Where does John Smothers work?

John Smothers is Partner at Scribble Ventures.

What check size does John Smothers write?

John Smothers typically writes checks of $300K – $750K.

John Smothers

Investor

Partner at Scribble Ventures · Investor at Acrew Capital

Palo Alto, California

Writes $300K – $750K checks · typically $500K

30 Under 30 2025 · Venture Capital

About

Two-time founder-turned-VC with hands-on recent founder experience who’s backed 30+ companies, focuses on pre-seed/seed with $300K–$750K checks, and actively co-invests with top-tier firms to plug founders into strong syndicates.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate TechCloud ComputingConsumerCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkGamingHealthtechHR TechInsurTechIoTMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentMedical DevicesPropTechRoboticsSaaSSocial

Experience

NoonHead of Operations & Strategycurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Scribble VenturesPartner2022 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
Acrew CapitalInvestor2021 — 2022
Greenville StudiosCo-founder2019 — 2020
Dimension VenturesCo-founder / Investor2018 — 2019
Forefront Venture PartnersVenture Scout2018 — 2019
Array VenturesSummer Analyst2018San Francisco Bay Area
Roots Natural KitchenServer & Operations Intern2017
PosytUser Experience2015 — 2017
The Mill SpaceCommunity Manager, Intern and Assistant to the Founder2016Wilmington, DE
Adventist HealthCareHealth Care Management Intern2015Rockville, MD

Education

University of DelawareBachelor of Science - BS

Skills & more

CF-L1 — CrossFit, LLC

From John's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

Brew.comFinixHologramPipePrendaSorareSteadyMD

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Scribble Ventures

Christen O'Brien

Partner, Market Development at Scribble Ventures

Elizabeth Weil

Founder & Partner at Scribble Ventures

Kevin Weil

Operator in Residence at Scribble Ventures

Mercedes Chatfield- Taylor

Partner at Scribble Ventures

Stu Smith

Partner at Scribble Ventures

Todd Forrest

CFO at Scribble Ventures

Network2

Alex Pall

General Partner at Mantis Capital

Dan Scheinman

Board Director: Zoom, Arista, Sentinel One at Operator Collective

Investors connected to John in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does John Smothers work?: John Smothers is Partner at Scribble Ventures.
What does John Smothers invest in?: John Smothers invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Future of Work, Gaming, Healthtech, HR Tech, InsurTech, IoT, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, Medical Devices, PropTech, Robotics, SaaS, Social.
What check size does John Smothers write?: John Smothers typically writes checks of $300K – $750K.