Where does Nate Smith work?

Nate Smith is Founder of Collate and Founder/CEO/CTO at Lever.

What companies did Nate Smith found?

Nate Smith founded Collate, Lever.

Where did Nate Smith go to school?

Nate Smith studied at Y Combinator; Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Software/Hardware).

Nate Smith

Founder

Founder/CEO/CTO at Lever · Founder at Collate

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedCollate Lever · YC

Find your path to Nate

2,920 people in our graph share verified history with Nate — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Arhaan A.unlockedNate: together at Y Combinator (2022)

×11Nate: together at Y Combinator

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.

Founder/CEO/CTO at Lever YC S12

Intro paths

Nate went through Y Combinator (Summer 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

→

In turn, Nate can intro founders to Lever's investors below.

Lever's investors · 8

Bling CapitalMiami Beach · $1M – $5M checks Catalyst InvestorsNew York · $10M – $20M checks · since 2021 Correlation VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $4M checks Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2016 MatrixSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2021 Scale Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $25M checks · since 2016 Slow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012

Co-founders at Lever

Brian NoguchiFounder

Sarah NhamFounder

Randal TruongFounder

Sarah NahmFounder/CEO

Founder at Collate

Intro paths

→

In turn, Nate can intro founders to Collate's investors below.

Collate's investors · 3

AstiaSilicon Valley CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks VenrockPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checks

Co-founders at Collate

Surbhi SarnaCEO and Founder

Jigish PatelFounder

Experience

CollateCTO and Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
Franklin W. Olin College of EngineeringMember Board of Trusteescurrent2024 — presentNeedham, Massachusetts, United States
Y CombinatorVisiting Group Partner2023 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
LeverAdvisor2022 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
LeverCEO and Founder2020 — 2022San Francisco
LeverCTO and Founder2014 — 2020San Francisco, California, United States
LeverCEO and Founder2012 — 2014San Francisco, California, United States
GoogleProduct Manager2010 — 2011Mountain View, California, United States
GoogleProduct Manager2008 — 2010Mountain View, California, United States
GoogleAssociate Product Manager2007 — 2008
Xilinx, Inc.Design Solutions Verification Intern2006

Skills & more

User Experience11Web Development8Graphic Design9Web Applications8Product Management14User Interface Design19Interaction Design5Web Application Design3Product Design6User Interface3Mobile Applications2Usability5

+8 more

Software DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipAnalyticsMobile DevicesStart-upsJavaScriptHTMLCSS

From Nate's professional profile.

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 Founder/CEO/CTO at Lever.
What companies did Nate Smith found?: Nate Smith founded Collate, Lever.
Where did Nate Smith go to school?: Nate Smith studied at Y Combinator; Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Software/Hardware).