Scott Kosch

Private Investor | Mentor to CEOs | Advisor to PE & VC Firms | Author of “Indispensable: A Student’s Guide for Thriving in the Age of AI” and The AI-Ready Student Newsletter | Co-Author of Capital Intelligence Newsletter

📍 Austin, Texas, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 53 investments📅 24 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2025𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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2025
Affineon is an AI inbox agent that automatically triages the clinical inbox, under the providers direction, to handle lab results and prescription renewals, reducing daily inbox volume by 30% to 80%. So clinical teams can spend less time in the inbox and more time on what matters. Its like having an RN to triage the inbox 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with configurable protocols that give the provider control. All for the price of a cup of coffee. Inbox overload is the new documentation burden. It takes away from patient time, causes late nights trying to catch up, and leads to physician burnout.
Investor
2025
Industrial humanoids hard at work.
Investor
2024
The Worlds AI platform is revolutionizing how companies leverage video cameras and sensors to automate their daily operations. Its advanced capabilities and flexible architecture enables users to address a wide range of challenges throughout the enterprise.
Investor
2023
At Ansa Biotechnologies, we’re developing a way to synthesize DNA that will accelerate innovation in medicine, agriculture, and industrial biotechnology. Our fast, clean, and accurate enzymatic DNA synthesis process can produce gene-length molecules directly, overcoming bottlenecks of traditional DNA synthesis methods. We envision a future where our technology empowers scientists to develop solutions for the world's biggest problems in health and sustainability. Note that Ansa does not conduct any employment discussions via LinkedIn. All official Ansa career openings are exclusively listed on our website careers page.
Investor
2022
FOR EMPLOYERS We build easy-to-use, affordable tools for People & Talent teams: JobSage Retain and JobSage Recruit. - RETAIN: Don’t overpay for employee feedback. We’ve built the most valuable features found in employee engagement and survey tools but for $100 a month with no user limits and no annual contracts. - RECRUIT: Is your online reputation accurate? Leverage verified employee feedback to boost your employer brand, recruit the best candidates, and retain your employees. FOR JOBSEEKERS We're bringing transparency around the workplace topics that matter most to you. We're building an employer review site focused on growth, purpose, flexibility, feedback, and inclusion. Take three minutes to review your employer at www.JobSage.com
Investor and Advisor
2021
HData empowers energy professionals with regulatory intelligence. Our purpose-built platform combines regulatory data with AI and specialized features to dramatically reduce the time-intensive burdens of research and analysis. Trusted by utilities, public utility commissions, service providers and analysts across the country, HData helps organizations to modernize regulatory information processes with secure and transparent AI technology. Learn how to get more comprehensive energy insights in less time at hdata.com.
Investor
2021
Lightbeam is a social enterprise that harnesses storytelling for daily inspiration, connection, and motivation. Our mission is to create more empathy in the world. Lightbeam is the first trusted source of inspirational, shareable micro-films about compassionate acts and selfless people. During these uncertain times, when the CDC reports more than 1 in 3 Americans suffer symptoms of an anxiety disorder (CDC), Lightbeam harnesses an exploding consumer demand for spirit-lifting media and helps brands find authentic distribution for its new mission-driven storytelling. We believe (and studies show) that inspiring stories encourage similar pro-social behavior. However, most uplifting content filling our feeds is based on low quality, caught-on-camera moments or formulaic news segments, and there is no go-to source of high-quality video by talented, professional creators. That’s where Lightbeam comes in. Lightbeam is a double-bottom line business, and in addition to serving society, we have a solid business model to grow a successful company. Amid the events of 2020, brands must reimagine how they connect with audiences: 90% say they have abandoned the messaging planned for this year. Many are turning to inspiration as a new way to reach potential customers. Just as brands pay influencers for trustworthy promotion, brands will need new forms of credible distribution for these stories. With Lightbeam, brand-underwritten stories are nested alongside carefully-curated shorts by indie creators and nonprofits. Brands pay for carriage, paid media, sponsored strands and commissioned content. 
Investor
2021
Noteworthy provides fleet vehicle-mounted smart cameras + AI that help utilities evaluate the condition of the electric distribution grid at-scale while reducing O&M costs. --- There are billions of utility poles globally and they are notoriously difficult to manage. Its extremely challenging for utilities to know exactly where these assets are, what’s on them and what condition they are in. Why? Because collecting and analyzing the data necessary to answer these questions is currently a slow, manual and costly process - often done by sending out dedicated crews and trucks with binoculars, cameras and paper forms. This process is expensive, difficult to scale, and it doesn’t adequately mitigate risks related to grid reliability, resiliency and safety. Noteworthys fleet vehicle-mounted smart cameras + AI help utilities collect and analyze data on distribution assets at-scale while reducing O&M costs. By operating fully autonomously during routine vehicle operations, Noteworthy can increase situational awareness and realize cost savings and efficiencies across a variety of use cases including geolocation and asset inventory, asset inspection, vegetation management, joint use / attachment compliance and unregulated lighting assessments.
Investor and Advisor
2020
Shipshape provides homeowners an AI-powered software platform that puts the homeowner in control of the cost of operating and maintaining their home. Our proprietary technology is designed to help homeowners and their service providers connect more efficiently to save time, money and energy.
Investor
2016
data.world is the data catalog platform built for your AI future. Its cloud-native SaaS platform combines a consumer-grade user experience with a powerful knowledge graph to deliver enhanced data discovery, agile data governance, and actionable insights. Get fast, trusted access to your company’s knowledge when you create AI-powered data experiences with the AI Context Engine™. data.world is a Certified B Corporation and public benefit corporation and home to the world’s largest collaborative open data community with more than two million members, including ninety percent of the Fortune 500. Our company has 76 patents and has been named one of Austin’s Best Places to Work eight years in a row.
Investor
2015
Were now part of Pepper! --- Notion is a smart monitoring system that empowers home and property owners to be proactive in monitoring their spaces and most valued possessions. Powered by a multifunctional sensor and app, Notion is committed to helping reduce risk and increase monitoring of a property with the ultimate goal of becoming a requirement for insurance. Notion partners with leading insurance and service providers to help drive customer adoption, expand education, increase engagement, reduce claims, and customize products and discounts. getnotion.com
Investor
2015
Fast. Flexible. Staffing Reinvented. Wonolo, which stands for “Work Now Locally,” is an on-demand staffing platform that is changing the way businesses find talent for their immediate labor needs. Everyday, we are creating flexible opportunities for individuals to make extra income, learn new skills, and change their lives. At the same time, we are saving companies money by connecting them with talented people within minutes. Wonolo provides a broad range of jobs from warehouse, delivery, and merchandising, to event staffing and admin roles. Backed by leading investors including Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, DAG Ventures, PivotNorth, Base 10, AMN Healthcare, Wonolo is a rapidly growing tech startup with great traction and growth opportunities. If you are passionate about truly impacting peoples lives, building an amazing community of people who want to change the status quo of making work flexible, and disrupting a $140B+ market (contingent labor), we are interested in talking to you! We value hard work, accountability, humility, initiative, and transparency. We live by these values and hire accordingly. Are you up for the challenge? Wonolo is a Great Place to Work Certified company for delivering a consistently high-trust experience for all employees. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees.
Investor
2015
We create tech that helps you protect yourself and your loved ones. Our discreet wearables let people send for help in seconds simply by pressing a button.
Investor
2015
ParkiFi is making parking less of a hassle with our real-time parking occupancy and payment platform. Utilizing our smart sensor technology we provide real-time utilization analytics to parking lot operators, cities, and mobile applications to let them know where open and available parking spots are. Drivers can find and pay for spots quicker, and parking operators can maximize revenue by understanding their current inventory. Drivers searching for an open parking spot are responsible for 50,000 gallons of wasted fuel every month and 30% of city traffic. Time to fix it.
Investor
2015
Open the door to better living. Havenly Brands is on a mission to redefine how people shop for home. Bringing together best-in-class home brands with inspired and accessible interior design services, Havenly Brands is the modern destination for all things home.
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2025
Mobia Medical, Inc. (formerly MicroTransponder, Inc.) is a commercial-stage medical device company redefining stroke recovery for survivors living with life-altering motor impairments. The Companys breakthrough Vivistim® Paired VNS™ System is the first FDA-approved implantable solution designed to improve upper limb function in chronic ischemic stroke survivors with moderate to severe upper extremity impairments. Vivistim Paired VNS Therapy combines targeted vagus nerve stimulation with functional movement to promote neuroplasticity and drive meaningful improvements in motor function. For more information, visit Vivistim.com and review safety information at Vivistim.com/safety.
Investor
2025
Affineon is an AI inbox agent that automatically triages the clinical inbox, under the providers direction, to handle lab results and prescription renewals, reducing daily inbox volume by 30% to 80%. So clinical teams can spend less time in the inbox and more time on what matters. Its like having an RN to triage the inbox 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with configurable protocols that give the provider control. All for the price of a cup of coffee. Inbox overload is the new documentation burden. It takes away from patient time, causes late nights trying to catch up, and leads to physician burnout.
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2025
Industrial humanoids hard at work.
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2024
The Worlds AI platform is revolutionizing how companies leverage video cameras and sensors to automate their daily operations. Its advanced capabilities and flexible architecture enables users to address a wide range of challenges throughout the enterprise.
Senior Partner
2024
NextAccess is an advisory firm of highly experienced sales and marketing experts and AI practitioners who deliver pragmatic go-to-market solutions for ambitious companies. We cut through the noise to accelerate scalable revenue growth and enhance margins by harnessing the best in artificial - and human - intelligence.
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