Scout Ventures

Scout Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in early stage companies operating in the SaaS, mobile, advertising technology, robotics, drones and virtual reality sectors. The firm is based in New York, New York. Scout Ventures changed their name from BHV in 2013. As BHV, they were founded in 2009.

With offices in New York City and District of Columbia, Scout invests in capital efficient businesses founded by experienced entrepreneurs building technology-based businesses. They focus on the sectors where their experience and relationships allow them to help portfolio companies grow. Additionally, Scout has established trusted networks with deep roots across the government, military, and intelligence communities. This has resulted in investments in top startups from military and intelligence veterans.

Timeline

August 8, 2013

-iReach/ -- BHV announced today that, effective immediately, it is changing its name to Scout Ventures, an identity that better reflects the firm's values, mission, and future.

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Adam Seifer

Advisor

Anthony Meyer

Investor

Ari Meisel

Advisor

Avi Naider

Investor

Bradley C. Harrison

Founder

Brendan Burns

Advisor

Brendan Syron

Employee

Chris March

Investor

Corey Miller

Employee

Craig Albrecht

Investor

Craig Coblenz

Advisor

Dan Castro

Investor

Daniel Brillman

Advisor

David Disi

Investor

Doug Thiede

Advisor

Francois Drouin

Investor

Gokul Rajaram

Investor

Howie Schwartz

Investor

Jim Shook

Advisor

Joanne Colan

Advisor

John Ryu

Employee

Kevin Lee

Investor

Keyvan Peymani

Advisor

Matt Mead

Advisor

Michael Bassik

Investor

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With $55M third fund, Scout Ventures is funding veterans ready to tackle the hardest technical challenges

Danny Crichton

September 9, 2021

TechCrunch

When it comes to people pushing the frontiers of science, few institutions can match the talent of the Department of Defense, the intelligence agencies, and the U.S. national laboratory system. With ample budgets and flexible oversight under that aura of national security, ambitious scientists and engineers are working on everything from quantum computing to next-generation [...]

Academy Investor Network's Venture Fund I Announces Anchor Investment from USAA

June 21, 2021

WebWire

Academy Investor Network's (AIN ) Ventures Fund I is today announcing an anchor investment from financial services company USAA for its $50M seed-stage focused fund. , , , , AIN is an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in U.S. military veteran-led startups and non-veteran-led startups building technologies that make our country safer, operate more efficiently, and have a strong commercial use case. AIN is led by Sherman Williams and Emily McMahan, military veterans with extensive...

Exclusive: UbiQD To Light Up Greenhouses With 'Quantum Dot' Tech Following $7M Series...

Christine Hall

December 9, 2020

Crunchbase News

Quantum dots are tiny semiconductor particles, and when ultraviolet light hits them, emit light of various colors.