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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 Bocchio
Partner at Accel Partners
The best source of info on scout programs, so great job!
Lenny Rachitsky
Author of Lenny's Newsletter, angel investor, and ex Airbnb growth leader.
They’ll never get enough credit for this, but one thing Sequoia did was use scouts to radically increase the amount of diversity in the industry.
Jason Calacanis
Early investor in Uber, Robinhood, and others. Host of the All In Podcast.
Scout programs allow us to get companies on our radar early and widen our aperture.
Jeremy Liew
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
We thrive based on our ability to execute our scouts strategy. At the independent venture firms, you’ll generally find more innovation, resources, and community around scouts.
Ben Casnocha
Co-founder Village Global and author.
Superscout provides learning resources for current and upcoming VC scouts, a community forum, and tools to help scouts present deals and find the right investors to send them to.
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