Mike Smith
Board Director @ Mayvenn
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Mike Smith is a Series A investor at Mayvenn in San Francisco Bay Area focused on Software and Internet. Mike Smith is General Partner and co-founder at Footwork, an early stage venture capital firm. Previously, Mike was President, COO, and interim CFO at Stitch Fix, the online personal styling service where he oversaw operations, styling, client experience, merchandise, and finance. Prior to Stitch Fix, Mike was COO at Walmart.com, overseeing alloperations for a $5 billion division, including one of the most successful multi-channel offerings in the industry, which drove as much as half of Walmart.com’s sales. Mike currently serves on the boards of MillerKnoll (NASDAQ: MLKN) and Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA). He previously served on the board of Stitch Fix (NASDAQ: SFIX) and numerous private boards such as Food52, Mayvenn, Imperfect Foods, and Own The Room. Mike holds a B.A. from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from the Haas School at University of California, Berkeley.
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 57%
Last updated:
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Industries Mike Smith invests in
Stages Mike Smith invests in
Countries Mike Smith invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 3 (43%)
- Internet 2 (29%)
- SEO 1 (14%)
- SaaS 1 (14%)
- Web Apps 1 (14%)
Stage
- Series A 4 (57%)
- Seed 1 (14%)
- Series B 1 (14%)
- Funding Round 1 (14%)
Country
- United States 4 (57%)
- New Zealand 1 (14%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Waldo
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Waldo is a corporation that provides research services. By making Google search more productive, Waldo assists in finding what is needed faster, such as data points, contact information, insights, and more. X-ray examination Rather than relying on Google's restricted page previews, Waldo thoroughly examines each result and extracts therelevant information in a skimmable, searchable format. | $10M / Series A / Oct 01, 2025 | |
Felt
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Felt is a collaborative software company that wants to make it easier for people to build maps on the internet. | $15M / Jul 14, 2025 | |
Tracksuit
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Tracksuit has created beautiful, always-on, and radically affordable brand tracking for modern consumer brands. Brand marketers and leaders at consumer brands have access to enterprise-tier brand tracking, specifically built for them, at a price point that works. Teams can easily track awareness, consideration, preference and brand associationsfrom real humans within the wider market, and compare results against competitors. | $25.4M / Series B / Jun 11, 2025 | |
Portex
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Portex Pro removes manual freight procurement for shippers and their partners to save money and time. The company aims to bring pricing efficiency and transparency to the global logistics industry. Portex Pro was founded in 2021 and is based in Hayward, California. | $6.3M / Seed / Sep 05, 2024 | |
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Tracksuit
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Tracksuit has created beautiful, always-on, and radically affordable brand tracking for modern consumer brands. Brand marketers and leaders at consumer brands have access to enterprise-tier brand tracking, specifically built for them, at a price point that works. Teams can easily track awareness, consideration, preference and brand associationsfrom real humans within the wider market, and compare results against competitors. | $13.5M / Series A / Feb 27, 2024 | |
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Felt
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Felt is a collaborative software company that wants to make it easier for people to build maps on the internet. | $15M / Series A / May 31, 2022 | |
Daring Foods
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Daring Foods is a startup company that produces plant-based chicken aimed to provide a healthy food alternative.The company's products include vegan meat products that are dairy and egg-free as well as contain no palm oil, genetically modified organisms, hormones, or antibiotics, thereby creating a sustainable, delicious and nutritiousplant-based option for an audience that consumes chicken multiple times a week.Ross Mackay founded the company in Los Angeles, California in 2018. | $8.8M / Series A / Sep 22, 2020 |
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Mike Smith
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What does Mike Smith invest in?
Mike Smith invests primarily in Software, Internet and SEO startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Mike Smith last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Mike Smith closed in Oct 2025. Shizune tracks 7 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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