Donald Smith
InvestorInvestment Committee Member at ACF Investors · Builder-in-Residence at Builders + Backers · Board Member at Cambridge Angels group · Venture Partner | Senior Advisor at Playfair Capital
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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About
Donald Smith is an early-stage angel investor in the UK with 26 years of experience, focusing on pre-seed and seed investments in B2B and deep tech ventures across the UK and Europe. Trained as a biochemist and management accountant, he has invested in more than 100 funding rounds, with holdings including Ventrata, Shop Circle, Aerocloud Systems, Polaron, and Epoch Biodesign. He serves as a Venture Partner and Senior Advisor at Playfair Capital, sits on the Investment Committee of the Angel CoFund, is a board member of Cambridge Angels, and serves on the Management Board of the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts at the University of East Anglia.
Experience
- AIM-AHEAD ConsortiumAI in Population Health Research Fellowcurrent2025 — presentBirmingham, Alabama, United States
- Builders + BackersBuilder-In-Residencecurrent2024 — presentBirmingham, Alabama, United States
- MicrosoftMicrosoft TechSpark Fellow Alumnicurrent2024 — presentBirmingham, Alabama, United States
- Founder Moda, Inc.CEO and Creative Directorcurrent2023 — presentGlobal
- TechstarsMentor (Volunteer)2024Miami, Florida, United States
- Birmingham AICommunity Coordinator2023 — 2024Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- WorkTaloFounder/CEO2022 — 2024Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- Goodie NationCoach-In-Residence (Merchandise Fundraising)2024Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- UAB Barefield Entrepreneurship ProgramInstructor - UAB Coding Academy2023 — 2024Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- EdFarmSoftware Developer Fellow2021 — 2022Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- AcclinateFull Stack Software Developer2021 — 2022Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- Whole Foods MarketAssociate Team Leader2019 — 2021Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- Internal Revenue ServiceSenior Special Agent2005 — 2015United States
Skills & more
Generative AIGenerative AI ToolsMicrosoft CopilotResponsible AIAI ProductivityPitching Ideas1Non-profit Management1Government Relations1Workforce Development1Community Engagement1Community OutreachNonprofit Organizations1
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Business StrategySales ProcessesMerchandise DevelopmentExecutive CoachingEntrepreneurial OrganizationsOrganizational DevelopmentTime ManagementCommunity DevelopmentEvent PlanningDynamic SpeakerApple SoftwareFashion Design- AI for Managers by Microsoft and LinkedIn — Microsoft
- Responsible AI for Managers — LinkedIn
- Amplify Your Critical Thinking with Generative AI — LinkedIn
- Building a Collaborative Team Culture with AI — LinkedIn
- Enhance Your Coaching Impact with Generative AI — LinkedIn
- The Manager's Guide to Career Conversations in the Age of AI — LinkedIn
- Become an AI-Powered Manager — LinkedIn
- Leading Responsible AI in Organizations — LinkedIn
- Build AI Aptitude in Your Organization as a Leader — LinkedIn
- Integrating Generative AI into Business Strategy — LinkedIn
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Colleagues at ACF Investors
Alan
Board Member, Investment Committee at ACF Investors
Alistair
Investment Committee Member at ACF Investors
Alliott Cole
Board Member, ACF Investors at ACF Investors
Andrew Mackintosh
Board Member, ACF Investors at ACF Investors
George Whitehead
Partner at ACF Investors
John Bates
Investment Committee Member at ACF Investors
Liam Bradley
Associate at ACF Investors
Marion Bernard
Board Member, ACF Investors at ACF Investors
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Donald Smith?
- Donald Smith is an early-stage angel investor in the UK with 26 years of experience, focusing on pre-seed and seed investments in B2B and deep tech ventures across the UK and Europe. Trained as a biochemist and management accountant, he has invested in more than 100 funding rounds, with holdings including Ventrata, Shop Circle, Aerocloud Systems, Polaron, and Epoch Biodesign. He serves as a Venture Partner and Senior Advisor at Playfair Capital, sits on the Investment Committee of the Angel CoFund, is a board member of Cambridge Angels, and serves on the Management Board of the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts at the University of East Anglia.
- Where does Donald Smith work?
- Donald Smith is Investment Committee Member at ACF Investors.
- Where did Donald Smith go to school?
- Donald Smith studied at University of Alabama at Birmingham (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business); University of Alabama at Birmingham (Bachelor of Science - BS, Accounting).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Microsoft1,852
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
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