Mike Smith

Co-Founder atFootworkSan Francisco

Mike Smith is a General Partner and co-founder of Footwork. He previously held executive roles at Stitch Fix and Walmart.com.

What Mike can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target> 12%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Footwork writes $1M to $30M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Footwork.

Career

  1. Walmart.com · COO
  2. Stitch Fix · president and COO
  3. Footwork · Cofounder, General Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Footwork

Investments named in public bios

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Focus

consumer technologyenterprise software

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Questions

Who is Mike Smith?

Mike Smith is a General Partner and co-founder of Footwork. He previously held executive roles at Stitch Fix and Walmart.com.

How much does Mike Smith invest?

Mike Smith invests through Footwork, which writes checks of $1M to $30M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Mike Smith?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Mike in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Footwork backed works better.

What did Mike Smith do before Footwork?

COO at Walmart.com; president and COO at Stitch Fix.

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