# Jonathan Smith

> Jonathan Smith is a seed investor at Civic (San Francisco) backing Big Data and Internet. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Civic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/civic)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-smith-2b997a/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/jonthepilot

Jonathan Smith is a seed investor at Civic in San Francisco focused on Big Data and Internet. Jonathan has more than 15 years of experience in banking and technology advisory.After a successful career in some of the most complex and security sensitive environments, Jonathan brings his talent for technology leadership, innovation and delivery to the world of digital identity.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.5M–$4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Big Data | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Payments | 1 | 50% |
| Security | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zengo | ZenGo is a developer of a non-custodial digital currency wallet designed to make the global crypto economy more accessible. | $4M | Seed | Oct 02, 2018 |  |
| Swiftly | Swiftly develops enterprise software that helps transit agencies and cities improve urban mobility. The platform harnesses billions of data points and sophisticated algorithms to improve transit system performance, service reliability, and real-time passenger information. | $2.5M | Seed | May 03, 2017 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Samsung NEXT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samsungnext) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Benson Oak Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benson-oak-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Elron Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elron-electronic-industries) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ford Smart Mobility](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ford-smart-mobility) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Plug and Play](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plug-and-play-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Polaris Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/polaris-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Civic

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Civic is a blockchain-based ecosystem that gives businesses and individuals the tools to control and protect identities. They believe identity should be convenient, safe and secure, and put users in control. Civic allows people to control the use of their identity information. They use cutting-edge identity verification technology to secure andprotect personal information transfer. Having conducted a successful token sale in June 2017, they set their sights on building identity.com, an open-source, first-of-its-kind marketplace for identity verification services built on the blockchain. They are a team spanning five countries with one common goal: to revolutionize identity.

5 contacts available at Civic.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jonathan Smith | CTO & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-smith-6 |
| Brad Yasar | Investor; Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brad-yasar |
| Chris Hart | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-hart-7 |
| Juan Pablo Bedoya | Vice President Product and Design | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/juan-pablo-bedoya |
| Vinny Lingham | Co-Founder and Executive Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vinny-lingham |

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## FAQ

### What does Jonathan Smith invest in?

Jonathan Smith invests primarily in Big Data, Internet and Payments startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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

Jonathan Smith typically joins rounds of $2.5M–$4M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Jonathan Smith participates in.

### When did Jonathan Smith last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jonathan Smith closed in Oct 2018. 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?

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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