Tanner Smith
Tanner Smith is a Principal on the investments team at MVP Ventures, focusing on defense, energy, and AI technologies. Prior to MVP, he worked at Rolls-Royce PLC and Scale AI.
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MVP Ventures writes $1M to $3M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.
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- Rolls-Royce PLC · Operator
- Scale AI · Operator
- MVP Ventures · Principal, InvestmentsNow
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Who is Tanner Smith?
Tanner Smith is a Principal on the investments team at MVP Ventures, focusing on defense, energy, and AI technologies. Prior to MVP, he worked at Rolls-Royce PLC and Scale AI.
How much does Tanner Smith invest?
Tanner Smith invests through MVP Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $3M at pre-seed, seed, series a.
How do I pitch Tanner Smith?
A warm intro from a founder MVP Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.
What did Tanner Smith do before MVP Ventures?
Operator at Rolls-Royce PLC; Operator at Scale AI.
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