Ashley Smith
Ashley Smith is a founder and general partner at Vermilion Cliffs Ventures, an investor with exits at Twilio, Parse, GitHub, and GitLab, and a former CMO.
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Vermilion Cliffs Ventures writes $100K to $500K checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.
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- Parse
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Vermilion Cliffs Ventures · Founder, General PartnerNow
- Twilio
- Parse
- GitHub
- GitLab
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Who is Ashley Smith?
Ashley Smith is a founder and general partner at Vermilion Cliffs Ventures, an investor with exits at Twilio, Parse, GitHub, and GitLab, and a former CMO.
How much does Ashley Smith invest?
Ashley Smith invests through Vermilion Cliffs Ventures, which writes checks of $100K to $500K at pre-seed, seed.
How do I pitch Ashley Smith?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Ashley in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Vermilion Cliffs Ventures backed works better.
What did Ashley Smith do before Vermilion Cliffs Ventures?
Parse; GitHub; GitLab; Twilio; Parse; GitHub; GitLab.
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