# Matthew Scott

> Matthew Scott is a seed investor at Silicon Valley Bank (New York) backing Software and Internet. See 16 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Silicon Valley Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/silicon-valley-bank)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 16
- Last investment: Dec 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewcscott
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/MatthewCScott
- Website: http://matthewcscott.com

Matthew Scott is a seed investor at Silicon Valley Bank in New York focused on Software and Internet. Matthew Scott has 3 current jobs including Founding and Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures, Managing Partner at BaseCamp Ventures, and Founding Managing Partner at Basecamp Fund. Additionally, Matthew Scott has had 6 past jobs including VC & Incubation at Nike. He attended NYU Stern School of Business and Tulane University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 7 | 44% |
| Internet | 5 | 31% |
| Health Care | 5 | 31% |
| Apps | 2 | 13% |
| SaaS | 2 | 13% |

39 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 38% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 25% |
| Series A | 2 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 6% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 12 | 75% |
| Egypt | 1 | 6% |
| Canada | 1 | 6% |
| Mexico | 1 | 6% |
| Denmark | 1 | 6% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anthology | Anthology is an evolution company that generates diverse genomes to scale and digitalize biomanufacturing. |  | Pre-Seed | Dec 14, 2023 |  |
| BetterYou | BetterYou is a digital wellness platform that helps to make better health and wellness decisions every day. The platform leverages the data exhaust created from using their devices every single day to create insight around where people spend their time vs. what's actually important to them. Their users define what “time better spent” lookslike, and to help them stay on track.BetterYou provides population-level insights back to organizations, helping them drive health savings downstream by improving their employees’ digital and overall wellness. It also allows individuals to maximize their time and stay focused on goals that matter. | $6M | Series A | Dec 06, 2023 |  |
| Kolors | Kolors is a technological platform that focuses on providing intelligent intercity mobility of bus transportation in the region. |  | Series A | Oct 13, 2023 |  |
| Vitrina A.I. | Vitrina A.I. is a SaaS platform for the video content industry to facilitate and enable cross-border transactions. |  | Seed | Aug 24, 2023 |  |
| Pharmacy Marts | Pharmacy Marts is an online platform that enables pharmacists to get their daily prescriptions and medications from a variety of suppliers. Pharmacy Marts was founded in 2021 and is located in Cairo, Egypt. |  | Seed | May 11, 2023 |  |
| Bundle | Bundle is a procurement platform for construction. |  | Pre-Seed | Feb 28, 2023 |  |
| Takeoffs.io | Takeoffs. Automated Takeoff & Estimates. | $100K | Seed | May 11, 2020 |  |
| Kindest | Kindest is the first ever, fully-automated fundraising platform for non-profits. Kindest is an internet company that is enabling non-profit organizations to fundraise for FREE. The tip-based model eliminates all friction for onboarding."Kindest is one of the fastest-growing startups in my entire portfolio." -Charles Hudson, PrecursorVentures | $650K | Pre-Seed | Apr 13, 2020 |  |
| Arrive | Arrive powers the last mile of mobility through smart parking solutions. It offers the only seamless mobility experience that predicts and recommends the best parking solution for any journey. Arrive powers smart parking and other connected mobility services through apps, websites, voice platforms, and in-dash integrations to hundreds of clientsincluding smart cities, automakers, fleets, venues, navigation and voice platforms, as well as to its own ParkWhiz and BestParking consumer brands. | $150K | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 25, 2020 |  |
| Confirm | Confirm is an engineering company that delivers automation and validation solutions for pharma, & medical device manufacturing industries. | $150K | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 21, 2020 |  |

10 of 16 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Plug and Play](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plug-and-play-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Arba Seed Investment Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arba-seed-investment-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Escalate Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/escalate-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Evolution Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evolution-vc-9377) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fort Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fort-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Silicon Valley Bank

VC Fund · Santa Clara, United States

Silicon Valley Bank works with technology, life science, cleantech, venture capital, private equity, and premium wine businesses. SVB provides industry knowledge and connections, financing, treasury management, corporate investment, and international banking services to its clients worldwide through 27 U.S. offices and seven internationaloperations. Banking innovative companies and exclusive wineries, Silicon Valley Bank’s diverse financial services, knowledge, global network, and world-class service increase its clients’ probability of success. Forbes Magazine ranks SVB among America’s Best Banks, and Fortune Magazine named SVB one of the Best Companies to Work For in 2012.

5 contacts available at Silicon Valley Bank.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dennis Grunt | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dennis-grunt |
| Keith Cox | Head of Sponsor and Leveraged Finance | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keith-cox-4 |
| Laura Scott | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laura-scott-b21d |
| Nicole Hawkey | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nicole-hawkey |
| Alex McCracken | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-mccracken |

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## FAQ

### What does Matthew Scott invest in?

Matthew Scott invests primarily in Software, Internet and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Matthew Scott last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Matthew Scott closed in Dec 2023. Shizune tracks 16 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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