# Rory O'Driscoll at Scale Venture Partners

> Rory O'Driscoll, Partner at Scale Venture Partners. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/rory-o-driscoll (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Burlingame, US · Partner

# Rory O'Driscoll

Partner at [Scale Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-venture-partners)

Latest rounds

- **Pantheon** Series B · $21.5M May 2014

Backs *Cloud*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last May 2014
- **Filings:** 14 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 4 +2 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- ✓ **On filings** 14 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Scale Venture Partners
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Scale Venture Partners** VC firm · US **11** cheques in 12 months **229** all time **9** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-venture-partners)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $21.5M
- **Active:** 2014

2014

- [Pantheon](https://millionrounds.com/company/pantheon) *Series B* **$21.5M** *US* May 2014 Joined · +4 investors · historical

By stage

- Series B **1**

What they backed

Cloud **1**

Alongside

- Dev Ittycheria *1*
- [First Round *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)
- [Foundry Group *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry)
- [OpenView Venture Partners *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/openview-venture-partners)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Soft Robotics Inc.** Director since 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Flatfile Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Socure Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **TalkIQ, Inc.** Director since 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Pantheon Systems, Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raising **CHEF SOFTWARE INC.** Director since 2013
- SEC Form D · Company raising **BILL.COM, INC.** Director on 5 filings · since 2013
- SEC Form D · Company raising **AXCIENT INC** Director on 5 filings · since 2013
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Datasift Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2012
- SEC Form D · Company raising **BOX INC** Director on 5 filings · since 2012
- SEC Form D · Company raising **DOCUSIGN INC** Director on 9 filings · since 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raising **ARENA SOLUTIONS INC** Director on 2 filings · since 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raising **BOX.NET INC** Director on 4 filings · since 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raising **ExactTarget, Inc.** Director since 2009

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Scale Venture Partners

- [**Chris Yin** Founder & CEO *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-yin)
- [**Alexander Niehenke** Manager, Scale Venture Management VI LLC *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/alexander-niehenke)
- [**Andy Vitus** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andy-vitus)
- [**Anika Ayyar** Product Manager *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/anika-ayyar)
- [**Ariel Tseitlin** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ariel-tseitlin)
- [**Brian Walker** SVP, Chief Product Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/brian-walker)
- [**Dale Chang** Operating Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/dale-chang)
- [**David Walter** Venture Partners *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-walter-scale-venture-partners)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) · 15 Jul 2026 · 38 min SaaStr 868: Software Isn't Dead. It's Gotten Harder with Scale Venture Partners' Rory O'Driscoll With [Rory O'Driscoll](https://millionrounds.com/person/rory-o-driscoll) About this episode SaaStr 868: Software Isn't Dead. It's Gotten Harder with Scale Venture Partners' Rory O'Driscoll When you've spent 30 years making money in software, "is software dead?" feels like a personal attack. Rory O'Driscoll, who has been a software investor since before most of the companies in this room… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 17 Apr 2025 · 1h 29m 20VC: Why Seed is for Suckers | a16z's $20BN Fund & Founders Fund's $4.6BN: What Makes Them So Good | Why Josh Kushner Is the Master of Venture Capital Strategy | Why Extended Private Markets Screw US Citizens with Jason Lemkin and Rory O'Driscoll With [Jason Lemkin](https://millionrounds.com/person/jason-lemkin-2)[Rory O'Driscoll](https://millionrounds.com/person/rory-o-driscoll) Mentions [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[Josh Kushner](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-kushner) About this episode Jason Lemkin is one of the leading SaaS investors of the last decade with a portfolio including the likes of Algolia, Talkdesk, Owner, RevenueCat, Saleloft and more. Rory O'Driscoll is a General Partner @ Scale where he has led investments in category leaders such as Bill.com (BILL), Box (BOX),… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) · 29 May 2024 · 1h 11m Mastering Venture Capital and Founder Strategies with Rory O'Driscoll and Mark Suster With [Rory O'Driscoll](https://millionrounds.com/person/rory-o-driscoll) Mentions [Mark Suster](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-suster) About this episode This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Northwest Registered Agent. Start your business fast and secure with Northwest Registered Agent! In just 10 clicks and 10 minutes, set up your entire business identity, name, address, mail service, phone, email, website, and domain. Everything You Need to… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 28 Nov 2016 · 31 min 20VC: Why Market Is More Important Than Team, The 4 Key Roles of A Board Member & Why Founders Get Market Sizing So Wrong with Rory O'Driscoll, Founding Partner @ Scale Venture Partners With [Rory O'Driscoll](https://millionrounds.com/person/rory-o-driscoll) About this episode Rory O'Driscoll is a founding member and Partner at Scale Venture Partners. An active investor for the past 20 years, Rory is focused on early-in-revenue software companies benefiting from the move to Software as a Service and the wider transition of enterprise computing to the cloud. Rory… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Rory O'Driscoll in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) · 14 Apr 2017 · 23 min SaaStr 113: The Most Important Metrics To Assess The State Of A SaaS Startup, Why Customer Payback Period Is Crucial & The Right KPI To Measure Customer Success On with Dan Adika, Founder & CEO @ Walkme With [Dan Adika](https://millionrounds.com/person/dan-adika) Mentions [Rory O'Driscoll](https://millionrounds.com/person/rory-o-driscoll) About this episode Dan Adika is the Founder and CEO @ Walkme, the cloud-based service designed to help professionals guide and engage prospects and customers, and complete online tasks. They have raised over $90m in VC funding from some of the greats of the industry such as Rory O'Driscoll @ Scale Venture Partners… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/upfront-ventures) · 19 Mar 2015 · 25 min Upfront Summit 2015 | Crazy Valuations, Mega Deals & China Emerges: VC Trends 2015 Mentions [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners)[Fenwick & West](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fenwick-and-west)[GGV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ggv-capital)[Hans Tung](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hans-tung)[Byron Deeter](https://millionrounds.com/person/byron-deeter)[Rory O'Driscoll](https://millionrounds.com/person/rory-o-driscoll) About this episode A group of esteemed venture capitalists discuss the current state of VC and what they predict in 2015. The panelists include Byron Deeter (Bessemer Venture Partners), Rory O'Driscoll (Scale Venture Partners), Hans Tung (GGV Capital), moderated by Sam Angus (Fenwick & West) More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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