# Gregg Smith

> Gregg Smith is a Series A investor at Sand Hill Angels backing Artificial Intelligence. See 30 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Sand Hill Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sand-hill-angels)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 30
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 30%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregg-smith-9658b58

Gregg Smith is a Series A investor at Sand Hill Angels in New York focused on Artificial Intelligence and Food and Beverage. Gregg Smith - Founder @ Evolution VC Partners

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $500k–$15M |
| Series A | $6M–$100M |
| Series B | $15M–$675M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 13% |
| Food and Beverage | 3 | 10% |
| SaaS | 2 | 7% |
| Cannabis | 2 | 7% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 7% |

37 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 5 | 17% |
| Seed | 4 | 13% |
| Series B | 3 | 10% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 7% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 3% |

7 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Scout AI | Scout AI is building the robotic foundation model for defense. | $100M | Series A | Apr 29, 2026 |  |
| Peachy | Peachy operates botox studios that offer wrinkle treatments, prescription retinoids, and sunscreen products. The company was founded in 2019 by Carolyn Treasure and Eric Zhang and is based in New York. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 01, 2026 |  |
| ZaiNar | ZaiNar is a technology that can track the real-time location of anything. The company's platform uses radio signals including cellphones, IoT sensors, and chipless RFID tags for positioning that is far more scalable, cost-effective and accurate than existing alternatives, enabling enterprises to track locations with over 200 meters range andsub-meter accuracy. | $100M | Series B | Feb 19, 2026 |  |
| Zipline International | Zipline is a California-based automated logistics company that designs, manufactures, and operates drones to deliver vital medical products. Zipline's mission is to provide every human on Earth with instant access to vital medical supplies.In 2014, Zipline was created to deliver medicine to those who need it most. Since then, the company hasbuilt the world's fastest and most reliable delivery drone, the world's largest autonomous logistics network, and a truly amazing team. Zipline designs and tests its technology in Half Moon Bay, California. The company assembles the drones and the technology that powers its distribution centers in South San Francisco. Zipline performs extensive flight testing in Davis, California, and operates distribution centers around the planet with teams of local operators. | $800M | Series H | Jan 21, 2026 |  |
| Splash Sports | Splash Sports is a platform for real-money gaming that allows friends and groups to play in skill-based activities and modernizes the sports pool industry. Splash Sports, which is now in private beta, offers a much-needed substitute to conventional betting options. | $14.5M | Series B | Oct 08, 2025 |  |
| MyPrize | MyPrize is supported by premier developers and top venture businesses. This is the first online casino powered by cryptocurrency with deep social interaction. | $21M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 31, 2025 |  |
| Blank Beauty | Blank Beauty is a digital-to-physical platform that empowers customers to personalize their favorite cosmetic products.Blank develops hardware and software solutions for the just-in-time manufacturing of cosmetic products by leveraging single-batch product creation. This technology enables Blank to offer millions of color and product varietieswithout the traditional challenges of inventorying and marketing thousands of SKUs. | $6.5M | Series A | May 07, 2025 |  |
| Scout AI | Scout AI is building the robotic foundation model for defense. | $15M | Seed | Apr 16, 2025 |  |
| Serve AI | Genetica provides exact product suggestions, guaranteeing that clients obtain the best product for their wants, biochemistry, and current in-store availability. | $2.5M | Seed | Apr 01, 2025 |  |
| Epirus | Epirus develops solid-state, software-defined directed energy systems for counter-electronics applications and power management in defense and commercial sectors. The company specializes in long-pulse high-power microwaves combined with AI and advanced electronics for electronic warfare. | $250M | Series D | Mar 05, 2025 |  |

10 of 30 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Sand Hill Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sand-hill-angels) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Evolution VC Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evolution-corporate-advisors-2) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [10X Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/10x-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Big Idea Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-idea-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Sand Hill Angels

VC Fund · Mountain View, United States

Sand Hill Angels is a group of Silicon Valley angel investors passionate about helping entrepreneurs get to the next level. What makes the group unique is the collective experience of its members building and scaling deep technology companies. The group has been around for more than two decades.Sand Hill Angels works openly and collaborativelywith venture capital funds, other angel organizations, and the Bay Area ecosystem that fosters the growth of technology startups. For additional information, visit www.sandhillangels.com or follow @SandHillAngels.com on Twitter.

5 contacts available at Sand Hill Angels.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Harper Cheng | Angel Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harper-cheng |
| Matt Johnson | Member, Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-johnson-16 |
| Ralph Eschenbach | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ralph-eschenbach |
| Scott Thacker | Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scott-thacker |
| Todd Johnson | Investor & Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/todd-johnson-382a |

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## FAQ

### What does Gregg Smith invest in?

Gregg Smith invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Food and Beverage and SaaS startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 30 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 Gregg Smith's check size?

Gregg Smith typically joins rounds of $500k–$15M at Seed, $6M–$100M at Series A and $15M–$675M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Gregg Smith participates in.

### When did Gregg Smith last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Gregg Smith closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 30 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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