Scott FAQs

  • Who is Benjamin Scott?

    Mr. Benjamin Scott is a Co-Founded and served as Partner at LiveOak Venture Partners.

  • How much does Benjamin Scott typically invest?

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  • What is Benjamin Scott’s main position?

    Benjamin Scott’s primary position is Co-Founder & Partner.

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