Scott L Savitz

Scott Savitz is the Founder and Managing Partner of Data Point Capital, a Boston-based investment firm that makes technology investments across B2B and B2C markets. He launched the firm after a career as an operator, and it is currently investing out of its $110M DPC Fund III. The firm describes its team as former operators who leverage their own startup-to-exit experience to support founders, emphasizing capital efficiency and high growth rather than growth at all costs.

Before becoming an investor, Savitz was the founder and CEO of Shoebuy.com. He founded the company in 1999 and led it through its 2006 sale to IAC, building it into one of the largest online retailers in the U.S., with over 1 million products, roughly $3.5 billion in inventory available for sale, and more than 8 million monthly visitors. Between the 2006 sale and his retirement from the company in 2011, Shoebuy tripled revenues and grew its bottom line faster than its top line. He was recognized with Ernst & Young's New England Entrepreneur of the Year award, among other accolades.

Savitz has been highly active as a board member, advisor, and investor. He has led investments in clypd (acquired by AT&T), connectRN, DraftKings (IPO: DKNG), Rent the Runway (IPO: RENT), and Resident (acquired by Ashley). He currently serves on the boards of CoachUp, FlexCar, eRetailing Group, Returnalyze, and Upshift, and is a board observer at Caba and Trifecta. He has previously advised or directed companies including Bluestem Brands, Jebbit (acquired by Vista), Olejo Stores, On The Spot Systems, Paintzen (acquired by PPG), Yieldify (acquired by Publicis), and YourMechanic (acquired by Wrench).

Savitz received a B.A. in English from the University of Colorado and resides in Boston, MA. He is a frequent industry speaker and serves on several civic and economic-development committees, including the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, the Citi Performing Arts Center, and as Co-Chair of 12 X 12 and Mass Scale.

• Stated thesis (firm): *"We invest in revenue-stage technology companies that are disrupting large markets across both B2B and B2C."* The firm pairs this with an *"intensely disciplined approach"* to returns.
• Emphasizes capital efficiency + high growth — explicitly avoiding the pressure to "grow at all costs," and looking for strong KPIs that enable effective scaling.
• Personally championed as *"a strong advocate of entrepreneurship and innovation, especially where it aims to raise the bar on the consumer experience."*
• Sector range is broad within technology: e-commerce and retail enablement, online marketplaces, consumer subscription, ad/marketing tech, SaaS, fintech/payments, staffing and labor platforms, and cybersecurity.
• Offers operator-led, hands-on support: the team positions itself as founders who have been through the startup-to-exit journey and can guide companies toward exits.
• Stage flexibility from seed/early-stage through revenue-stage and growth, with a track record extending to IPO and acquisition outcomes.