# Kimmy Scotti

> Kimmy Scotti is the New York-based founding and managing partner of Neon, an early-stage venture firm she established in 2023 after helping launch 8VC. Her career began with a jewelry line at 15, then moved through consumer media, prescription savings, women's products and skincare. That operating history informs an unusually hands-on investing style built around founder conviction, disciplined unit economics and what she calls the 3 a.m. principle.

- **Role:** Founding & Managing Partner at Neon
- **Organizations:** Neon, 8VC, Fig.1, ScriptRelief, Monthly Gift, Mimz New York, Loeb Enterprises, JewBelong, Breakout Foundation, Cornell Tech
- **Education:** B.S., Production Management; earlier Jewelry Design study, Fashion Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Built a jewelry company as a teenager and secured Bloomingdale's trunk shows by age 18., Co-founded ScriptRelief, which Neon's official biography says served more than 10 million people and was sold to UnitedHealthcare., Helped found 8VC in 2015 and led or supported investments including Blink Health, Maven, Oula, Hill House Home and Seed.

## Career timeline

- **2000** — At 15, started the jewelry line that became Mimz New York; it later appeared in Bloomingdale's trunk shows.
- **2007** — Graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology and joined Loeb Enterprises, working in business development, operations and company incubation.
- **2011** — Helped shift a shoppable media business toward healthcare after prescription-discount engagement became a major revenue signal, leading to ScriptRelief.
- **2015** — Became a founding partner of 8VC and co-founded Monthly Gift with her sister.
- **2021** — Co-founded Fig.1, a science-backed skincare company, with dermatologist Courtney Rubin.
- **2023** — Founded early-stage venture capital firm Neon and became an advisor to 8VC.
- **2025** — Continued speaking publicly about investing, entrepreneurship and profitable growth while leading Neon.

## Achievements

- Built a jewelry company as a teenager and secured Bloomingdale's trunk shows by age 18.
- Co-founded ScriptRelief, which Neon's official biography says served more than 10 million people and was sold to UnitedHealthcare.
- Helped found 8VC in 2015 and led or supported investments including Blink Health, Maven, Oula, Hill House Home and Seed.
- Co-founded Fig.1 in 2021; by 2024 the skincare company had expanded to more than 3,000 retailers and dermatology spas.
- Founded Neon, an early-stage venture capital firm, in 2023.
- Serves or has recently served in advisory and board roles with JewBelong, Breakout Foundation and Cornell Tech.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Discussed the strategic value of wholesale partnerships with Glossy, arguing that department-store presence can lend a brand credibility as well as sales.
- **2025-03** — Spoke at SMU Cox's Southwest Venture Forum on women in venture capital, fundraising and leadership.
- **2025-02** — Appeared on Takin' Care of Lady Business to discuss investing literacy, women's ownership and the value of being ‘unreasonable.’
- **2025-01** — Joined the Beauty Bosses podcast to discuss Fig.1, entrepreneurship and her approach to backing problem-focused creators.
- **2024-08** — Discussed Fig.1's growth to a 21-product line and expressed interest in expanding the brand through global pharmacy partners.

## Links

- Website: https://withneon.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimmyscotti
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimmyscotti/

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Last updated: 2026-09-27