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Mike Smith

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General Partner at Footwork · Executive at Stitch Fix

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $250K – $10M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Mike Smith, ex-Walmart.com COO and Stitch Fix exec, requires culture and values conversations, acts as a COO with founders on operations, and uses Pity City to process setbacks.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Executive at Stitch Fix

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Stitch Fix's investors · 2

Baseline VenturesJackson · $100K – $1M checksBenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $15M checks

Co-founders at Stitch Fix

KLKatrina Lake
Katrina LakeExecutive Officer, Director

Partner at Footwork

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Footwork's investors · 7

Acrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checks · since 2026Barrel VenturesEvanston · since 2025BFG PartnersBoulder · $1M checks · since 2025BTVSan Francisco · since 2026Vintage Investment PartnersHerzliyaWatchfire VenturesMontecito · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Footwork

NBNikhil Basu Trivedi
Nikhil Basu TrivediPartner

Experience

  1. FootworkCo-Founder & General Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. ProtegeSeries A Lead, Board Membercurrent2025 — present
  3. WALDOSeries A Lead, Board Observercurrent2025 — present
  4. ConfidoSeries A Lead, Board Membercurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  5. ElicitSeries A Co-Lead, Board Observercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. GPTZeroSeries A Lead, Board Membercurrent2024 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  7. HoneydewSeries Seed Lead, Board Observercurrent2024 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  8. TracksuitSeries A Co-Lead, Board Observercurrent2024 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
  9. WatershedInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  10. WindBorne SystemsSeries Seed Lead, Board Membercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  11. ReflexAISeries Seed Lead, Board Observercurrent2023 — present
  12. PowerSeries Seed Leadcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  13. FeltSeries A Lead, Board Membercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  14. HeardSeries A Lead, Board Membercurrent2022 — presentGreater Seattle Area
  15. PortexSeries Seed Lead, Board Observercurrent2022 — present
  16. Cradlewise Inc.Series Seed Lead, Board Membercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  17. Table22Series Seed Lead, Board Membercurrent2021 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  18. Ulta BeautyBoard Directorcurrent2019 — present
  19. MillerKnollBoard Directorcurrent2019 — presentHolland, Michigan
  20. Goal FiveAdvisor2016 — 2024
  21. Food52Board Director2021 — 2023
  22. Stitch FixBoard Director2020 — 2022
  23. Stitch FixPresident and COO2018 — 2021
  24. Stitch FixCOO2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  25. Stitch FixGM, Stitch Fix Men2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  26. Stitch FixCOO2012 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  27. MayvennBoard Director2017 — 2022
  28. Imperfect FoodsAdvisor and Board Director2017 — 2021
  29. Own The RoomBoard Director2016 — 2019
  30. Walmart.comVice President / COO2008 — 2012
  31. Walmart.comDirector2003 — 2008
  32. Liberate TechnologiesSr. Manager, Corporate Development2001 — 2003
  33. DigiScentsSenior Director, Business Development2000 — 2001
  34. Morgan StanleyAssociate1998 — 2000
  35. Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting)Sr. Consultant1992 — 1996

Skills & more

Management55Leadership79Strategy64Brand Loyalty21E-commerce85Business Development75Financial Modeling44Retail99Entrepreneurship35Multi-channel Retail10Customer Service18Team Building32
+7 moreP&L ManagementOperations ManagementVendor ManagementProduct DevelopmentSupply Chain ManagementAnalyticsStart-ups

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Investments

Investor

DaringFeltPortexTracksuitWaldo

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Colleagues at Footwork

Nikhil Basu Trivedi
Partner at Footwork

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mike Smith?
Mike Smith, ex-Walmart.com COO and Stitch Fix exec, requires culture and values conversations, acts as a COO with founders on operations, and uses Pity City to process setbacks.
Where does Mike Smith work?
Mike Smith is Partner of Footwork and General Partner at Footwork and Executive at Stitch Fix.
What does Mike Smith invest in?
Mike Smith invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Mike Smith write?
Mike Smith typically writes checks of $250K – $10M.
What companies did Mike Smith found?
Mike Smith founded Footwork.
What companies has Mike Smith invested in?
Investments tracked here include Daring, Felt, Portex, Tracksuit, Waldo.
Where did Mike Smith go to school?
Mike Smith studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (MBA); University of Virginia (BA).

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