Howard Smith
Howard Smith is a managing director, Office of the president at First Analysis, which invests at series a, series b in enterprise software, cybersecurity, marketplaces, with checks of $3M to $10M.
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First Analysis writes $3M to $10M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.
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- Arthur Andersen & Co. · senior tax consultantprior to 1994
- First Analysis · managing directorNow
- William Blair & Co. · Principal
- ProLogis · Managing Director of Head of Investment Management
- Jones Lang LaSalle · Senior Vice President
- First Analysis · Managing Director, Office of the PresidentNow
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Who is Howard Smith?
Howard Smith is a managing director, Office of the president at First Analysis, which invests at series a, series b in enterprise software, cybersecurity, marketplaces, with checks of $3M to $10M.
How much does Howard Smith invest?
Howard Smith invests through First Analysis, which writes checks of $3M to $10M at series a, series b.
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What did Howard Smith do before First Analysis?
senior tax consultant at Arthur Andersen & Co.; Principal at William Blair & Co.; Managing Director of Head of Investment Management at ProLogis; Senior Vice President at Jones Lang LaSalle.
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