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Paul Szurek

Investor

Partner at Smash Capital

New York, New York

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

FoundedTowards Equilibrium Inc.TradingView

About

Paul Szurek is a Partner at Smash Capital, where he invests up to $500 million in technology companies across fintech, AI, commerce, and defense. His portfolio includes Plaid, TradingView, Whatnot, Vinted, and Monday.com, among others, as well as companies acquired by Bill.com, nCino, and Siemens. Prior to Smash Capital, Szurek held positions as an investor at Insight Partners, company-builder at Juxtapose, product manager at Blockchain.com, and management consultant at Bain & Co.

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Experience

  1. Smash CapitalPartnercurrent2022 — presentNew York, United States
  2. JuxtaposeHead of Venture Capital & Strategic Incubations2021 — 2022New York, United States
  3. Insight PartnersVenture Investor2016 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
  4. SimScaleBoard Observer2020
  5. VNDLY IncBoard Observer2019 — 2020
  6. ContractPodAi®Board Director2019 — 2020
  7. Vinted / KleiderkreiselBoard Director2018 — 2020
  8. SimpleNexusBoard Director2018 — 2020
  9. TradingViewBoard Director2018 — 2020
  10. OpenWebBoard Director2017 — 2020
  11. Insightful ScienceBoard Director2017 — 2020
  12. Receipt BankBoard Director2017 — 2020
  13. monday.com (formerly dapulse)Board Observer2017 — 2020
  14. BlockchainHead of Strategy & Partnerships2015 — 2016New York
  15. Insight Venture PartnersAssociate, Portfolio Group2013 — 2015New York
  16. Bain & CompanyAssociate Consultant2011 — 2013Atlanta

Education

  1. Wake Forest UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Double Major: Mathematical Economics, Spanish2007 — 2011

Skills & more

Strategy70Leadership6Strategic Consulting49Financial Modeling57Management Consulting14Due Diligence14Valuation7Private Equity9Business Strategy20Growth Strategies6Data Analysis7Venture Capital6
+5 moreFinancial AnalysisMergers & AcquisitionsEntrepreneurshipBusiness AnalysisConsulting

Languages English · Spanish

From Paul's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Wake Forest University58

Andrew McGuirkVenture Fellow at Moneta VenturesEliza CushmanPartner at Congruent VenturesBrett BrohlManaging Partner at Bread And Butter Ventures, LlcMariusz AdamskiGeneral Partner at Ff Venture CapitalGregory BillingtonResearch at Transform Capital ManagementJulia de PetraTalent at Audacious

+ 52 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Juxtapose4

Jed CairoFounder and Managing Partner at JUXTAPOSE VENTURESMichael StenclikVice President at AtomicAlbert LeeAdvisor at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Nikhil MarathePrincipal at Silversmith Capital Partners

Also worked at Insight Partners193

Molly AlterPartner at NorthzoneScott MaxwellInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersBonnie LewisInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAndrew YingInvestor at GreycroftMadeleine GoldbergInvestor at Lerer HippeauRebecca MancusiInvestor at Third Rock Ventures

+ 187 more

Also worked at VNDLY Inc8

Steve SinghManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupShashank SaxenaInvestor at Sierra VenturesSanjiv KalevarPartner at Mucker CapitalDrew HarmanVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalChris CalderManaging Director at Rose Park AdvisorsGuy TurnerPartner at Hyde Park Venture Partners

+ 2 more

Also worked at Receipt Bank6

Andreas SchropferHead of Finance at Brighteye VenturesJames GreenGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Paul ViderPrincipal at Partech VenturesPerry BlacherPartner at Augmentum FintechHillel ZidelManaging Director at Kennet PartnersBradley TwohigManaging Partner at Smash Capital

Deals · 2

Towards Equilibrium Inc.Board seat

via Smash Capital · filed Oct 2022 · $10M raise

TradingViewBoard seat

via Smash Capital · filed May 2018 · $20M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Smash Capital

Aashay Shah
Vice President at Smash Capital
Amanda Salzman
Principal at Smash Capital
Brad Twohig
Co-Founder, Managing Partner at Smash Capital
Bradley Twohig
Managing Partner at Smash Capital
Brandon Ortiz
COO, CCO at Smash Capital
Charlotte Camacho
Vice President at Smash Capital
David Urban
Operating Partner at Smash Capital
Eric Garland
Co-Founder, Managing Partner at Smash Capital

Network5

Alex Fiance
Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Kairos HQ
Amanda Salzman
Principal at Smash Capital
Charlotte Camacho
Vice President at Smash Capital
Dmitry Alimov
Founding Partner at Frontier Ventures
Eric Garland
Co-Founder, Managing Partner at Smash Capital

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