# SmartHub

> SmartHub is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Software and SaaS. See 42 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 42
- Last investment: Oct 2021
- Lead investor: 2%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/smarthub-investments/
- Website: http://smarthub.vc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smarthubvc

SmartHub is a funding and service platform which connects the best start ups to investors, and supports at every investments.Service solutions for investors – tailor made venture portfolios: focused pipeline, extensive analysis and research of investment options, deal structuring, legal paper work, quarterly reporting, investment rightsprotection till exit.Service solutions for startups – fast communications and feedback, mutually beneficial deal making, strategic development support, networking and consulting at fundraising stage.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $600k–$5M |
| Series A | $2.5M–$3.4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 8 | 19% |
| SaaS | 7 | 17% |
| Internet | 7 | 17% |
| Education | 5 | 12% |
| Information Technology | 5 | 12% |

87 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 19 | 45% |
| Convertible Note | 7 | 17% |
| Series A | 4 | 10% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 7% |
| Angel | 2 | 5% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 20 | 48% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 7% |
| Canada | 2 | 5% |
| Russian Federation | 2 | 5% |
| Latvia | 1 | 2% |

9 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Olga Alekseeva | Managing partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/olga-dorofeeva-2 |
| Sergey Furtatov | Investment director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sergey-furtatov |
| Bogdan Iarovoi | Managing Partner | 32 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bogdan-iarovoi |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EWA Learn | Ewa learn English is an innovative method of learning a language. EWA started only in 2017 and skyrocketed to the very top charts in the Apple store and Google play surpassing well funded and long ago established competitors. The success of EWA based on combining fun, deep motivation, and unique learning techniques. The platform now has iOS,Android, and Web versions with more than 40 million users globally . |  | Convertible Note | Oct 31, 2021 |  |
| TransferGo | TransferGo is a global money transfer company that supports migrant workers to send money back to their relatives without paying unnecessary bank fees. Through the company, migrants have the ability to transfer money overseas with the help of a digital account-to-account business model. As it is a licensed and authorized payment institutioncontrolled by the FCA under the supervision of HMRC, the company is considered as a secure way of transferring money. Since it removes the costs of international transfers, TransferGo is a fit for businesses to pay their suppliers. It charges a fixed fee for transferring money as well as a 0.6% to 1.5% fee for the currency conversion per transaction. | $50M | Series C | Sep 30, 2021 |  |
| Damon Motors | Damon is unleashing the full potential of personal mobility for the world’s commuters. With its proprietary electric drivetrain, the company has developed the world’s safest, smartest, fully connected electric motorcycle platform employing radical innovations in battery propagation resistance, sensor fusion and AI. Designed as a platform forworldwide line extension, Damon motorcycles will ship direct to consumer on subscription plans to drive scale. Based in Vancouver, Canada, Damon is a Techstars Mobility company founded by serial entrepreneurs Jay Giraud and Dom Kwong. Damon’s investors include Round 13 Capital, Techstars, Fontinalis, Extreme Venture Partners and Pallasite Ventures. | $18.2M | Convertible Note | Mar 10, 2021 |  |
| Eduson | Eduson is a large corporate eLearning platform. Over 100,000 employees in 20+ countries and 4 languages study with Eduson (Coca-Cola, Efes, Heineken, etc.). The courses are delivered by outstanding lecturers: academics (Harvard, Wharton, LBS, INSEAD) and businessmen (KPMG, Merrill Lynch). Eduson is a 5-in-1 solution:- Online learningmanagement system (LMS) for companies- Comprehensive library of online courses - Built-in course editor- Tool of personnel assessment- System of analytics for HR |  | Series A | Jan 31, 2021 |  |
| Careerist | Careerist is an ed-fintech platform that trains job seekers for tech careers (in QA, Sales, Support & more), finances them and automates their job hunting. Community colleges are declining because people now prefer acquiring specific hard skills rather than general ones, and they seek fast training programs that can be completed in months,rather than years. Traditional financial institutions have failed to provide adequate support to underserved communities that have significant potential (approximately 45 million people in the U.S. lack access to or are underserved by traditional credit products). We have developed a unique approach to qualifying these individuals, providing them with more financial protection against potential failures.Techcrunch: "Edtech meets SaaS in Careerist’s job placement learning platform. The startup trains job seekers through live and self-paced training taught by third-party tutors. The adaptive learning software is meant to help candidates prep for tech interviews. Once a candidate is well equipped, Careerist uses automation to help them apply for jobs." | $1.3M | Seed | Jan 02, 2021 |  |
| Performlive | PerformLive is a purpose-driven community for Creators & Sellers to monetize their talent and products via interactive live stream. It combines the power of live interaction, augmented reality, social selling & live commerce, all in one platform. | $740.1K | Seed | Oct 30, 2020 |  |
| Sonarworks | Sonarworks is a deep-tech audio company that delivers personalized sound experiences. Its SoundID technology measures and digitally tunes sound devices to match individual hearing preferences, enhancing audio across various devices. Widely used in recording studios and by audio engineers, the technology enables high-precision sound for consumersand professionals alike. |  | Series A | Oct 01, 2020 |  |
| Intento | Intento helps global companies procure and utilize the best-fit cognitive AI services. The Intento AI Hub connects AI models trained on multiple platforms (such as Amazon, Google AutoML, or Microsoft Cognitive Services) with many enterprise software systems. Launched in 2017, Intento offers its patented, ISO-27001 certified platform to globaltechnology, retail, and travel companies, augmenting their Localization, Content Management, Customer Support, and Marketing Operations with AI.The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Berkeley, California. | $3M | Seed | Jul 01, 2020 |  |
| ClassTag | The free ClassTag service transforms the way teachers connect with parents, allowing them to save time and focus on classroom education and activities rather than preparing and distributing parent notes and communications. With ClassTag, teachers can reach parents in over 50 languages through any channel including online, via email or text message,and even paper printouts. The cloud-based ClassTag platform inspires and rewards parent engagement with ClassTag Rewards, full of classroom supplies and learning products for the classrooms. | $3.6M | Seed | Jun 08, 2020 |  |
| Careerist | Careerist is an ed-fintech platform that trains job seekers for tech careers (in QA, Sales, Support & more), finances them and automates their job hunting. Community colleges are declining because people now prefer acquiring specific hard skills rather than general ones, and they seek fast training programs that can be completed in months,rather than years. Traditional financial institutions have failed to provide adequate support to underserved communities that have significant potential (approximately 45 million people in the U.S. lack access to or are underserved by traditional credit products). We have developed a unique approach to qualifying these individuals, providing them with more financial protection against potential failures.Techcrunch: "Edtech meets SaaS in Careerist’s job placement learning platform. The startup trains job seekers through live and self-paced training taught by third-party tutors. The adaptive learning software is meant to help candidates prep for tech interviews. Once a candidate is well equipped, Careerist uses automation to help them apply for jobs." |  | Convertible Note | May 30, 2020 |  |

10 of 42 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Contour Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/contour-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Founder Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founder-collective) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Frontier Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frontier-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [nvp capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/newark-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [nvp capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nvpcap) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [TMT Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tmt-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does SmartHub invest in?

SmartHub invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Convertible Note stage. Most of the 42 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 SmartHub's check size?

SmartHub typically joins rounds of $600k–$5M at Seed and $2.5M–$3.4M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds SmartHub participates in.

### How do I contact SmartHub?

Public channels for SmartHub include LinkedIn, the website linked on this profile and Facebook. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at SmartHub?

The team at SmartHub includes Olga Alekseeva (Managing partner), Sergey Furtatov (Investment director) and Bogdan Iarovoi (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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