About
Dennis Smith founded Evolution Equity Partners in 2008 and serves as Managing Partner, leading investments in cybersecurity, enterprise software and data analytics with over four decades of investment, operational and entrepreneurial experience. He sits on the firm's investment committee and previously held senior roles in technology and software companies, founded an IT consultancy exited to PWC, and holds a B.A. from York University and a diploma from Humber College.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Experience
- Evolution Equity PartnersManaging Partner and Foundercurrent2008 — presentZürich Area, Switzerland
- Private InvestorPrincipal2002 — 2014
Skills & more
Start-ups61Private Equity38Management Consulting15Mergers5Business Strategy31Business Development10Investments8Venture Capital8E-commerce6Mergers & Acquisitions7Product Management6Strategy16
+4 more
Strategic PlanningManagementEntrepreneurshipConsultingFrom Dennis's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
Aqua SecurityArctic WolfAVG TechnologiesCarbon BlackNejTVOpenDNSPenteraProtectAIQuantexaSecurity ScorecardSixty-KTalon
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Evolution Equity Partners
Aron Khurana
Partner and Head of Investor Relations at Evolution Equity Partners
Bernhard Vogeli
Head of European Operations at Evolution Equity Partners
Charles Noell
Founder at JMI Equity
Devin Lai
Investment Associate at FoundersX Ventures
Eduardo Martinez
Vice President at Evolution Equity Partners
Elyse Hannoun
Investment Analyst at Evolution Equity Partners
Emily Baratta
Vice President, Investor Relations at Evolution Equity Partners
Heather Fraser
Global CFO and COO at Evolution Equity Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dennis Smith?
- Dennis Smith founded Evolution Equity Partners in 2008 and serves as Managing Partner, leading investments in cybersecurity, enterprise software and data analytics with over four decades of investment, operational and entrepreneurial experience. He sits on the firm's investment committee and previously held senior roles in technology and software companies, founded an IT consultancy exited to PWC, and holds a B.A. from York University and a diploma from Humber College.
- Where does Dennis Smith work?
- Dennis Smith is Founder and Managing Partner at Evolution Equity Partners.
- What does Dennis Smith invest in?
- Dennis Smith invests in Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software.
- What companies has Dennis Smith invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Aqua Security, Arctic Wolf, AVG Technologies, Carbon Black, NejTV, OpenDNS, Pentera, ProtectAI, Quantexa, Security Scorecard, Sixty-K, Talon.









