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Smash Capital
Growth equityActively deployingNew York · Series C–Late Stage · 25 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Smash Capital positions itself as a different kind of growth equity firm, investing in world-class founders building generational brands in enterprise software. It emphasizes unparalleled capabilities in brand and media, which it brings to category-defining technology companies. The team is described as having a long history of global success as both investors and operators of multi-billion-dollar franchises, treating its portfolio companies as partners.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 25 people
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Smash Capital went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 31 of 45 portfolio companiesFintech ×14AI & Machine Learning ×11SaaS ×9Enterprise Software ×6Consumer ×5Data & Infrastructure ×4Developer Tools ×4Cloud Computing ×3
HQs:United States×20Singapore×2Denmark×1United Kingdom×1India×1Nigeria×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 8 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×32 founders×43 founders×1
Investments · 45 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 92025 · 32024 · 42022 · 72021 · 32020 · 12018 · 128 dated
A social platform where users post content and discussions that are ranked by community votes, reaching hundreds of millions of monthly visitors across web and mobile applications.
Cloud ComputingConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSocialSan Francisco, US
Steve Huffman(Co-founder and CEO)inAlexis Ohanian(Co-founder)inMelissa Tidwell(Executive Officer)inDrew Vollero(Chief Financial Officer)inJennifer Wong(Chief Operating Officer)Benjamin Lee(Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary)in
Co-investors1435 Capital500 GlobalA.Capital VenturesA*AAF Management Ltd.AlleyCorp+32 more
Digital Asset (DA) is the creator of the Canton Network, a privacy-enabled blockchain for global financial markets that supports tokenization of real-world assets and connects traditional and decentralized finance.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US
Yuval Rooz(Co-Founder & CEO)inEric Saraniecki(Co-Founder & Head of Network Strategy)Shaul Kfir(Co-Founder)inJuan Lorenzana(Executive Officer)inEdward Lawrence Janulis(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsR136 Venturesa16z cryptoAlumni VenturesBNP ParibasBroadridgeCME Ventures+22 more
TradingView is a charting platform and social network used by over 100 million traders and investors worldwide to analyze and trade across global financial markets.
Data & InfrastructureFintechNew York City, US
Denis Globa(Executive Officer, Director)inKonstantin Ivanov(Director)Stan Bokov(Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer)inConstantin Ivanov(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inSteven M Farsht(Director)
BoardSEBASTIEN ARTHUR M DUCHATEAU(Director)
Board seatPaul Szurek· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAccess Technology VenturesAkkadian VenturesDRW Venture CapitalInsight PartnersIrishAngelsiTech Capital+8 more
Allen Control Systems develops autonomous precision weapon systems designed to counter unmanned aerial threats for military and allied forces.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRobotics
Mike Wior(CEO)Steve Simoni(President)inLuke Allen(CTO)
Co-investorsCapital FactoryCoalitionCraft VenturesForum VenturesInspired CapitalRally Ventures Management, Llc+3 more
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Ambience is an AI platform that captures clinical encounters in real time, generates documentation, and suggests coding for healthcare providers across 200+ specialties.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Michael Ng(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inNikhil Buduma(Co-founder)inMike Ng(Co-founder)in
BoardMamoon Hamid(Director)inVignesh Chandramouli(Director)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAirTree VenturesAIX VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCollective LiquidityFounders Circle Capital+9 more
London-based European venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström, investing from seed to pre-IPO.
Co-investorsBeast VenturesPeakRedbus VenturesSamsung Catalyst FundTesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)Atomico+2 more
Bilt is a rewards program that lets renters and homeowners earn points on rent and mortgage payments, either through partner properties' resident portals or its BillPay product for any home.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerFintechPropTechNew York, US
Ankur Jain(Founder)inDavid Wyler(Founder)inAlexander Lockwood Klokus(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKenneth Chenault(Director)Harley Miller(Director)inAlex Fiance(Director)in
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalCamber CreekDERIVE VENTURESElizabeth Street VenturesFifth WallFin Capital+10 more
BYJU'S offers online learning programs, video lessons, and a personalized learning app for students in India, including tutoring and exam-preparation programs for competitive tests such as JEE and NEET.
ConsumerEdTech
Byju Raveendran(Founder & CEO)
Co-investors3Spoke CapitalAarin CapitalAlkeon InnovationDisney AcceleratorKaizenvestLightspeed Venture Partners+5 more
Canton is a privacy-enabled public blockchain (Layer 1) that connects previously siloed financial systems, letting regulated institutions exchange tokenized assets and data with privacy controls and real-time synchronization.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Yuval Rooz(Founder)
Co-investors1/1 Capital10SQ Capital (TenSquared)LongHash Venturesa16z cryptoAlumni VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+18 more
Coda is a payments and monetization platform that connects digital publishers to local and global payment methods, enabling access to over 200 million paying users.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceFintechGamingMarketing TechMarketplacesSaaSSingapore, SG
Paul Leishman(Co-Founder)inNeil Davidson(Co-Founder)inMike Feldkamp(Chief Technology Officer)Shane Happach(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsCento VenturesGMO VenturePartnersGolden Gate VenturesMadrona Venture GroupSpiral VenturesGIC+1 more
CodeRabbit provides AI-powered code review tools for developers to improve software quality and efficiency in development workflows.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsWalnut Creek, US
Harjot Gill(Executive Officer, Director)inGuritfaq Singh(Executive Officer, Director)inVishavjeet Kaur(Executive Officer)Alex Berkenkamp(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Flex Capital PartnersFoothill VenturesHarmony PartnersNVenturesNVIDIA+7 more
DraftKings operates a multi-product gaming platform offering online sportsbooks, daily fantasy sports, and casino games to consumers across desktop, mobile apps, and retail locations.
FintechGamingMarketplacesSector AgnosticSports TechBoston, US
Paul Liberman(Executive Officer, Director)inTige Savage(Co-founder)inMatt Kalish(Founder)inJanet Holian(Executive Officer)inTimothy Dent(Executive Officer)Alan Wayne Ellingson(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAccompliceACME CapitalAgman PartnersAtento CapitalAurumBoston Seed Capital+17 more
DuckDuckGo is a privacy-focused search engine and technology company that emphasizes user protection and data privacy in web search and AI services.
Developer ToolsSaaSPaoli, US
Gabriel Weinberg(Founder)in
Co-investorsAvenir Growth CapitalFelicis VenturesImpact America FundLong Journey VenturesLux CapitalOMERS Ventures+4 more
ElevenLabs is an AI research and product company that builds voice generation and audio processing platforms for creating human-like voice interactions with technology.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB
Mati Staniszewski(Founder & CEO)inPiotr Dabkowski(Co-founder)inHannah C(Founder)Mateusz Jakub Staniszewski(Co-founder)in
BoardJennifer Li(Director)in
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalAlkeon InnovationAndreessen HorowitzAntiAspire11BroadLight Capital+39 more
American video game company behind Unreal Engine, Fortnite and the Epic Games Store, headquartered in Cary, North Carolina.
Cary, US
Tim Sweeney(Founder & CEO)
Co-investors1435 CapitalAAF Management Ltd.Advaita Capitalalphabet angelsAltra VentureBitkraft Esports Ventures+38 more
The page shows only generic customer testimonials referencing a "Sinza" financial management platform, with no clear description of the company's own product, team, or offering.
Fintech
Tory Reiss(Founder)inItay Vinik(Founder)in
Co-investorsCommon Oceanf7 VenturesFrontier VenturesKube VCMontage VenturesThe Council+5 more
FairMoney is a digital bank offering personal loans, savings products, and business banking services through a mobile app.
ConsumerFintech
Co-investorsNewfund CapitalSpeedinvestTLcom Capital305 Ventures75 & SunnyAddition+24 more
Flatpay provides payment and point-of-sale solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, including card payment processing with flat rates, POS systems, and daily settlements.
FintechRetail TechSaaSCopenhagen, DK
Peter Lüth(Founder)inRasmus Busk(Founder)in
Co-investorsDawn CapitalSEED Capital DenmarkAtlantic Vantage Point
A generative content platform for rapidly producing high-quality visual assets.
Co-investorsBlackbird FoundryBlackbird VenturesGlitch CapitalSerenaTIRTA VenturesGaorong Capital+3 more
Co-investorsNZVC
MagicSchool is an AI platform designed for schools that helps teachers with lesson planning, student support, and feedback, while enabling students to develop AI skills.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechDenver, US
Adeel Khan(Founder & CEO)inTodd Tobin(Executive Officer)inJames Biven(Executive Officer)
BoardAntonio Gracias(Director)inChristina Melas-Kyriazi(Director)in
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesEdovate CapitalGSV VenturesRange VCService Provider CapitalValor Equity Partners+3 more
MANSCAPED is a Silicon Valley consumer products company focused on men's grooming and personal care.
Retail TechSilicon Valley, US
Paul Tran(Founder and CEO)inSteve King(Co-Founder and Former Chief Executive Officer)inKevin Datoo(Executive Officer, Director)Evan Richter(Director)Katy Hopwood(Director)Phillip Unthank(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsEPIC VENTURESLongley CapitalRx3 Growth PartnersSocial LeverageStructural CapitalWillow Growth Partners+2 more
NEXT Insurance (ERGO NEXT) sells small-business insurance online, including general liability policies with product liability coverage for retailers, online sellers, wholesalers, and product makers.
FintechInsurTechSaaSPalo Alto, US
Guy GoldsteinAlon HuriinNissim Tapiro(Founder)in
BoardNick Shalek(Director)inEitan Bek(Director)inMatthew McElhattan(Director)
Co-investors1435 CapitalAllianz XBattery VenturesCapitalGG SquaredGroup 11+34 more
Pearl develops FDA-cleared AI software that reads dental x-rays in real time, helping dentists detect cavities and other pathologies and show patients the evidence behind a diagnosis.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesWest Hollywood, US
Ophir Tanz(Founder and CEO)inCambron Carter(Co-Founder)inBen Plomion(Chief Operating Officer)inGad Sakin(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsCrosscut VenturesDIAGreen Meadow VenturesLeft Lane CapitalNeotribe VenturesAlpha Partners+1 more
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Read AI builds automated meeting summaries, transcripts, and action items using AI to help knowledge workers reduce time spent on meetings, emails, and messages.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSeattle, US
David Shim(Co-founder)inRobert Williams(Co-founder)inElliott Waldron(Co-founder)in
BoardBrad Twohig(Director)Matt McIlwain(Director)Coddy Johnson(Director)
Co-investorsMadrona Venture GroupPioneer Square LabsIPV
Redis provides an in-memory caching layer that delivers sub-millisecond data access for real-time applications across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investors83NorthBain Capital VenturesDell Technologies CapitalFrancisco PartnersSoftBank Vision FundTCV+21 more
Redo offers an all-in-one platform for ecommerce merchants that consolidates returns, exchanges, order tracking, shipping/fulfillment, and marketing messaging (SMS and email).
E-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsEPIC VENTURESCERVIN VENTURESKickstartPelion Venture Partners
Sleeper operates a mobile app and website offering free-to-play games, paid contests of skill, and fantasy sports products for sports fans to engage together socially.
ConsumerGamingSocialSports Tech
Henry Leung(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBasecamp FundBirchmere VenturesExpaLeonis Capital+8 more
Sona is an AI workforce management platform that optimizes labor scheduling and cost reduction for large frontline organizations across hospitality, retail, and social care.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR Tech
BenOliSteffen Wulff Petersen(Founder)in
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesGradient VenturesItalian Founders FundNext47NorthzoneSpeedinvest+25 more
SonderMind connects clients with therapists and psychiatry providers, offering virtual and in-person mental health care that accepts most major insurance plans, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, TriCare, and self-pay.
Digital HealthMarketplacesMental HealthWashington, US
Sean Boyd(Manager)inMark Frank(Manager)in
BoardCurt Roberts(Director)inJonathan Bush(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundCrawley VenturesDrive CapitalF-Prime CapitalFCA Venture Partners+6 more
Summit provides an accounts payable and expense management platform that consolidates and automates expense tracking across email, spreadsheets, and accounting platforms for finance teams.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSingapore, SG
Mohandass Kalaichelvan(Founder)inIsaq Ahmed Mukthar(Founder)in
Co-investorsInsight PartnersITERATIVELocus VenturesOperator StackRocket Internet SESilicon Ventures+25 more
Stream provides financial wellbeing benefits and workplace finance platforms for employees and employers, helping workers gain control over their financial health through behavioral science-based products.
FintechFuture of WorkHR TechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalNorthzoneVillage GlobalXYZ Venture CapitalAscension VenturesSofina
Stream provides infrastructure for building AI applications and real-time communication features including chat, video, feed, and moderation across multiple platforms.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBoulder, US
Thierry Schellenbach(Founder)inTommaso Barbugli(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJohn Ives(Director)
Co-investorsTechstarsFelicis VenturesSocial StartsUpslope VenturesUpVentures CapitalV1 VC+9 more
Stream provides AI-powered claims management software for property and casualty insurers, using machine learning to detect inconsistencies and optimize claim outcomes across the entire claim lifecycle.
AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Eilam Levitov(Founder)in
Co-investorsIA Seed VenturesY CombinatorAcrew CapitalAscension VenturesBalderton CapitalBritish Business Bank+7 more
Wagestream provides a financial wellness platform for employees that combines real-time earnings visibility, earned wage access, and financial education tools to help workers manage their finances and build long-term security.
FintechHR TechWellness & FitnessDallas, US
Co-investorsAscensionQED InvestorsAscension VenturesBlackRockBritish Business BankNorthzone+3 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Towards Equilibrium Inc.CodaFinvariFizzNOBULLOvokoPlaidSoul ÆtherStepTimeleft
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 2
1 IPOs · 1 acquisitions · showing 1RedditNYSE: RDDT
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
ElevenLabs · techcrunch.com · Sep 30, 2026
CodeRabbit · coderabbit.ai · Aug 12, 2026
Redo · finsmes.com · Jun 24, 2026
Allen Control Systems · finsmes.com · Jun 8, 2026
Sona · finsmes.com · Apr 1, 2026
Stream · fintech.global · Jan 20, 2026
FLATPAY · techcrunch.com · Nov 17, 2025
Canton · canton.network · Jun 24, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Smash Capital made?
- Smash Capital has 45 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 13 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Smash Capital invest at?
- Smash Capital invests at the Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Smash Capital focus on?
- Smash Capital focuses on Consumer, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is Smash Capital located?
- Smash Capital is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Smash Capital lead rounds?
- Smash Capital has led 7 of the 25 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does Smash Capital co-invest with?
- Smash Capital most often shares deals with AAF Management Ltd., Lightspeed Venture Partners, Partners Resolute, among 106 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 68
Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.
Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm run by a team of former founders, operators, and investors who partner closely with founders to help build and scale technology companies.
Felicis is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage founders, investing primarily at Seed and Series A across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and defense, global resilience and energy, and health and bio.
Balderton Capital is a European venture capital firm that backs technology startups.
Addition is a venture capital firm that invests in early and growth-stage tech companies.
Northzone is a technology-focused venture capital firm investing across AI and deep tech on both sides of the Atlantic, backing companies from early stage through growth.
Since 1999, Redpoint Ventures has partnered with visionary founders to create new markets and redefine existing ones. The firm invests early in startups building category-defining companies, from AI and infrastructure to security. Redpoint has backed hundreds of companies, including Netflix, Snowflake, Stripe, Ramp, Twilio, Ramp, and Hims, and today backs the next generation of AI leaders like OpenAI, Legora, Modal, Abridge and Physical Intelligence. Redpoint is based in San Francisco and has offices in New York City and Woodside. For more information visit: http://www.redpoint.com/
Long Journey Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that backs unconventional, 'magically weird' founders and ideas, positioning itself as a hands-on, community-oriented partner to its companies.
Madrona Venture Group is a venture capital firm that backs founding teams at the seed, early, and acceleration stages, with a focus on Seattle, the Bay Area, and beyond.
Pelion Venture Partners helps entrepreneurs and invests in early-stage B2B software-based companies. Since 1986, Pelion Venture Partners has been helping entrepreneurs turn early-stage concepts into tomorrow's industry-leading companies. Pelion invests in early-stage B2B software across the US. With 7 investment team members, Pelion has deepand diverse industry and investment experience. They are hands-on in their approach and work collaboratively with each portfolio company.
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Left Lane CapitalCompany CapitalGreylock PartnersUnion Square Ventures (USV)Battery VenturesBond Capital ManagementBowery Capital75 & SunnyLakestarHyde Park Venture PartnersPlayground GlobalAltimeter Capital305 VenturesRace CapitalFrontier Venture CapitalJump CapitalRebel FundPortal VenturesAtlantic Vantage PointKairos HQGV (Google Ventures)Uncork CapitalKrakenNorwest Venture PartnersSapphire VenturesSlow VenturesForerunner VenturesCanvas VenturesFloodgateAbstract VenturesBAM VenturesTq Ventures LlcMatrixGSV AccelerationThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Entrée CapitalGeneral Atlantic23andMeEarlybird Venture CapitalFELIX CAPITALReach CapitalKohlberg Kravis RobertsGutter CapitalPredictive VCEnsemble VCTrust FundIlluminate VenturesSorenson VenturesF2 Venture CapitalKrillion VenturesMoment Ventures, LlcLooking Glass CapitalTelescope PartnersMHS CapitalConductive VenturesEdison Partners
Firms observed investing alongside Smash Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Smash Capital's recorded portfolio.
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