Scott Savitz

Founder, Managing Partner Data Point Capital

Scott Savitz is the Founder and Managing Partner of Data Point Capital, an investment firm focused on making technology investments. Scott is a strong advocate of entrepreneurship and innovation, especially where it aims to raise the bar on the consumer experience. Scott is also the founder and former CEO of Shoebuy.com. Scott founded Shoebuy in 1999, and served as its CEO through its sale to IAC. Under his guidance, Shoebuy grew to be one of the largest online retailers in the country, with over 1 million products and $3.5 billion in inventory available for sale, serving over 8 million visitors a month. Between the sale of Shoebuy in 2006 and Scott retiring from the company in 2011, Shoebuy tripled revenues and grew bottom line faster than top-line. Scott serves on the boards of CoachUp, FlexCar, Print Syndicate, Returnalyze and Upshift. Additionally, he is a board observer of Caba and Trifecta. Scott has also previously served as an Advisor or Director for Bluestem Brands (acquired by Capmark Financial Group), Jebbit (acquired by Vista), Olejo Stores (acquired by Mattress Firm), On The Spot Systems, Inc. (acquired by Press Ganey), Paintzen (acquired by PPG), Yieldify (acquired by Publicis) and YourMechanic (acquired by Wrench). He also led the investments in DraftKings (IPO: DKNG), Resident, ConnectRN, Rent The Runway (IPO: RENT) and clypd (acquired by AT&T) and serves on several committees focused on fostering growth and a more robust economy including the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Citi Performing Arts Center, and Co-Chair of 12 X 12 and Mass Scale.

Scott received a B.A. in English from the University of Colorado and currently resides in Boston, MA. He is a frequent industry speaker and has received numerous awards and accolades including Ernst & Young's New England Entrepreneur of the Year.