Ty Walrod is Partner / Co-Head of Scale, a global community of founders of some of the fastest-growing startups in the world. Scale founders have collectively raised more than $8 billion, represent 27 countries, include 9+ unicorns, and are backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, NFX, Tiger Global, Craft Ventures, Accel, Softbank, Bessemer, and many others. On Deck Scale is a distinguished fellowship that emphasizes personal leadership development and peer-to-peer support, from seed stage to pre-IPO.
Ty is also the founder of Denali Summit Partners, which supports visionary, early-stage entrepreneurs as they work to tackle their greatest challenges and transform industries.
In 2012, he co-founded Bright Funds, a leading enterprise SaaS platform for corporate philanthropy that has facilitated hundreds of millions of dollars ($ USD) in philanthropic transactions for tens of thousands of donors. Bright Funds technology powers the employee giving, volunteerism, and corporate grantmaking programs at many leading global companies.
Ty previously co-founded OutServe and helped build the organization into the largest LGBT employee resource group in the world, serving thousands of U.S. military personnel. OutServe played a pivotal role in the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell.”
He began his professional career in San Francisco at Deloitte, followed by leading Financial Planning and Analysis and co-founding the Business Operations team at Coverity, an enterprise software company acquired by Synopsys (NASDAQ: SNPS).
Ty graduated from Washburn University in 2006 with a BBA in Finance and Accounting, Summa Cum Laude, and he was the recipient of the 2016 Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award.