Jed Smith Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Founder & Managi...

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 3

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Jed Smith General Information

Biography

Mr. Jed Smith is the Founder & serves as Managing Director at Catamount Ventures. Mr. Smith is a Co-Founder and served as Managing Director and Senior Adviser at Owl Ventures. He served as Board Member at Abl. He served as a Board Member at Amour Vert. He served as a Board Member at EdSurge. He has dedicated his business career to the art of entrepreneurship and to making a difference. He also served as Chairman at Linden Labs. Prior to launching Catamount, he founded drugstore.com (NASDAQ: DSCM) in 1997, serving on its board of directors with John Doerr, Brook Byers, Peter Neupert, Howard Schultz, and Jeff Bezos. Before that, he co-founded and spent four years at Cybersmith, a retail store chain that showcased the latest advances in information technology and multimedia software. He was also Vice President of Sales at Tribe Computer Works, a networking hardware and software company that was successfully sold. He began his career in technology working for Tom Siebel and, later, Marc Benioff at Oracle Corporation, ultimately serving as District Manager for the Eastern Region. He served as a Board Member at Revolution Foods.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Founder & Managing Director, Catamount Ventures
Education
Middlebury College, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Harvard Business School, MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Gender
Male
Email
je
Phone
+1 (415)
Address
  • 400 Pacific Avenue
  • 3rd Floor
  • San Francisco, CA 94133
  • United States
+1 (415)

Jed Smith Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Catamount Ventures Investor Founder & Managing Director San Francisco, CA Venture Capital

Jed Smith Board Seats (3)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Banyan Water Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Austin, TX
Numi Organic Tea Beverages Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Oakland, CA
Panorama Education Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Boston, MA

Jed Smith Lead Partner on Deals (32)

Jed Smith has been the lead partner on 32 deals. Their latest deal was with Panorama Education, a business/productivity software company. The deal was made for on 07-Nov-2017.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Panorama Education 07-Nov-2017 Later Stage VC (Series B) Completed Business/Productivity Software Boston, MA
Piper (Computers, Parts and Peripherals) 14-Sep-2017 Completed Computers, Parts and Peripherals San Francisco, CA
Abl 28-Jun-2017 Completed Business/Productivity Software McLean, VA
Abl 01-Jan-2016 Completed Business/Productivity Software McLean, VA
Numi Organic Tea 23-Dec-2015 Completed Beverages Oakland, CA
Amour Vert 16-Dec-2015 Completed Clothing San Francisco, CA
Panorama Education 04-Aug-2015 Completed Business/Productivity Software Boston, MA
Boldai 25-Jan-2013 Completed Software Development Applications Linkoping, Sweden
Revolution Foods 27-Feb-2012 Later Stage VC (Series F) Completed Food Products Commerce, CA
LittleTextPeople 16-Feb-2012 Buyout/LBO Completed Entertainment Software Oxford, United Kingdom

Jed Smith Network (276)

Board Members (72)

Name Company Representing Location From
Kristin Gunther Revolution Foods Revolution (Washington DC) Commerce, CA
Peter Ma Revolution Foods Self Commerce, CA
Amour Vert Amour Vert San Francisco, CA
Amour Vert Emil Capital Partners San Francisco, CA
Panorama Education Self Boston, MA

Portfolio Executives (201)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Megan Costello Panorama Education Director, Strategic Projects 07-Nov-2017 Boston, MA
Carol Fox Panorama Education Vice President of Finance 07-Nov-2017 Boston, MA
Panorama Education Chief Revenue Officer 07-Nov-2017 Boston, MA
Panorama Education Chief People Officer 07-Nov-2017 Boston, MA
Panorama Education Chief Financial Officer 07-Nov-2017 Boston, MA

Fund Team Members (3)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Tory Patterson Catamount Ventures Catamount Ventures IV San Francisco, CA
Mark Silverman JD Catamount Ventures Catamount Ventures IV San Francisco, CA
Catamount Ventures San Francisco, CA
Catamount Ventures San Francisco, CA
Catamount Ventures San Francisco, CA

Jed Smith Affiliated Funds (4)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Catamount Ventures IV Catamount Ventures Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2009
Catamount Ventures II Catamount Ventures Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2005
Catamount Ventures I Catamount Ventures Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2002
Catamount Ventures III Catamount Ventures Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2007

Jed Smith FAQs

  • Who is Jed Smith?

    Mr. Jed Smith is the Founder & serves as Managing Director at Catamount Ventures.

  • How much does Jed Smith typically invest?

    Jed Smith's median deal size is .

  • What is Jed Smith’s main position?

    Jed Smith’s primary position is Founder & Managing Director.

  • What are the contact details for Jed Smith?

    Jed Smith’s email address is je and his phone number is +1 (415) .

  • How many active board seats does Jed Smith hold?

    Jed Smith holds 3 board seats including Banyan Water, Numi Organic Tea, and Panorama Education.

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