Sarah Smith is the founder and managing partner of Sarah Smith Fund, a pre-seed and seed fund investing in founder CEOs. She previously worked as an elementary music teacher after graduating from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
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Sarah Smith Fund writes $100K to $500K checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.
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- University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Sarah Smith Fund · Founder & Managing PartnerNow
- University of Wisconsin - Madison · elementary music teacher2000
- BCG
- Meta/Facebook
- Quora
- Bain Capital Ventures · investor
- Graph Ventures
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Who is Sarah Smith?
Sarah Smith is the founder and managing partner of Sarah Smith Fund, a pre-seed and seed fund investing in founder CEOs. She previously worked as an elementary music teacher after graduating from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
How much does Sarah Smith invest?
Sarah Smith invests through Sarah Smith Fund, which writes checks of $100K to $500K at pre-seed, seed.
How do I pitch Sarah Smith?
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What did Sarah Smith do before Sarah Smith Fund?
University of Wisconsin - Madison; elementary music teacher at University of Wisconsin - Madison; BCG; Meta/Facebook; Quora; investor at Bain Capital Ventures; Graph Ventures.
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