# Glenn Smith

> Glenn Smith is a pre-seed investor at Mentorloop backing Software and Information Services. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Mentorloop](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mentorloop)
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2016
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennlsmith
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/glennlsmith

Glenn Smith is an experienced CEO, entrepreneur, scale-up venture leader, investor, director and vigneron. His success to date has been built around being involved in and/or growing customer-centric businesses at all stages of the growth cycle (listed and private) from existence (start-ups), to resource maturity (>$1B) in the areas of IOT,AR/VR, Robotics, Agtech, HR, Education, Healthtech, Cleantech, Fintech, Blockchain, Digital Identity, Personal data & Marketplaces.He is passionate about guiding entrepreneurs and organisations to understand the effects of emerging technology on business and society with a mantra of creating “shared value” – the idea that corporate success and social welfare (good) are interdependent.Glenn is currently a board member at TALI Health, Newly, Meeco, Mentorloop, Plattar, Co-Founder of a boutique winery in Victoria, Australia and was CEO of online employment marketplace SpotJobs.com until a successful exit in September 2016. He holds an MBA from the University of Western Australia, a BA (Econ), a degree in Viticulture and Oenology from the University of Melbourne and is a practicing vigneron (“wine is life”).

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Information Services | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mentorloop | Mentorloop connects mentors with mentees via a simple, interactive and affordable online platform.Whether they formally acknowledge it or not, most of us have had a mentor in their lives. As technology develops the need for a mentor in a modern day format is increasingly important. Mentoring helps people work smarter, develops key talent, and aidssuccession planning. That’s why over 70% of Fortune 500 companies now offer mentoring to their people.The global vision of Mentorloop is to “make mentoring mainstream” so that anyone who wants a mentor, can connect with one, anytime, anywhere. | $300K | Pre-Seed | Sep 09, 2016 |  |
| SpotJobs | SpotJobs is an online service that connects people with casual, part time, and entry level jobs. It provides job opportunities for entry- to mid-level, permanent and part-time employment market with jobs in industries including retail, fashion, domestic help, manufacturing, building, hospitality, tourism, contact centers, and education.SpotJobswas founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. | $1.7M | Series A | Jun 01, 2016 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Melbourne Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/melbourne-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Mentorloop

VC Fund · Melbourne, Australia

Mentorloop connects mentors with mentees via a simple, interactive and affordable online platform.Whether they formally acknowledge it or not, most of us have had a mentor in their lives. As technology develops the need for a mentor in a modern day format is increasingly important. Mentoring helps people work smarter, develops key talent, and aidssuccession planning. That’s why over 70% of Fortune 500 companies now offer mentoring to their people.The global vision of Mentorloop is to “make mentoring mainstream” so that anyone who wants a mentor, can connect with one, anytime, anywhere.

3 contacts available at Mentorloop.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Glenn Smith | Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/glenn-smith-2 |
| Heidi Holmes | Co Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heidi-holmes |
| Lucy Lloyd | Co Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lucy-lloyd |

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## FAQ

### What does Glenn Smith invest in?

Glenn Smith invests primarily in Software, Information Services and Information Technology startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Glenn Smith last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Glenn Smith closed in Sep 2016. Shizune tracks 2 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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