First Scout empowers startups to grow from the ground up, providing the structure needed to thrive in fast-paced, often unstructured environments. Founded by Anthony Mannino, an integral member of Ekata’s European leadership team during its $850 million acquisition by Mastercard, First Scout brings hands-on expertise in SaaS, partnerships, customer success, and go-to-market strategy.

Anthony’s experience spans building and leading high-performing teams, launching new market operations, and driving revenue growth across multiple regions. At Ekata, he established the first customer support team, led a customer success team that consistently achieved over 120% revenue retention year over year in the US, and expanded the EMEA office from 2 to 35 members while orchestrating 4.5x revenue growth for the region. His leadership has helped startups and scale-ups put the right framework in place, turning unstructured environments into focused, high-performing teams.

At First Scout, we specialize in helping founders and early-stage teams bring clarity and structure to their operations, enabling them to maximize customer value, accelerate product adoption, and achieve sustainable growth. Whether you’re building your first team, entering a new market, or struggling to grow revenue, we provide the guidance, structure, and connections you need to scale with confidence.

Interest in working with First-Scout. Send us an email anthony.mannino@first-scout.com