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Nate Smith

Founder

CEO/CTO at Lever · Founder at Collate

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedCollateLever · YC

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About

Nate Smith co-founded and leads Lever as CEO and CTO. Previously, he was a product manager on Google Analytics and Google Search, where he oversaw the redesign of Google's image search interface. He holds a degree in electrical and computer engineering from Olin College.

CEO/CTO at LeverYC S12

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Lever's investors · 21

Adams Street PartnersChicago · $150M – $750M checksApax DigitalLondon · $100M – $300M checksBling CapitalMiami Beach · $1M – $5M checksBoxGroupNew York · $250K – $1M checksCatalyst InvestorsNew York · $10M – $20M checks · since 2021Correlation VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $4M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksGraph VenturesNew York · $50K – $300K checksHomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checksIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2016Initialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksLocalGlobeLondonMatrixSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2021Musha VenturesSeattle · $25K – $500K checksRedpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks · since 2014Scale Venture PartnersFoster City · $5M – $50M checks · since 2016Slow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checksSV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checks · since 2012Top Tier Capital PartnersSan FranciscoWGI GroupNew YorkY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012

Co-founders at Lever

BNBrian Noguchi
Brian NoguchiFounder
SNSarah Nham
Sarah NhamFounder
RTRandal Truong
Randal TruongFounder
SNSarah Nahm
Sarah NahmCEO

Founder at Collate

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Collate's investors · 8

AstiaSilicon ValleyConvictionSan Francisco · $1M – $25M checks · since 2025CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checksEudemian VenturesSan FranciscoFirst Round CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $20M checks · since 2025Redpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025VenrockPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Collate

SSSurbhi Sarna
Surbhi SarnaCEO and Founder
JPJigish Patel
Jigish PatelFounder
SC
Sriharsha ChintalapaniFounder
SS
Suresh SrinivasFounder

Frequently asked questions

Who is Nate Smith?
Nate Smith co-founded and leads Lever as CEO and CTO. Previously, he was a product manager on Google Analytics and Google Search, where he oversaw the redesign of Google's image search interface. He holds a degree in electrical and computer engineering from Olin College.
Where does Nate Smith work?
Nate Smith is Founder of Collate and CEO/CTO at Lever.
What companies did Nate Smith found?
Nate Smith founded Collate, Lever.

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