Ben Scott is a co-founder and Managing Director at LiveOak Ventures. See contact routes.
Ben Scott is a co-founder and Managing Director at LiveOak Ventures, a Texas-based venture capital firm he established in 2013 alongside Venu Shamapant and Krishna Srinivasan after meeting at Austin Ventures. Prior to founding LiveOak, Scott served as a Venture Partner at Austin Ventures starting in 2001 and previously held executive roles including CEO of IXC Communications and president of AT&T Canada. LiveOak’s investment thesis targets post-seed-stage technology and technology-enabled service companies exclusively based in Texas, acting as one of the first institutional investors in a company. The firm typically makes initial checks ranging from $1.5 million to $4 million, with total lifetime investments per company between $8 million and $10 million, often leading rounds. Notable portfolio companies include NSS, Razberi, Veros, and Telestax, the latter of which received a funding round led by LiveOak. Scott currently serves on the boards of NSS, Razberi, and Veros, reflecting his active involvement in governance. No distinctive public writing or unique point of view by Scott is documented in the available sources.
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