Scott Maxwell

Scott Maxwell is the Founder and Managing Partner of OpenView Venture Partners, an expansion-stage venture capital firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. Before establishing the firm in 2006, he joined Insight Venture Partners in 2000, serving as Senior Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer to institutionalize investment processes. His earlier career included financial services roles throughout the 1990s and work as a technology designer, following his graduation with engineering degrees from UC Davis in 1984 and 1986. Throughout a venture career spanning over two decades, Maxwell has served on the boards of most OpenView portfolio companies and holds a board seat at the Athena Alliance. He has also participated in industry events, including the High Alpha Speaker Series in 2015. Today, his primary investment focus centers on expansion-stage software-as-a-service, cloud computing, mobile platforms, and IT infrastructure companies.