Sarah Smith
InvestorFounder & Managing Partner at Sarah Smith Β· Partner at Bain Capital Ventures
Menlo Park
About
Founder and Managing Partner of the Sarah Smith Fund, with decades of company-building experience at Meta/Facebook, Quora, Bain Capital Ventures, Graph Ventures, BCG, and Stanford GSB. She sits on the boards of Lime and Archive Resale, teaches at Stanford, and has invested nearly $50M into 70+ companies.
Sarah Smith @sasmith4
Can't wait to create my @pika_labs AI Self! Check it out ππΎ https://t.co/OLSe0xkqBy
Feb 21, 2026 Β· β₯ 2
Sarah Smith @sasmith4
An EA powered by AI is life changing. Cofounder @awwstn saw the need to deliver accuracy when you are dealing with people's time. AI + humans = the people's secretary. Meet https://t.co/mlLXfziO09 - now available to all! So thankful the team allowed us to invest early. π https://t.co/gJfIPqAcgk
Sep 22, 2025 Β· β₯ 1
Sarah Smith @sasmith4
Remember pics of scooters in ponds? @wayneting has led a business where many very smart people thought the unit economics were impossible. Loved hearing him discuss Lime and his own personal journey with the best interviewer out there @HarryStebbings. Check it out π https://t.co/7j3g6gkDfc
Jan 27, 2025 Β· β₯ 8
Experience
- Sarah Smith FundFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2022 β presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- Stanford UniversityTeaching Teamcurrent2023 β presentStanford, California, United States
- Various CompaniesAngel Investor and Limited Partnercurrent2013 β present
- LimeBoard Membercurrent2020 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Archive ResaleBoard Observercurrent2021 β present
- Bain Capital VenturesSenior Advisor2022 β 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Bain Capital VenturesPartner2018 β 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- MathisonBoard Member2020 β 2024New York, New York, United States
- Graph VenturesPartner2015 β 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- QuoraAdvisory Director2017 β 2018Mountain View, CA
- QuoraVP, Advertising Sales and Operations2016 β 2017Mountain View, CA
- QuoraVP, Recruiting, HR, & User Operations2012 β 2016Mountain View, CA
- FacebookDirector of SMB Growth - North America2011 β 2012Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- FacebookDirector of Online Operations and Head of Office - Austin2010 β 2012Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- FacebookHead of Online Sales Operations - Account Management2009 β 2010Palo Alto, CA
- FacebookManager of Online Operations2008 β 2009Palo Alto, CA
- Swish MarketingDirector of New Business2007 β 2008Palo Alto, CA
- Boston Consulting GroupSummer Consultant2006Chicago, IL
- Sylvan Learning CentersCenter Director2001 β 2005Lafayette, CA
- Madison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary Music Teacher2001Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)2005 β 2007
- University of Wisconsin-MadisonBM, Music Education1995 β 2000
Skills & more
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Start-upsMarketingAnalyticsEntrepreneurshipRecruitingFacebookLanguages Spanish
- Directors' Consortium β Stanford GSB Executive Education
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Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,147
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Also attended University of Wisconsin-Madison174
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stanford University401
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Also worked at Various Companies137
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Also worked at Lime13
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Also worked at Mathison1
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