Charles Smart is a Partner at Cross Creek focused on enterprise software, financial services, and consumer internet investments. He previously held roles at DigiCert, Battery Ventures, and Deutsche Bank, and rejoined Cross Creek in 2017.
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- Deutsche Bank · Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) investment banking group
- Battery Ventures · investor
- DigiCert · management roles
- Cross Creek · internNow
- Cross Creek · principalNow
- Cross Creek · PartnerNow
- Deutsche Bank
- DigiCert
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Who is Charles Smart?
Charles Smart is a Partner at Cross Creek focused on enterprise software, financial services, and consumer internet investments. He previously held roles at DigiCert, Battery Ventures, and Deutsche Bank, and rejoined Cross Creek in 2017.
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What did Charles Smart do before Cross Creek?
Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) investment banking group at Deutsche Bank; investor at Battery Ventures; management roles at DigiCert; Deutsche Bank; DigiCert.
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