# Ty Smith

> Ty Smith is a seed investor at PrimeSet (San Francisco) backing Software and Sex Tech. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [PrimeSet](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/primeset)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Aug 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyvsmith
- X (Twitter): http://www.twitter.com/tsmith
- Website: http://tysmith.me/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tyvsmith

Ty Smith is a seed investor at PrimeSet in San Francisco focused on Software and Sex Tech. Ty is a Principal Engineer at Uber where he leads the Mobile Platform group and is the chairman of Uber's Open-Source program. He has a passion for tools, frameworks, developer productivity, and open-source to help developers make great mobile apps. He is a Google Developer Expert for Android and Kotlin, engaging regularly with the communitythrough conferences, open-source, and writing, as well as an organizer for conferences and meetups. He is an angel investor and tech advisor, as well as a limited partner in multiple venture capital advisory syndicates. Ty has been at Uber for 7 years and prior to that he worked at Twitter on the Fabric developer tools, Evernote, and a variety of smaller startups and consulting firms.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 75% |
| Sex Tech | 1 | 25% |
| Web Design | 1 | 25% |
| A/B Testing | 1 | 25% |
| Health Care | 1 | 25% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wolfia | Wolfia lets share a link to a mobile emulator running the app, so it instantly check out the feature that is working on, or confirm a bug is fixed. |  | Pre-Seed | Aug 02, 2022 |  |
| Leda Health | At Leda Health, our mission is to transform existing systems of sexual assault prevention, care, and justice to better serve survivors and the communities in which they live. We are currently developing a more holistic care program and expanding our services.To learn more about Leda Health, visit: https://www.leda.co/https://www.facebook.com/ledahealth/ https://twitter.com/ledahealthco https://www.instagram.com/ledahealth/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/ledahealth/ |  | Seed | Apr 07, 2022 |  |
| Mobile.dev | mobile.dev is setting a new standard for mobile development, empowering all companies to deliver high-quality mobile applications. | $3M | Seed | Jul 14, 2021 |  |
| Maestro | Maestro is an open-source automated testing platform that enables developers to create and run end-to-end UI tests for Android, iOS, and web applications using simple YAML-based workflows. The platform supports cross-platform test automation, CI/CD integration, cloud execution, and AI-assisted testing to help engineering teams improve softwarequality and streamline quality assurance processes. | $3M | Seed | Jul 14, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cowboy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cowboy-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Forum Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forumventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Asymmetry Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asymmetry-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blue Leaf Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-leaf-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Karman Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karman-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Khosla Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khosla-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About PrimeSet

VC Fund · São Paulo, Brazil

PrimeSet is a group of engineers and tech leaders that helps startup founders with experience and networking. They also help in all technical and operational aspects including informal technical advice about stacks and architectures, hiring for senior roles, and access to a large network of star engineers.

3 contacts available at PrimeSet.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Babak Hamadani | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/babak-hamadani |
| Jan Chong | Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jan-chong |
| Ty Smith | Limited Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ty-smith |

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## FAQ

### What does Ty Smith invest in?

Ty Smith invests primarily in Software, Sex Tech and Web Design startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 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 Ty Smith last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ty Smith closed in Aug 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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?

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