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SmartSuite
Founded 2019 · 51 employees on LinkedIn · 3 known investors
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SmartSuite is an AI-native work platform that unifies governance, risk, compliance, IT service management, project management, and business operations workflows on a single system. It serves regulated enterprises and mid-market organizations seeking to reduce tool sprawl and improve cross-functional coordination through connected, no-code workflows.
Founders & leadership
SmartSuite was founded in 2019 by Jon Darbyshire, Tara Darbyshire, and Peter Novosel.
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Jon DarbyshireJon Darbyshire founded Archer Technologies in 2001, which built an early no-code platform for enterprise governance, risk, and compliance and was acquired by EMC; he is now Founder and CEO of SmartSuite, a work management platform for business process automation and GRC workflows.
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Tara DarbyshirePreviously, she co-founded Archer Technologies, a risk and compliance software company serving Fortune 500 enterprises, where she served as Executive Vice President of Business Development and Sales; her background also includes sales leadership roles at EY, PSE&G, and MCI Telecommunications.
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Peter NovoselPeter Novosel is founder and CEO of SmartSuite, an AI-native work platform for governance, risk, compliance, and business operations. He has backgrounds in product development and software architecture.
Investors · 3
Canapi Ventures✓ confirmed by SmartSuiteNew Yorkvia Walker Forehand · led
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High Alphalisted by High AlphaIndianapolis
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Sorenson VenturesreportedLehi
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SmartSuite do?
- SmartSuite is an AI-native work platform that unifies governance, risk, compliance, IT service management, project management, and business operations workflows on a single system. It serves regulated enterprises and mid-market organizations seeking to reduce tool sprawl and improve cross-functional coordination through connected, no-code workflows.
- Who founded SmartSuite?
- SmartSuite was founded by Jon Darbyshire, Tara Darbyshire, Peter Novosel in 2019.
- Who are SmartSuite's investors?
- SmartSuite's investors include Canapi Ventures, High Alpha, Sorenson Ventures.