# Scott Carver

> Scott Carver is a founder and former founding CEO of PlanSource and the founder and CEO of onWater. His career connects enterprise software, the earlier company SYLINQ, and longstanding ownership of Madison Valley Ranch in Montana. He retired from PlanSource in May 2019 and now works on digital tools for anglers and paddlers.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at onWater
- **Organizations:** onWater, PlanSource (former), SYLINQ (former), Madison Valley Ranch, Carver Ventures
- **Education:** Michigan State University
- **Known for:** Founded SYLINQ, acquired by Ceridian in 2002., Helped found and led PlanSource, later acquired by Vista Equity Partners in 2019., Founded and leads onWater.

## Career timeline

- **1975-1979** — Attended Michigan State University; lists football and Sigma Chi among his activities.
- **1993** — Became an original owner of Madison Valley Ranch with his family.
- **2002** — Ceridian acquired SYLINQ, the company he founded.
- **2003** — Tom Fochtman and Dan Larson joined him as partners at Madison Valley Ranch.
- **2008** — As PlanSource chief executive, discussed its Spokane acquisition and planned office expansion.
- **2014** — Published commentary as PlanSource president and co-founder on the importance of back-end administration.
- **2019-04** — Vista Equity Partners acquired PlanSource.
- **2019-05** — Retired from PlanSource.
- **2022** — onWater held its first Confluence gathering at Madison Valley Ranch.
- **2024** — onWater announced a test membership partnership with Trout Unlimited.
- **2025-12** — onWater financing coverage reported a $2 million round led by Scrum Ventures and 400,000 combined users across its two apps.

## Achievements

- Founded SYLINQ, acquired by Ceridian in 2002.
- Helped found and led PlanSource, later acquired by Vista Equity Partners in 2019.
- Founded and leads onWater.
- Original and continuing owner of Madison Valley Ranch.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — December 10 coverage described a $2 million onWater financing round led by Scrum Ventures, with 400,000 combined users across onWater Fish and Paddleways.
- **2025-11** — Signed an OnWater, Inc. Form D as CEO on November 13, 2025.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carverscott

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Last updated: 2026-10-23