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771 people in our graph share verified history with Clint — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Niko BonatsosunlockedClint: together at Discord (2020–2026)
×2Clint: together at Stanford University
×3Clint: together at Discord
×3Clint: together at MySQL
About
Clint Smith is Chief Legal Officer at Discord and an active advisor and investor in AI, open source, and security companies including Ollama, Tribble, Sema4, Hoppscotch, Plane, Preset, ReadySet, Bitwarden, and HackerOne. He has over 20 years of experience as an operating executive in venture-backed technology companies, holding G&A leadership roles at MySQL, TrialPay, DataStax, and Discord, with earlier positions scaling legal teams at UUNET and Macromedia. His angel investments have resulted in multiple exits, including acquisitions by ServiceNow, Salesforce, Teradata, ChargeBee, Fastly, SAP, and others.
Executive at Discord
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Discord's investors · 44
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2015Access IndustriesNew YorkAcrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checksAppWorks VenturesTaipei · $200K – $15M checksArcane GroupSingaporeArrington CapitalMiamiBaillie GiffordEdinburgh · since 2021BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checks · since 2020Berkeley FrontierBerkeleyBessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checksBitkraft Esports VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checksCogitent VenturesLondonCosmic Venture PartnersAustin · $100K – $5M checksDigital StrategiesDragoneer Investment GroupSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksDutch Crypto InvestorsAmsterdamDVCRotterdamFidelity InvestmentsBoston · since 2021FirstMark CapitalNew York · $500K – $8M checks · since 2018Franklin TempletonSan Mateo · since 2021Gelt VC$25K checksGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2015GFR FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksGreenoaksSan Francisco · $1M – $50M checks · since 2018Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2020Griffin Gaming PartnersSanta MonicaIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2018InvestXVancouverIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2017King River CapitalSydneyMagnus CapitalMana VenturesEsteroManhattan Venture PartnersNew YorkManhattan WestLos AngelesMapleblock CapitalMuchmore VenturesNew York CityPointer.CapitalLewesRepublic VenturesNew YorkRidge VenturesSan Francisco · $2M – $7M checksSequoia Capital’s Scout programMenlo Park · $25K – $100K checksSpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2017TokoinV3V Ventures$100K – $1M checks
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Co-founders at Discord
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Jason CitronCo-founder
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Stanislav VishnevskiyCo-founder and Chief Technology Officer
Executive at DataStax
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DataStax's investors · 16
Akkadian VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $10M checksBlumberg CapitalMiami · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Comcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checksCross Creek AdvisorsSalt Lake CityCrosslink CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $9M checks · since 2011Gradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025InvestXVancouverKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checksNextGen Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checksOSS CapitalSan Francisco · $50K – $5M checksPremji InvestMenlo ParkScale Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $25M checks · since 2021Silver Lake PartnersMenlo ParkUnusual VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $15M checks · since 2021Voyager CapitalSeattle · $1M – $4M checks
Co-founders at DataStax
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Jonathan EllisExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- DiscordChief Legal Officercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ROOST.toolsBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Stanford UniversityLecturer2025 — 2026Stanford, CA
- Netomi (formerly msg.ai)Board Member2019 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- RobocorpBoard Member2021 — 2024
- Digital Trust and Safety PartnershipBoard Member2021 — 2024
- DataStaxAdvisor2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- DataStaxSenior Vice President, Corporate Development & General Counsel2013 — 2020
- BSA | The Software AllianceBoard Member2015 — 2019Washington, D.C.
- Boku, Inc.Board Member2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- TrialPayVice President, General Counsel, & Corporate Secretary2009 — 2013
- MySQLVice President, General Counsel, & Corporate Secretary2006 — 2008
- Macromedia, Inc.Vice President, Legal & Corporate Secretary2003 — 2005San Francisco Bay Area
- U.S. Internet Service Providers Association (USISPA)Member, Board of Directors2000 — 2002Washington DC
- UUNETVice President, General Counsel, & Corporate Secretary1997 — 2002Ashburn, Virginia
- Steptoe & Johnson LLPAttorney/Associate1993 — 1996Washington, D.C.
Skills & more
Board Level2Artificial Intelligence (AI)2Corporate Strategy2Internet SafetyCommunity Developmentai safetyCivil Litigation3Intellectual Property99Public Companies3Corporate Governance37Securities2IPO5
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Executive Compensation PlanningCorporate DevelopmentContract NegotiationHuman ResourcesRegulatory AffairsPublic PolicyOpen SourceStrategic CounselInternational LawAcquisition IntegrationEnterprise SoftwareSaaSFrom Clint's professional profile.
Network7
Elad GilScout
Solo general partner investing through Gil Capital
Brianne KimmelScout
Founder & Managing Partner at Worklife Ventures
Cristina CordovaScout
Partner at First Round Capital
Gokul RajaramScout
DoorDash, Coinbase, Square at Good AI Capital
Jason Warner
Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures
Jay Simons
General Partner at Bond Capital Management
Patrick Chase
Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Clint Smith?
- Clint Smith is Chief Legal Officer at Discord and an active advisor and investor in AI, open source, and security companies including Ollama, Tribble, Sema4, Hoppscotch, Plane, Preset, ReadySet, Bitwarden, and HackerOne. He has over 20 years of experience as an operating executive in venture-backed technology companies, holding G&A leadership roles at MySQL, TrialPay, DataStax, and Discord, with earlier positions scaling legal teams at UUNET and Macromedia. His angel investments have resulted in multiple exits, including acquisitions by ServiceNow, Salesforce, Teradata, ChargeBee, Fastly, SAP, and others.
- Where does Clint Smith work?
- Clint Smith is Executive at Discord and Executive at DataStax.
- What check size does Clint Smith write?
- Clint Smith typically writes checks of $10K – $100K.
- Where did Clint Smith go to school?
- Clint Smith studied at University of California, Berkeley (J.D., M.A.); Pomona College (B.A., Mass Media & Political Behavior); Gunn High School.
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Also attended Pomona College106
Lauren IllovskyTalent Partner at CapitalGMark OdermanSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsAnna YuInvestor at Spectrum EquityShahram Seyedin-NoorFounder + Managing Partner at Civilization Ventures Management, LlcAndrew SheppardManaging Director at TRANSCENDFernando RiveraManaging Partner at BuenTrip Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at ROOST.tools1
Also worked at Netomi (formerly msg.ai)9
Logan AllinManaging Partner & Founder at Fin CapitalMatthew MannGeneral Partner at Fin CapitalChris FaheySVP, Talent & Human Resources at Volition CapitalAlex CreaseyPartner & Co-Founder at SnowpointJon StruhlGeneral Partner at Indicator VenturesJustin WexlerVice President at WndrCo
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