Scott Jarus

Former Public and Private Company CEO; Board of Directors (including Chairperson); Venture Studio Partner; Non-Profit Boards of Directors

📍 Manhattan Beach, California, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 9 investments📅 20 years investing🗓 Last invested Jul 2023
VC🌍 United States
9
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Portfolio

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Board Member
Jul 2023
TRĒ AI is the remarkable successor to the trailblazing ERM solution, gwabbit (acquired by Intapp). Now the fastest growing CRM/ERM in legaltech, TRĒ AI automatically sources new and updated contacts and relationship intelligence from email with 99.99% accuracy, eliminating the need for data stewards or outsourced data cleansing. TRĒ AI cleanses and enhances legacy CRM lists, automatically detecting and updating contacts that have changed jobs. TRĒ AI doesnt stop there! TRĒ AI automatically enhances contacts with LinkedIn links, company revenue and headcount, industry codes, logos, and geo-radius coordinates. TRĒ AIs List Builder enables MBD professionals to create laser-precision lists, easily vet them with colleagues, then put those lists to work with its built-in TRĒmail eMarketing solution. TRĒ AI deploys same day and offers a free trial, enabling firms to automatically capture thousands of new high-value contacts, cleanse and enhance old lists, and execute eCampaigns! TRĒ AIs remarkable new TRĒvents combines AI with an intelligent handshake to Canva to completely transform events management! Find out why TRĒ AI is now the fastest growing CRM/ERM in legaltech! Contact info@trelationships.com to schedule a demo or to take TRĒ AI for a free test drive!
Board Member
Mar 2023
Portable Electric (PE) is a Vancouver-based cleantech company and manufacturer of the Voltstack e-Generator, a clean energy alternative to traditional gas and diesel generators. In the last five years, these power stations have quietly charged past idling gas and diesel generators to become an industry leader in sustainability with silent, emissions-free electric generators. From small, nimble units capable of navigating disaster relief sites, to powerful systems capable of fast charging EVs, powering construction sites, or holding up Hollywood film shoots, Portable Electric sits at the forefront of the fast-growing mobile energy revolution.
Board Member
Jan 2014
EV Connect is on a mission to build a better planet by enabling electricity as a transportation fuel. Through its innovative and open charging platform, EV Connect simplifies the set-up, management, and optimization of charging stations with premium customer service, from installation to driver support. The world’s largest companies from enterprise, to hospitality and retail, to universities and government facilities choose EV Connect for a seamless EV charging management experience. Established in 2009, EV Connect customers include Avista Utilities, Love’s Travel Stops, Verizon, Marriott, Hilton, Taco Bell, Western Digital, Electrify America, ADP, New York Power Authority, and numerous municipalities. For more information, please visit www.evconnect.com.
Board Member
Apr 2011
Food Forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people experiencing food insecurity, and inspiring others to do the same. How We Do It We collect fresh fruits and vegetables that would normally go to waste from backyard fruit trees, public orchards, farmers markets, and the downtown Los Angeles Wholesale Produce Market. 100% of the produce we recover is donated to hunger relief agencies across eight counties in Southern California. Why We Do It According to the NRDC, up to 40% of food in the United States is wasted. At the same time, one in nine Californians lacks adequate access to food. Food Forward presents a simple solution to this disparity by connecting surplus fresh fruits and vegetables with people experiencing food insecurity in our communities.
Board Member
2009
Discover. Compare. Save. Oversee.net is an innovative technology company that owns and operates a portfolio of consumer websites designed to help users discover, compare, and save. Over 25 million unique visitors per month visit the company’s three key verticals in travel, consumer finance and comparison shopping. Our portfolio of brands and mobile properties include WanderWe.com, AirportParking.com, LowFares.com FareSpotter.com, CreditCards.org, ConsumerLoans.com, ShopWiki.com, and Compare.com. Our technology and marketing teams are actively incubating new consumer sites in high potential niche markets. With a flexible and scalable platform, we offer consumers the ability to make smart, informed purchase decisions. Founded by two young entrepreneurs, Oversee continues to nurture its start-up mentality, continually inventing new technology and applications to engage consumers. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Oversee also has an office in New York City.
Board Member
2006
Ironclad Performance Wear is the leader in high-performance task-specific work gloves. We created the performance work glove category in 1998, and continue to leverage our leadership position in the safety, construction and industrial markets through the design, development and distribution of specialized task-specific gloves for industries such as oil & gas extraction; automotive; police, fire, first-responder and military, construction and more. Ironclad engineers and manufactures its products with a focus on innovation, design, advanced material science, dexterity and durability. Ironclad's gloves are available through industrial suppliers, hardware stores, home centers, lumber yards, automotive stores and sporting goods retailers nationwide; and through authorized distributors in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Built Tough for the Industrial Athlete™ For more information visit: www.iRONCLAD.com
late stageManufacturing
Board Member
2006
FreeConference.com is the original free conference calling service specializing in online meetings, screen sharing, video conferencing, and much more. At FreeConference.com, we give you the freedom to choose how to connect to your meetings – be it through your phone, or your web browser. We are industry leaders providing innovative value by offering a complete set of free audio, screen sharing, and video conferencing features, equipping you with a great free conference calling solution. As a pioneer in offering free and reliable teleconference services, we serve over a billion minutes a year of all-digital conference calls to businesses and individuals requiring top-tier performance free of charge, with options to upgrade. FreeConference.com is committed to providing reliable and affordable tools for online meetings of every size: quickly, conveniently, and without restrictions - no matter their location. FreeConference.com is a service of iotum, a global leader in teleconferencing solutions.
Experience · 12 entries
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Investments (9)
Founder (1)
Board (9)
2024
Partner
Jun 2024
Spark Studios builds and invests in early-stage climate tech startups, partnering with founding scientists or entrepreneurs as both business co-founders and investors. We engage industry partners to understand their decarbonization & innovation needs, provide access to relevant early-stage technologies and start-ups, and pursue joint commercialization. We have on-going collaborations with leading research projects and related spin-out startups from top US academic and government institutions including UC Irvine, UCLA, Caltech, and Stanford.
2023
Board Member
Jul 2023
TRĒ AI is the remarkable successor to the trailblazing ERM solution, gwabbit (acquired by Intapp). Now the fastest growing CRM/ERM in legaltech, TRĒ AI automatically sources new and updated contacts and relationship intelligence from email with 99.99% accuracy, eliminating the need for data stewards or outsourced data cleansing. TRĒ AI cleanses and enhances legacy CRM lists, automatically detecting and updating contacts that have changed jobs. TRĒ AI doesnt stop there! TRĒ AI automatically enhances contacts with LinkedIn links, company revenue and headcount, industry codes, logos, and geo-radius coordinates. TRĒ AIs List Builder enables MBD professionals to create laser-precision lists, easily vet them with colleagues, then put those lists to work with its built-in TRĒmail eMarketing solution. TRĒ AI deploys same day and offers a free trial, enabling firms to automatically capture thousands of new high-value contacts, cleanse and enhance old lists, and execute eCampaigns! TRĒ AIs remarkable new TRĒvents combines AI with an intelligent handshake to Canva to completely transform events management! Find out why TRĒ AI is now the fastest growing CRM/ERM in legaltech! Contact info@trelationships.com to schedule a demo or to take TRĒ AI for a free test drive!
Board Member
Mar 2023
Portable Electric (PE) is a Vancouver-based cleantech company and manufacturer of the Voltstack e-Generator, a clean energy alternative to traditional gas and diesel generators. In the last five years, these power stations have quietly charged past idling gas and diesel generators to become an industry leader in sustainability with silent, emissions-free electric generators. From small, nimble units capable of navigating disaster relief sites, to powerful systems capable of fast charging EVs, powering construction sites, or holding up Hollywood film shoots, Portable Electric sits at the forefront of the fast-growing mobile energy revolution.
2021
Board Member
Jan 2021
AT WOLF CONNECTION We believe that the deep and conscious understanding of our relationships with animals and the environment is paramount to our development as strong individuals, high-functioning teams, productive societies that embrace diversity and equity, and thus as a sustainable civilization on this planet. The Wolf Connection Ranch is the real-time, real-space lab where this belief is explored and tested. PROGRAMS & SERVICES Wolf Connection’s Wolf Therapy® is an education and empowerment program with the sanctuarys wolves as the centerpiece. With the help of these magnificent animals, humans from all walks of life learn to connect more fully with themselves and their environment, and understand their unique role in a human “pack” or community.
2014
Board Member
Jan 2014
EV Connect is on a mission to build a better planet by enabling electricity as a transportation fuel. Through its innovative and open charging platform, EV Connect simplifies the set-up, management, and optimization of charging stations with premium customer service, from installation to driver support. The world’s largest companies from enterprise, to hospitality and retail, to universities and government facilities choose EV Connect for a seamless EV charging management experience. Established in 2009, EV Connect customers include Avista Utilities, Love’s Travel Stops, Verizon, Marriott, Hilton, Taco Bell, Western Digital, Electrify America, ADP, New York Power Authority, and numerous municipalities. For more information, please visit www.evconnect.com.
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