About Smith Ventures
Smith Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Birmingham, United States. As of Oct 2021, Smith Ventures has invested in 9 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Life Sciences to Retail and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Contraline Overall, Smith Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 1 IPO, namely The RealReal and Fetch. A lot of funds co-invest with Smith Ventures, with names like ShangBay Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Smith Ventures has team of 3 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Smith Ventures' List of Top Investments
Smith Ventures has a portfolio of 9 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments include The RealReal and Landing.Their portfolio spans across United States, Germany and Luxembourg. They have invested in Life Sciences, Retail, Enterprise Applications and 4 other sectors, across stages such as Series A stage. Here is the list of top investments by Smith Ventures:1. The RealReal
Online consignment-based marketplace for luxury fashion. The product catalog includes apparel for men & women of used products. It also offers jewelry and fashion accessories.
Key facts about The RealReal
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Tiburon (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $500M - $1B as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $288M
- Employee Count: 2,610 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: HTIF, 2020 Ventures and 37 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Mar 04, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Landing
Online platform that provides managed apartments. Users can book online through the platform by providing relevant information including check-in & check-out & location. It offers amenities including a fully-equipped kitchen, workspace, storage, and more.
Key facts about Landing
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $305M
- Employee Count: 417 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Delta-v Capital, SWS Venture Capital and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Aug 25, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Fetch
Points-based loyalty platform. It allows users to earn points for shopping and scanning receipts. The points can be redeemed for gift cards or other rewards. It enables businesses to create and provide purchase-based offers to the target customers.
Key facts about Fetch
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Madison (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $0 - $1M as on Dec 31, 2021
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $583M
- Employee Count: 1,049 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Archer Venture Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund and 34 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Sep 16, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Contraline
Developer of a male contraceptive hydrogel device. The ADAM is a non-surgical, non-hormonal, and reversible birth control for men. It isultrasound-visible polymer solution that is injected into the vas deferens. Echo-V& forms a hydrogel device that acts as a semi-permeable membrane, blocking sperm while allowing fluids through.
Key facts about Contraline
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Charlottesville (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $111M
- Employee Count: 30 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: BVF Partners, RA Capital Management and 37 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 02, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. CommerceOne
Key facts about CommerceOne
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Birmingham (United States)
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 72 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: AllegisCyber Capital and Smith Ventures
Smith Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Smith Ventures has invested in 10 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Contraline.Smith Ventures' Investments by Stage
Smith Ventures has made 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $10.7M.Smith Ventures' Investments by Sector
Smith Ventures has a portfolio focused on Life Sciences. Notably, it has invested in 5 Tech companies, 4 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 2 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 1 company focusing on Marketplace.Smith Ventures' Investments by Geography
Smith Ventures has made most investments in United States (1).Smith Ventures' recent investments
Smith Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Smith Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 20, 2021 | United States | Series A | 6380 | [+7] |
Unicorns in Smith Ventures' Portfolio
Smith Ventures has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Fetch. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Fetch which became a unicorn in 2021, 5 years before Smith Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Smith Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
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68 | Points based loyalty platform | 2013 | Madison | Series E | {zy{quf |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Smith Ventures' Portfolio
1 of Smith Ventures' portfolio company became public - The RealReal. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Jun 2019 at marketcap of $1.65BHere are Smith Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 28, 2019 | - | - | 6487 |
Team profile of Smith Ventures
Smith Ventures has a team of 3 members located in United States. Smith Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Smith Ventures
Over the past 5 years, 21 investors have co-invested in Smith Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Smith Ventures: i.Lab, Rhia Ventures and 4 others have invested in rounds before Smith Ventures. There is 1 company where i.Lab has invested before Smith Ventures and 1 company where Rhia Ventures has invested before Smith Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Smith Ventures: 7 investors entered a company along with Smith Ventures. These include investors like ShangBay Capital (1 company).
- Invested after Smith Ventures: A total of 8 investors have invested in Smith Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Google Ventures (1 company), Amboy Street Ventures (1 company) and HHS (1 company).
Recent News related to Smith Ventures
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Green Dot and CommerceOne Shareholders Approve Acquisition DealWorld Business Outlook•Jun 24, 2026•Green Dot, CommerceOne, Smith Ventures
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Contraline Closes $10.7 Million Series A Financing to Become a Clinical Stage CompanyBusiness Wire•Oct 20, 2021•Contraline, MBX Capital, Rhia Ventures, ShangBay Capital and 4 others
