# Jasper Smith

> Jasper Smith is a corporate round investor at Vala Capital backing Apps. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Vala Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vala-capital)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2019
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasperdcs
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/jasperdcs
- Website: https://x.com/jasperdcs
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jasper.smith.1441

Jasper Smith is a corporate round investor at Vala Capital in London focused on Apps and Mobile Apps. Jasper Smith is the Co-Founder & Chairman of Vala Capital & he attended Henry Moore Studio in 1987.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 100% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 100% |
| Video Games | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PlayWorks | PlayWorks is pioneering post-app-store mobile games across social networks and messaging apps. The huge growth in platforms such as Facebook Messenger, WeChat, Apple iMessage and WhatsApp and their universal adoption of games has created the world's largest gaming platform with over 3Bn potential monthly users. With partnerships in place withFacebook, Comcast, LG, Roku and many others, and a massive catalog of live games, PlayWorks is a trusted leader at the forefront of this new revolution. Led by an exceptional team of gaming industry veterans who have successfully created and sold numerous games companies PlayWorks is capitalizing on the changing landscape in the lucrative games market. | $2.5M | Corporate Round | Jun 05, 2019 | https://www.play.works/ |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Vala Capital

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Vala Capital is a fast-growing European VC managing assets across regulated and alternative investment funds. Entrepreneur-led, the Vala investment business is a one of the UKs largest venture builders, working with founders from concept to exit across a variety of sectors. Founded by entrepreneur Jasper Smith and industry veteran James Faulkner,Vala provides active mentoring to each of its investments, access to a global network of other founders and strategic partners combined with the financial firepower to enable our portfolio companies to compete on the world stage.

1 contacts available at Vala Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jasper Smith | Co-Founder & Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jasper-smith |

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## FAQ

### What does Jasper Smith invest in?

Jasper Smith invests primarily in Apps, Mobile Apps and Video Games startups, most often at Corporate Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Jasper Smith?

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### When did Jasper Smith last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jasper Smith closed in Jun 2019. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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