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Ryan Scott is widely recognized as the father of opt-in email marketing, and has been credited as one of the great thinkers, philanthropists and visionaries of the 21st century. A former CTO, Ryan has made it his mission to change the world through an effective application of viral technologies and social networks. In 1995, at the age of 26, Ryan Scott co-founded NetCreations, Inc., the first 100% opt-in e-mail marketing company. The traditional direct marketing industry resisted embracing opt-in, claiming it would hurt their industry. NetCreations countered by illustrating that ethical email marketing was profitable, sustainable, and defensible. With his business partner Rosalind Resnick, Ryan built NetCreations from a two-person Web design firm, to a $58 million (sales) public company in 2001. SEAT Pagine Gialle acquired NetCreations for $111 Million cash shortly thereafter. Since then, Ryan has turned his knowledge of business and technology into the full-time passion of helping
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 2,531 investors hold the Partner role in VCSift. Ryan Scott is one of them.
- • 2,641 investors are based in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated July 2026.
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- seed
- Location
- Los Angeles, US
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