Bruce Scott

Active Investor

Angel Investor

Los Altos, California

Bruce Scott, Angel Investor is an active investor based in Los Altos, California. This profile covers what Bruce Scott backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Bruce Scott serves as Advisor at Ripcord. Mr. Scott is an Angel Investor. Mr. Scott served as President & Chief Executive Officer at PointBase. Bruce Scott, the founder of PointBase, is a recognized innovator and leader in the area of enterprise and embedded database architecture and product development. Prior to founding PointBase, Bruce co-founded Oracle Corporation with Larry Ellison, Ed Oates and Bob Miner in 1977. In 1984, Bruce co-founded Gupta Technology (later named Centura Software). While at Gupta, Bruce pioneered the notion of the small footprint database server for Intel-based platforms. Under Bruce's direction, Gupta delivered the company's SQLBase product to the market as the first database that specifically met the needs of workgroup applications. Most recently, Bruce was a founder and principal at inquiry.com, an Internet company focused on information distribution to IT decision makers.

Investor type: Angel
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Invests in: SaaS & Enterprise
Location: Los Altos, California
Typical check: $500K
Past investments: 1

Notable investments

Ripcord

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