Matt Scott

Who is Matthew Scott, Managing Partner at Basecamp Fund?

Matthew Scott is a Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures' Basecamp Fund, a seed and pre-seed venture capital fund. He is based in New York City and focuses on investing in early-stage enterprise software, consumer internet, and biotech companies.12

Prior to joining Basecamp, Matt was an experienced founder and operator of multiple venture-backed businesses, including:

• Integral Ad Science (acquired by Vista Equity Partners)
• Enterprise SaaS platform Suzy (backed by The Foundry Group and Tribeca Venture Partners)
• A direct-to-consumer brand (backed by Lerer Hippeau)

Earlier in his career, Matt was a member of the corporate venture practice at Nike and an investor at Coriolis Ventures. He began his career as an innovation strategy consultant for Procter & Gamble.2

Matt holds an MBA from NYU Stern and a BA from Tulane University.2 His LinkedIn username is matthewcscott.5

As a Managing Partner at Basecamp Fund, Matt leads the firm's investing efforts in the New York area. He sources and evaluates potential seed and pre-seed investments, with a focus on building authentic relationships with founders.23

Some key deals Matt has sponsored include Welcome, a compensation planning platform for startups, and Humanly, a conversational AI recruiting platform.4 Matt leverages his operating experience and network to identify promising early-stage opportunities and support founders.4