Scott Maxwell is the founder and Senior Managing Director of OpenView Venture Partners. See sector focus and contact routes.
Scott Maxwell is the founder and Senior Managing Director of OpenView Venture Partners, an expansion-stage venture capital firm in Boston, where he has served since 2006 after holding director roles at companies like VersionOne and Skytap. His investment thesis centers on expansion-stage software-as-a-service, cloud computing, mobile platforms, and IT infrastructure companies, primarily within the United States. While specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not explicitly detailed in available sources, his firm targets expansion-stage ventures, implying mid-to-late round investments. Notable portfolio companies associated with OpenView under his leadership include VersionOne, Exinda Networks, and Skytap, all of which he previously served as a director. Maxwell holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from MIT, and he serves on the External Advisory Board at the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship. He has articulated distinctive views on market dynamics in public writing, such as in an interview titled “Of Aspirin, Bubbles, and Clouds,” where he discussed cloud computing trends and venture market cycles.
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