Fredrick D. Scott

Fredrick is a visionary leader in private capital markets, focusing on the entrepreneurship & innovation ecosystem. As the Founder, Chairman of the Board & CEO of VBC Holding Corp Inc. (“VBCHC”) and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Venture Backed, PMI Systems, and GovTech Innovations, he is reshaping the industry landscape with cutting-edge strategies and a groundbreaking digital engagement and social networking platform. This platform drives deeper, more comprehensive collaborations globally, enhances quality education, and embodies transparency, accountability, and unwavering integrity.

Fredrick touts a diverse background as a financial analyst, investor, mentor, and software developer. Recognizing the crucial need for transparency and accountability in managing portfolio companies, he developed the Private Market Intelligence system—a game-changing enterprise-level B2B SaaS solution and an integral component of the Venture Backed platform. At VBCHC, Fredrick has curated an esteemed Board of Directors, C-Suite and Advisory Board comprising current and former Senior Executives from Accenture, Microsoft, Amazon, and key players in venture capital.

Fredrick has completed various industry accreditations, including the Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA) Designation, the Capital Markets & Securities Analyst (CMSA) Designation, and the Commercial Banking & Credit Analyst (CBCA) Designation from the Corporate Finance Institute (CFI). He is a Microsoft Advertising Certified Professional and holds a Diploma in Islamic Finance from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). He is currently pursuing an MBA from the University of London and is fluent in Italian, Korean, and German.

With 18 years of institutional finance experience, including IPOs, M&A, leveraged buyouts, structured finance, balance sheet recaps, capital raising, fairness opinions, analyst opinions, financial modeling and valuation, and institutional credit analysis, Fredrick brings a wealth of knowledge to the table. He also has three decades of software development and sever infrastructure development experience.

Fredrick is deeply committed to giving back to the community. He served as a mentor for programs such as MIT Solve, the Northwestern Mutual Black Founder Accelerator, Defy Ventures, Stand Together Venture Labs, and 1000 Black Voices. He sits on the Advisory Board of LabEight*, is a Judge and Mentor for NASA MITTIC, a Founding Member of the NASA MITTIC Partnerships Council, and a Contributing Writer for Entrepreneur Magazine. Fredrick has a profound passion for educating and mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs and investors within the entrepreneurship & innovation ecosystem.