Scott Birnbaum

Scott Birnbaum, Founder and Managing Partner at Red Sea Ventures

Scott Birnbaum is a French-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist who serves as the founder and Managing Partner at Red Sea Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in New York City.12 With over 20 years of experience in technology and innovation, Scott has become an influential figure in the startup ecosystem in the US and Europe.12

Career Highlights

• Founded software company Epok in 1999, which built early cloud solutions for information sharing and collaboration across networks3
• Worked as a corporate lawyer at White & Case focused on M&A and Project Finance12
• Served as Director at CBS Local, focused on Strategy, Business Development and Partnerships12
• Founded Red Sea Ventures in 2011, an early-stage VC firm investing in consumer and enterprise startups12
• Notable investments include Allbirds (IPO), Sweetgreen (IPO), Convoy, Nest (acq. Google), Prose, and Novo Bank12

Community Involvement

• Member of the board of Seeds of Peace12
• Founding member and former chairman of the Young Leadership Committee (YLC)12
• Recipient of the Young Peace Maker Award for leadership and dedication to Seeds of Peace12
• Frequent speaker on entrepreneurship, innovation and technology at universities including Columbia, Princeton, UPenn and Georgetown12

Education

• Graduate of Georgetown University and Fordham Law School12
• Grew up in Paris, France12