Scott Sangster
CEO, Health in Reach; President, OrganicStartup; Former President, TCA
Scott Sangster is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and M&A executive with experience both founding and acquiring businesses. He is currently a Managing General Partner at Social Seed Fund, the CEO of Health In Reach, Inc. and FestFriend, Inc. He is the former President of the Tech Coast Angels LA, the nation’s largest network of accredited venture investors. He sits on several private boards and is invests in the music, gaming, mobile, media, and healthcare markets.
Prior to running OrganicStartup, Scott was responsible for strategic planning and corporate development at the Walt Disney Internet Group. Scott identified new media growth opportunities, developed strategy, and managed the evaluation and execution of acquisitions that helped Disney meet strategic objectives.
Before Disney, Scott founded and managed a venture-backed Internet business, served as a management consultant to media and technology companies, and oversaw the launch of one of the first online banking services. He holds a MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Scott Sangster lives in Los Angeles.
Content & Articles by Scott Sangster
Lessons From Building An AI-Native Startup with Octagos Health
In this Mucker Growth Series session, we invited friends from one of our portfolio companies Haley Chute, CPO & CMO, and Harpreet Marwaha, COO & CFO of Octagos Health, to...
How To Craft Your Website Messaging & Positioning as a Startup
In this Mucker Growth Series session, Anthony Pierri, co-founder of FletchPMM, walks through how to craft website messaging and positioning as a startup. FletchPMM is a consultancy that has worked...
2026 New York Tech Week Recap of Mucker Sessions
Mucker Capital went to New York Tech Week to host sessions for founders, operators, and builders thinking through how AI is changing product, growth, and search. Among the sessions were:...
Closing Enterprise Deals in Founder-Led Sales as a Startup
In our recent Mucker Growth Series session, I invited David Mackay, Managing Director at D9Y and one of our operating experts at Mucker, to talk about closing enterprise deals in...
The 10 Security Gaps That Plague Startups Before Their A Round
A NOTE ON SEVERITY Not every item on this list carries the same level of risk. Some are the kind of finding that stops a deal. Others are serious but...
Community-Led Growth for Startups: Why Most Communities Fail and How to Build One That Actually Works
In our recent Mucker Growth Series session, I invited Sam Jacobs — founder and CEO of Pavilion — to talk about community-led growth: what it actually means, why most communities...