Angel investor based in United States.
13 companies backed across
15 recorded rounds, Aug 2015 – Jun 2022.
ex- Whalerock Industries, Whiskey Media, Maximum PC, Imagine Media, Ars Technica. University of Tennessee BS 1998
Sectors of the companies in the portfolio, by company count.
Head-office city of the companies in the portfolio.
Rounds by stage.
Total size of the rounds they joined — an angel's own cheque is a share of this, and is not disclosed.
Every company Will Smith appears as an investor in, most recent round first.
| Company | City | Sectors | Latest round | Rounds | Round value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh | San Francisco | CryptocurrenciesFinTechBlockchain in Financial Services | Seed Jun 2022 | 1 | $5.5M |
| Gravity Sketch Limited | London | Virtual Reality3D AnimationSpatial Computing | Series A Apr 2022 | 1 | $33M |
| Arc Boats | Los Angeles | Electric VehiclesMaritime TechGreen Transport | Series A Nov 2021 | 1 | $30M |
| Fractional | San Francisco | Investment TechFinTechReal Estate Investment Platforms | Seed Nov 2021 | 1 | $5.5M |
| Workstream | San Francisco | HRTechHR SaaSCFO Stack | Series B Aug 2021 | 1 | $48M |
| Ethos | Series D Jul 2021 | 2 | $302M | ||
| Ethos | Phoenix | Internet First Insurance PlatformsFinTechUsage Based Insurance | Series D Jul 2021 | 2 | $302M |
| Dapper Labs | Vancouver | Blockchain InfrastructureNon Fungible TokensPC & Console Gaming | Series C Mar 2021 | 1 | $305M |
| Run The World | Menlo Park | Events TechOnline EventsZoom for Online Events | Series A May 2020 | 1 | $10.8M |
| Public | New York City | Investment TechOnline Trading PlatformsFinTech | Series B Mar 2020 | 1 | $15M |
| Flockjay | Walnut | HRTechContinued LearningArtificial Intelligence | Seed Oct 2019 | 1 | $3M |
| Pietra | Brooklyn | B2B E-CommerceE-Commerce EnablersWholesale SaaS | Seed Jun 2019 | 1 | $4M |
| Away | Austin | Fashion TechOnline TravelInternet First Luggage Brands | Seed Aug 2015 | 1 | $2.5M |
Investors that appear in the same rounds. Two names in one round is what "invested together" means here — it is not a claim about a relationship off the cap table.
| Investor | Type | Based | Shared rounds | Shared companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accel | Firm | Palo Alto | 7 | 5 |
| Google Ventures | Firm | Mountain View | 5 | 3 |
| Rocnation | Firm | New York City | 4 | 2 |
| Glade Brook Capital | Firm | Greenwich | 4 | 2 |
| General Catalyst | Firm | San Francisco | 4 | 2 |
| a16z | Firm | New York City | 4 | 4 |
| Sequoia Capital | Firm | Menlo Park | 4 | 2 |
| Kevin Durant | Angel | Oakland | 4 | 4 |
| Robert Downey Jr | Angel | Los Angeles | 4 | 2 |
| Coatue | Firm | New York City | 3 | 3 |
| Dreamers | Firm | Calabasas | 3 | 3 |
| GGV Capital | Firm | Menlo Park | 2 | 2 |
| Y Combinator | Firm | Mountain View | 2 | 2 |
| CRV | Firm | Palo Alto | 2 | 2 |
| Founders Fund | Firm | San Francisco | 2 | 2 |
| SoftBank Vision Fund | Firm | London | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Carter- Williams | Angel | 1 | 1 | |
| DK Metcalf | Angel | Los Angeles | 1 | 1 |
| Plug and Play Tech Center | Firm | Sunnyvale | 1 | 1 |
| Vivek Ranadive | Angel | Palo Alto | 1 | 1 |