Peter Smith Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Co-Founder, Chie...

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 1

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Peter Smith General Information

Biography

Mr. Peter Smith is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer, Venture Fund Partner, and Board Member at Blockchain.com. He is a Co-Founder and serves as a Partner & Fund Management Team Member at Blockchain Ventures. He is a 2016 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer and noted thought leader in the FinTech space, having been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox Business, TechCrunch, and spoken at conferences around the world including Techcrunch Disrupt, Money 20/20, Web Summit, Collision, Wired Money, among many others. After co-founding and advising the company in its early days, he stepped into the role of CEO in 2014 and immediately raised $40M - the largest venture capital round for any crypto company at the time.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Venture Fund Partner & Board Member, Blockchain.com
Gender
Male
Email
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Address
  • 86-90 Paul Street
  • London EC2A 4NE
  • England, United Kingdom

Peter Smith Positions (2)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Blockchain.com Company Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Venture Fund Partner & Board Member London, United Kingdom Financial Software
Blockchain Ventures (CVC) Investor Co-Founder, Partner & Fund Management Team Member London, United Kingdom Corporate Venture Capital

Peter Smith Board Seats (1)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Blockchain.com Financial Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed London, United Kingdom

Peter Smith Lead Partner on Deals (3)

Peter Smith has been the lead partner on 3 deals. Their latest deal was with SeSocio, a financial software company. The deal was made for on 30-Nov-2021.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
SeSocio 30-Nov-2021 Merger/Acquisition Completed Financial Software Caba, Argentina
Distributed Crafts 14-Jul-2021 Completed Financial Software London, United Kingdom
Wintermute 10-Feb-2020 Completed Financial Software

Peter Smith Network (34)

Board Members (13)

Name Company Representing Location From
Jim Messina Blockchain.com Self London, United Kingdom
Anthony Browne Blockchain.com Self London, United Kingdom
Blockchain.com Self London, United Kingdom
Blockchain.com Self London, United Kingdom
Blockchain.com Self London, United Kingdom

Portfolio Executives (21)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Sebastián Espósito SeSocio Co-Founder & Executive, Operations 30-Nov-2021 Caba, Argentina
Dominik Harz Distributed Crafts Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Board Member 14-Jul-2021 London, United Kingdom
Distributed Crafts Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 14-Jul-2021 London, United Kingdom
Wintermute Co-Founder & Business Development and Ventures Executive 10-Feb-2020
Wintermute Strategy and Operations Manager 10-Feb-2020

Peter Smith FAQs

  • Who is Peter Smith?

    Mr. Peter Smith is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer, Venture Fund Partner, and Board Member at Blockchain.

  • How much does Peter Smith typically invest?

    Peter Smith's median deal size is .

  • What is Peter Smith’s main position?

    Peter Smith’s primary position is Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Venture Fund Partner & Board Member.

  • How many active board seats does Peter Smith hold?

    Peter Smith holds a board seat in Blockchain.com.

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