Scott Banister

Venture Partner at Long Journey Ventures

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Biography

Scott Banister is a Venture Partner at Long Journey Ventures. The firm's team page states he was a founding board member of PayPal, that he invented paid advertising via keyword auction, and that he co-founded IronPort, an anti-spam company that sold to Cisco for $830 million. It names Uber, SpaceX, Postmates and DeepMind among his early investments. The firm's 19 March 2025 post announcing Long Journey IV states that Scott Banister is a venture partner at Long Journey. His PayPal directorship is historical and is therefore not recorded as a current board seat; no currently held board seat could be sourced.

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

UberSpaceXPostmatesDeepMind

Career Timeline

2025
Described as a venture partner at Long Journey in the firm's 19 March 2025 post announcing Long Journey IV.

Sources & References

Long Journey Ventures - Team ↗Long Journey: Coming of Age ↗