Scott Saunders – Startup Investor Profile

Mr. Scott Saunders is a Co-Founder and Angel Investor with over 15 years of experience in the financial industry. He launched Payoff in 2009 to bring financial wellness through science, products, and support. Mr. Saunders raised over $50 million in equity financing and made the Top 100 Most Innovative Entrepreneurs list by Goldman Sachs in 2012. As the Founder and CEO, he leads a world-class Board of Directors. Previously, he worked at Walz Group, acquired by LenderLive, a financial technology company. His venture capital experience includes the U.S. Small Business Administration’s SBIC program, where he helped invest $700 million in funds supporting early-stage businesses like Box, Fandango, and Salesforce.com. Mr. Saunders holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BS from George Mason University, with studies at Oxford University.

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Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed

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AI Reasoning: Searches of Google and business databases (Crunchbase, PitchBook, LinkedIn, Bloomberg, company press releases) returned profiles for Scott Saunders (founder of Payoff/Happy Money) but did not list any recent angel investments with dates after 2019-2022. No verifiable record of a specific startup investment with a date within the past 36 months was found. Because no recent investment activity could be confirmed, classify as not-found.

Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.

Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.

Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.