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Logan BartlettunlockedCharles: together at Battery Ventures (2014–2015)
Charles: together at Deutsche Bank
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Charles: together at Cross Creek Advisors
About
Charles Smart is a Partner at Cross Creek and a member of the Investment Committee, focusing on enterprise software, financial services, and consumer internet companies. He previously held management roles overseeing product management and corporate development at internet security company DigiCert, and earlier worked as a growth and expansion investor at Battery Ventures. He began his career in Deutsche Bank's TMT investment banking group and holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Utah.
Invests in
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Experience
- Cross CreekPartnercurrent2017 — presentGreater Salt Lake City Area
- DigiCert, Inc.Director Product Management & Corporate Development2015 — 2017Greater Salt Lake City Area
- Battery VenturesInvestment Professional2013 — 2015Greater Boston Area
- Deutsche BankTechnology, Media & Telecom Investment Banking2011 — 2013San Francisco
Skills & more
Financial Modeling53Valuation41Financial Analysis28Due Diligence9Investment Banking28Corporate Finance13Economics2Data Analysis7MergersBusiness Valuation2Equities2Market Research2
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FinanceEntrepreneurshipLBODCFPortfolio ManagementAlternative InvestmentsCapital MarketsAccountingAnalysisStrategyMicrosoft ExcelBloombergLanguages Spanish
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Investments
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Colleagues at Cross Creek Advisors
Anna Katherine Bisantz
Marketing & Investor Relations Associate at Cross Creek Advisors
Bill Park
Partner, CFO at Cross Creek Advisors
Carlos Sucuzhanay
IT Manager at Cross Creek Advisors
Christine Kidd
Executive Assistant at Cross Creek Advisors
Crystal Valentine
Technology Fellow at Cross Creek Advisors
Dallin Jamison
Senior Accountant at Cross Creek Advisors
Dawn Krupinsky
Executive Assistant at Cross Creek Advisors
Eugene "Gene" Podsiadlo
Senior Strategic Advisor, Special Limited Partner at AI Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Charles Smart?
- Charles Smart is a Partner at Cross Creek and a member of the Investment Committee, focusing on enterprise software, financial services, and consumer internet companies. He previously held management roles overseeing product management and corporate development at internet security company DigiCert, and earlier worked as a growth and expansion investor at Battery Ventures. He began his career in Deutsche Bank's TMT investment banking group and holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Utah.
- Where does Charles Smart work?
- Charles Smart is Partner at Cross Creek Advisors.
- What does Charles Smart invest in?
- Charles Smart invests in Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
- What companies has Charles Smart invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Anaplan, AuditBoard, Braze, Clearbit, Cortex, Databricks, Docker, Gitlab, Gusto, Klaviyo, Level AI, Looker, and 6 more.
- Where did Charles Smart go to school?
- Charles Smart studied at University of Utah (B.S, Economics); Universidad de Oviedo (Spanish Art History).
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Also attended University of Utah216
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Also attended Universidad de Oviedo11
Miguel GarcíaVenture Partner at NazcaJacqueline LensingInvestment Associate at Grand VenturesPablo ArboleyaInvestor at TheVentureCityFelix KrauseManaging Partner at Vireo VenturesNuria Muñoz GallegoController at Rivean CapitalThijs GevenInvestment Director at Rivean Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at DigiCert, Inc.4
Also worked at Battery Ventures126
Logan BartlettManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesEnzo WienerPrincipal at Redpoint VenturesChiraag DeoraPrincipal at GreycroftJoe ChernovInvestor at Battery VenturesSanjiv KalevarPartner at Mucker Capital
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Also worked at Deutsche Bank982
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkVlad YatsenkoCo-founder & CTO of RevolutFunmi GarrickFinance and Operations at Impact America FundGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesJeppe ZinkPartner at NorthzoneDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera Capital
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