# Davis Smith

> Davis Smith is a seed investor backing Fashion and E-Commerce. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Salt Lake City, United States
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Jul 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davismsmith/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/davismsmith
- Website: http://thewalnutstreetjournal.blogspot.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davis.smith/

Davis Smith is a seed investor in Salt Lake City focused on Fashion and E-Commerce. Davis is the Co-founder and CEO of Cotopaxi. Davis holds an MBA from the Wharton School, an MA in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania’s Lauder Institute, and a BA from Brigham Young University.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.5M–$5M |
| Series A | $1.5M–$16M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fashion | 3 | 38% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 38% |
| B2B | 1 | 13% |
| SaaS | 1 | 13% |
| Music | 1 | 13% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 63% |
| Series A | 2 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Estimated Inc. | A new world for artists | $16M | Series A | Jul 14, 2022 | https://www.headliner.live |
| Skill Struck | Skill Struck makes computer science engaging and accessible to all demographics of students. The company specializes in the fields of education, E-learning, and primary education. | $2.8M | Seed | Mar 30, 2022 | https://www.skillstruck.com/ |
| Estimated Inc. | A new world for artists | $3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 14, 2022 | https://www.headliner.live |
| Particl | Particl offers real-time market research, pricing optimization, and forecasting data solutions for e-commerce. By gaining access to the most precise and up-to-date data available in the market, consumers can keep track of the market and the competition. Particl users have complete access to all SKUs sold online around the world. Particl improvesmarket share and enables users to stay ahead of the trends using real-time, actionable data from over 70K+ e-commerce sites. | $5M | Seed | Dec 09, 2021 | https://www.luzdata.com/company |
| RAGS | Rags is a fashion brand that creates rad clothing with a focus on fit, fashion, and function. RAGS was created by founder and CEO Rachel Nilsson. Featured on ABC's Shark Tank, highlighted in Vogue, Huffington Post, US Weekly, Forbes, Pop Sugar, Brit & Co, and more, her unique concept and trendy designs fuse fashion and function for youngkiddos.It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Lehi, Utah. | $1.5M | Seed | Nov 29, 2018 | https://rags.com/ |
| Backbone PLM | Backbone’s modern, cloud-based, easy-to-use product development platform is helping fashion brands and design agencies make products smarter, faster, and at scale. | $1.7M | Seed | Aug 24, 2017 | https://www.backboneplm.com |
| Warby Parker | Warby Parker is a lifestyle brand that offers designer eyewear at a revolutionary price operating as a socially conscious business. Approximately one billion people don't have access to affordable glasses. Glasses can increase one's income by 20%, enable students to see a blackboard, and offer dignity to those with poor eyesight. WarbyParker works with experienced non-profit partners to ensure that each sale of our frames will give someone in need access to affordable glasses. | $1.5M | Series A | Jul 06, 2011 | http://www.warbyparker.com |
| Warby Parker | Warby Parker is a lifestyle brand that offers designer eyewear at a revolutionary price operating as a socially conscious business. Approximately one billion people don't have access to affordable glasses. Glasses can increase one's income by 20%, enable students to see a blackboard, and offer dignity to those with poor eyesight. WarbyParker works with experienced non-profit partners to ensure that each sale of our frames will give someone in need access to affordable glasses. |  | Seed |  | http://www.warbyparker.com |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [GoldenTree Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goldentree-asset-management-llc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Good Friends](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goodfriends) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Green Bay Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/green-bay-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Impatient Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/impatient-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [K5 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/k5-global) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Night Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/night-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Davis Smith invest in?

Davis Smith invests primarily in Fashion, E-Commerce and B2B startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Davis Smith's check size?

Davis Smith typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$5M at Seed and $1.5M–$16M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Davis Smith participates in.

### How do I contact Davis Smith?

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### When did Davis Smith last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Davis Smith closed in Jul 2022. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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