Scott Frederick

Managing Partner, Sands Capital Ventures

2022 - Current

Managing Director

2019 - 2022

Partner; Head of Business Development and Federal

2015 - 2019

Scott led NEA's cross-portfolio Business Development and Federal initiatives. In this role, he worked closely with NEA's portfolio companies, providing tactical and strategic advice, and connecting them to senior executives and thought leaders across the private and public sectors.

Delightfully Unemployed

2015 - 2015

Chief Operating Officer

2011 - 2015

Scott invested in Automated Insights when it was a one-person company (at the time called StatSheet). Scott served as the company's first outside board member, and eventually joined full-time as COO in 2011. During his tenure, Automated Insights was named best place to work in the Raleigh-Durham area four years in a row. The company was sold to Vista Equity Partners in 2015 providing the company's earliest investors a more than 7x return, and its most recent investors a 3x return in less than 9 months.

Founder and General Partner

2002 - 2011

Valhalla Partners is a venture capital firm with $440 million under management. Scott co-founded the firm in 2002 and led investments in and served on the boards of GetWellNetwork (acquired by Welsh Carson), Geomagic (acquired by 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD)), RealOps (acquired by BMC Software (NASDAQ: BMC)), Fishbowl (acquired by Symphony Technology Group), and Automated Insights (acquired by Vista Equity Partners). Scott also sourced Valhalla's investment in SolidFire (acquired by NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP)).

Partner

1997 - 2001

Scott joined FBRTVP in 1997 as the the firm's 2nd employee, and in doing so, played a key role in the creation and management of one of the Mid-Atlantic region's most successful venture capital funds. During Scott's tenure, the FBRTVP funds produced 7 IPOS, and FBRTVP I realized returns of approximately 9x invested capital.

Consultant

1995 - 1997

Associate

1994 - 1995