Robert Smelick Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Professionals
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1
- Investments
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2
- Exits
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3
Robert Smelick General Information
Description
Mr. Robert Smelick is the Founder & serves as Managing Partner and Headland Ventures. In 1968 Mr. Smelick joined the investment banking group of Kidder Peabody & Company Inc. in New York and moved to San Francisco in 1973 to lead this firm's West Coast investment banking group. In 1979, Mr. Smelick became a Managing Director of The First Boston Corporation and took over the leadership of this company's West Coast investment banking group. Mr. Smelick formed Sterling Payot Company with William Jesse in 1989. Sterling Payot provided corporate finance advice to companies that included Pacific Telesis, Consolidated Freightways, King Broadcasting, Wired Ventures, Metricom, and The Wine Group. During the last half of the nineties, Sterling Payot made early-stage investments in Yahoo, Packeteer, Agile Software, Wired Ventures, and Accrue Software. He holds an MBA (Master of Business Administration) in Finance & Strategy from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor's in Economics from Stanford University.
Business Details
Investor Status
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- 65 CloudView Road
- Sausalito, CA 94965
- United States
Robert Smelick Investments (2)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tugboat Yards | 06-Aug-2012 | Seed Round | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue | 000000 00000 | |
| Wired | 00 000000000 | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Profitable | 000000 00000 |
Robert Smelick Exits (3)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tugboat Yards | 19-May-2015 | Merger/Acquisition | |
| Wired | 09-May-1998 | 000000000000 | 0000 |
| Wired | 01-Jan-1998 | 0000000000 |
Robert Smelick Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Investments by Industry
Investments by Year
Investments by Region
Robert Smelick Team (1)
| Name | Title | Deals | Funds | Boards | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smelick | Angel Investor | 0 | Sausalito, CA |
Robert Smelick FAQs
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Who is Robert Smelick?
Robert Smelick is an angel Investor who has made 2 investments.
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What kind of investor is Robert Smelick?
Robert Smelick is an angel investor.
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What does Robert Smelick do?
As an angel investor, Robert Smelick invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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What has Robert Smelick invested in?
Robert Smelick has made numerous investments in companies like Tugboat Yards and Wired within the Media and Information Services (B2B) industry.
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What has Robert Smelick invested in recently?
Robert Smelick's latest investment was on 06-Aug-2012 in Tugboat Yards, a company within the Media and Information Services (B2B) industry.
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