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You are already close to founders, technical breakthroughs, and communities investors can miss. Superscout helps you find relevant programs, document opportunities, and build a credible scouting record.

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778 programs documented across the venture ecosystem

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Step into ventureScouting is a working entrance to VC. Build a track record investors can see.ExploreLand a fellowshipFind requirements and processes for fellowships across the ecosystem.ExploreUnderstand scout compensationCompare documented carry, stipend, investment-authority, and unpaid models. Terms remain the program's.ExploreGrow your ecosystemBring relevant capital closer to founders in your city, campus, or community.Explore

Who can become a scout

Proximity beats pedigree. If founders already trust you, scouting can turn that access into a visible track record.

Understand the scout role
ResearchersYou see breakthroughs before they become companiesExploreFoundersOther founders already ask you for investor introductionsExploreVC platform professionalsYou meet founders every day in platform, operations, or talentExploreAccelerator teamsYour cohorts are full of companies investors want to meetExploreEcosystem buildersCommunity organizers, operators, and angels close to early teamsExplorePodcasters and community voicesTurn founder conversations into permissioned early signalExplore

See where you fit in venture

A few questions, shaped by your answers, point to where you fit and what to do next.

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Programs worth knowing

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Sequoia Scout Program

Sequoia Capital

Discover how to become a Sequoia scout including requirements, application process, and compensation and explore other VC scout programs to join.

Location
Menlo Park, California
Format
Hybrid
Terms
Hybrid

The scouting workflow

A clearer way to practice scouting

See how it works
Scout profileMake your interests, access, and contribution legible.ExploreDeal recordKeep opportunities, sources, and next actions attached.ExploreMemo workspaceMake your judgment explicit and easier to improve.ExploreInvestor-fit contextCompare opportunity context with relevant investment theses.Explore

Voices

What people say about VC scouting

I'm not out there prospecting, but a lot of women entrepreneurs reach out to me, because there are still too few of us and it's my mission to change that.
Clara ShihFounder and CEO · Hearsay Systems
If you want to eventually work at a venture fund, the VC partners will look at your scout track record.
Elad GilFounder and investor · Independent

We’re seeing some investment in areas which are not the ones we’re spending a tonne of time on at seed-stage. Our starters community is taking our interest towards areas we didn’t know existed.

Luca BocchioPartner · Accel

Scouts are the people founders call before they go raise.

Matt MacInnisFounder and CEO · Inkling

Research and reporting

VC scouting in the news

TechCrunch

A peek inside Sequoia Capital’s low-flying, wide-reaching scout program

medium.com

Announcing the BLCK VC Scout Network!

medium.com

Announcing The Second Annual VamosVentures Scout Program!

thestartupscene.me

Beyond Capital Kicks Off Jordan's Pioneering Scout Program

Start from your ecosystem

Scouting starts where you already have access.

Use Superscout's location and university guides to find the communities, programs, and investor context closest to your existing relationships.

Explore university ecosystemsFind campus-connected paths into scouting and venture.ExploreBrowse by locationStart with researched city and country ecosystem guides.San Francisco Bay · London · France · moreExplore

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Keep the opportunity, your reasoning, and the next step together.

  • Keep a private deal vault with timestamps
  • Write richer memos and evaluations
  • Compare investor and program fit
  • Manage sources, next actions, and follow-up
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Scout-powered deal flow, with context attached

Build a qualified interest profile so Superscout can understand the sectors, stages, and places where scout-sourced opportunities may be relevant to you.

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Start with the directory, the guides, contribution, and a lightweight scouting record.

Step 2 · When useful

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Upgrade when you need the private deal vault, memos, matching, and ongoing research tools.

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