# Scott Nissenbaum

> Scott Nissenbaum leads Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania and serves as managing general partner of GO Philly Fund and GO PA Fund. His career spans venture investing, forest-carbon entrepreneurship, venture debt, board service, and teaching.

- **Role:** President and CEO at Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania
- **Organizations:** Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania, GO Philly Fund, GO PA Fund, Finite Carbon, Novitas Capital, Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Merion Investment Partners, Philadelphia Game Labs, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- **Education:** BS in Finance; minor in Economics, Pennsylvania State University, MBA in Finance, Saint Joseph’s University
- **Known for:** A 2025 event biography credits his leadership with more than 280 early-stage investments and fundraising for seven funds., Helped launch GO Philly Fund and GO PA Fund II., Served on boards of 14 private and public companies.

## Career timeline

- **1998-2009** — Served at Novitas Capital, including as managing director.
- **2007** — Taught Wharton’s graduate venture-capital course.
- **2008-2011** — Co-founder and president of Finite Carbon; venture biographies date his tenure from 2008, while contemporary reporting describes the company’s establishment in 2009.
- **2016** — Ben Franklin announced his appointment as CIO, effective February 29.
- **2019** — Helped launch GO Philly Fund.
- **2020** — Became president and COO in July during the planned CEO succession.
- **2021** — Ben Franklin completed its CEO transition in January.

## Achievements

- A 2025 event biography credits his leadership with more than 280 early-stage investments and fundraising for seven funds.
- Helped launch GO Philly Fund and GO PA Fund II.
- Served on boards of 14 private and public companies.
- Recognized by Philadelphia Business Journal’s 40 Under 40, Philly Tech’s Thirty Under 30, and the American Carbon Registry Innovator Award.
- Named a Philadelphia Titan 100 honoree in 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Published The Economics of Tokens on LinkedIn.
- **2026-05** — Participated in the 1PHL Startup Summit’s venture-capital discussion during Philly Tech Week.
- **2025-10** — Discussed Philadelphia’s growth-capital gap and founder mentorship in an Invest: interview.

## Links

- Website: https://www.sep.benfranklin.org/staff/scott-nissenbaum-2/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/snissenbaum
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/scottnissenbaum

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Last updated: 2026-10-09