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Scott Becker is the Managing Partner at Backstage Capital, based in San Francisco, California. He previously served as a Venture Partner at Initialized Capital from 2019 to 2022 and mentored founders through Y Combinator after earning his undergraduate degree in computer science. Managing a portfolio of over 20 companies, he recently led a $5 million seed investment in the artificial intelligence coding platform CodeForge in February 2026. Becker also serves as an advisor to the OpenAI startup fund and maintains a professional network of over 15,000 industry followers. He authored "The SaaS Playbook" in November 2025, building on a track record that includes a notable portfolio acquisition by Salesforce in 2023. His current investment focus centers on backing pre-seed and seed startups across the United States that are developing enterprise software, artificial intelligence, and developer tools.
