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Story Ventures Scout Program
Story Ventures Scout Program is Story Ventures' scout program offering access to early-stage investment opportunities for aspiring angel investors.
- Application state
- Accepting
Overview
What Story Ventures Scout Program offers
What Story Ventures Scout Program is
The Story Ventures Scout Program, launched in 2022, empowers entrepreneurial individuals to invest on behalf of Story Ventures while fostering a community of aligned angel investors. Scouts are given the authority to source and evaluate investment opportunities, focusing on early-stage companies in data automation, workflow automation, and applied AI. Participants gain access to a network of like-minded investors and the chance to build their personal angel investment portfolios alongside Story Ventures' investments.
Operational profile
Program status and context
Program status describes the program itself. Application availability and deadlines remain separate.
- Operational status
- Active
- Program type
- Scout Program
- Host organization
- Story Ventures
- Last reviewed
- March 16, 2026
What Scout program means
A scout program is a structured venture-capital program that recruits external people to help a fund discover, refer, evaluate, or sometimes invest in early-stage startups.
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Published program terms
- Price
- Unknown
- Compensation
- Unknown
Focus and fit
Who the program is for
Program thesis
The Story Ventures Scout Program focuses on investing in early-stage companies that are developing practical automation solutions. The program seeks to back founders who are addressing real automation problems, with a strong preference for being the first institutional investor in these ventures.
Eligibility
Candidates should possess an entrepreneurial mindset, a track record in technology, and a network in relevant markets. They must also be able to evaluate early-stage companies and commit to building the startup ecosystem.
Selection approach
The program accepts continuous applications from individuals interested in becoming scouts. Interested candidates can apply at any time.
- Stages
- Seed · Series A
- Regions
- United States
- Audience
- Founders · Investors
Format and cadence
How participation works
- Presence
- Remote
- Main location
- United States
- Engagement
- Unknown
Delivery model
The program operates remotely, allowing scouts to engage from anywhere while focusing on the U.S. tech ecosystem.
Availability and engagement
Application timing and route
- Application state
- Accepting
- Admissions
- Open
Value and support
What participation may provide
Publicly described support is context, not a guarantee of current delivery or future benefit.
What participants may receive
Participants in the Scout Program benefit from early access to Story Ventures' deal flow, the ability to write personal checks into portfolio companies, networking opportunities with other scouts and investors, exposure to venture investment processes, and the chance to develop a personal angel investment track record.
Common questions
Program details at a glance
Story Ventures Scout Program is published in Upseed as a scout program program hosted by Story Ventures. Upseed treats the Program and its host Organization as separate records so each can have its own status and sources.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 16, 2026
Known limits
Terms, deadlines, and application states can change. Confirm current details at the published destination before acting. Upseed does not yet classify every Program destination as official.
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