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A Conversation with Scott Stanford, Co-Founder of ACME Capital
On October 2, 2025, we welcomed Scott Stanford, Co-Founder and Partner at ACME Capital. Scott has been focused on the internet/technology sector for over 25 years as an advisor, operator, and investor. Prior to founding ACME in 2018, he was a co-founder of Sherpa Capital. Scott co-headed Goldman Sachs’s Global Internet Investment Banking business in San Francisco for 12 years where he advised clients on $80 billion of equity and debt financings and strategic transactions and was deeply involved in investments in technology-enabled companies such as Facebook, Uber, DST/Mail.ru, Demand Media, LinkedIn, Palantir, iCrossing, and Square. His client coverage responsibility included Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Groupon, Zillow, Airbnb, Uber, and many other established and emerging technology-enabled companies.
This event was livestreamed on Linkedin and Youtube.
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Innovation at the Edge
Speaker Series
The Office of Innovation & Commercialization’s Innovation at the Edge is a monthly speaker series that brings together trailblazers from across the innovation landscape—founders, researchers, venture capitalists, distinguished alumni, and creative leaders—who are pushing boundaries and turning bold ideas into real-world impact. Each event is an open invitation to tap into fresh perspectives, connect across disciplines, and fuel your own entrepreneurial momentum.
From origin stories to investment insights, Innovation at the Edge is where ideas are challenged, refined, and set in motion. Explore upcoming events and register on Eventbrite.
When: 4:30- 6:30 p.m.
Where: Design & Innovation Building, Room 208
