About
James Smith is Chief Growth Officer at IA Global Ventures, with more than 25 years of experience in digital media, technology, and SaaS. He works with early-stage companies on scaling, fundraising, and go-to-market strategy, drawing on his background in customer acquisition and digital marketing. He previously served as Vice President of Sales at ContentMassive and Chief Digital Officer at Hearst Corporation.
Invests in
Media & EntertainmentSaaS
Experience
- International AcceleratorChief Commercial Officercurrent2026 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- International AcceleratorChief Growth Officercurrent2025 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- ContentMassiveContractorcurrent2023 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- The Wayback MachineDJcurrent1992 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- IPG Media, LLCManaging Partnercurrent2016 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- Open Sky MediaVice President, Sales & Marketing2022 — 2023Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- International AcceleratorChief Marketing Officer2022Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- myHouseby InnovationsSenior Director, Digital Sales2018 — 2019Austin, Texas Area
- Lee Tilford AgencyDirector, Digital Media2017 — 2018Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- HearstChief Digital | Revenue Officer (CDO | CRO)2013 — 2016San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area
- BigCommerceDirector, Acquisition Sales2013Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Thumb FriendlyChief Revenue Officer (CRO)2012Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- ReachLocalDirector of Sales, Southwest United States2007 — 2012Southwest United States
- IACTicketmaster-Citysearch | Director of Sales, Southern United States2003 — 2007Southern United States
- IACCitysearch | Regional Sales Manager, Northeast United States2002 — 2003Northeast United States
- IACTicketmaster-Citysearch (TMCS) | District Sales Manager, Texas2001 — 2002Texas
- IACTicketmaster-Citysearch (TMCS) | General Manager, Phoenix2000 — 2001Greater Phoenix Area
- IACTicketmaster-Citysearch (TMCS) | Sales Manager, Austin1997 — 2000Austin, Texas
Education
- New Mexico State UniversityNA, English1994 — 1996
- Austin Community CollegeGeneral Studies1996 — 1998
Skills & more
Go-to-Market Strategy1Operations ManagementCreative AgenciesInformation TechnologyInvestor RelationsDigital StrategyDigital Marketing MediaSoftware as a Service (SaaS)1Business-to-Business (B2B)Artificial Intelligence (AI)7Content Strategy5Strategic Partnerships4
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Channel StrategyPartner DevelopmentReseller ProgramsTerritory GrowthdjHip HopDiscoRetroMarket AnalysisMarket ResearchSalesforce.comFacebookLanguages English
- Texas Drivers License — Texas
From James's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended New Mexico State University5
Also attended Austin Community College1
Shared employers
Also worked at International Accelerator4
Also worked at Hearst13
David HahnCISO Operating Partner at Ballistic VenturesJon ChuExperts | Venture Partner at 212Allen DuanVenture Partner, Enterprise Tech and AI at B4 CapitalErlinda ArriolaSenior Investment Associate at JLL Spark Global VenturesShashi SrikantanManaging Director at Level Up VenturesIyke IwotorSenior Venture Analyst at Level Up Ventures
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Also worked at BigCommerce9
Steve CaseChairman & CEO of Revolution; co-founder of AOLSteve MurrayAdvisor, Revolution Growth at RevolutionJeff RichardsInvestor at GGV CapitalRay ChengManaging Partner at Millennium New HorizonsRon PragidesVice President of Engineering at Trustly at PICUS CAPITALBecky FlintInvestor at Roble Ventures
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