# Web Smith

> Web Smith is a seed investor in Columbus backing Marketing and Distillery. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Columbus, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/webmsmith
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/web
- Website: http://2pml.com

Web Smith is a seed investor in Columbus focused on Marketing and Distillery. Formerly, I led eCommerce operations for Gear Patrol. There, I worked to bridge media and commerce with partnerships formed with the likes of top men’s brands. During our time, we launched the Patrol vertical brand for the men’s lifestyle site.Prior to Gear Patrol, I implemented commerce operations at Uncrate. Before this, I was the founding CMOof a startup called Mizzen+Main. There, I worked extensively to find a founder-product-market fit, voice, and cost-effective approach to establishing Mizzen+Main in a competitive space to include Ministry, Theory, and others. I got my start in eCommerce by handling digital marketing for Rogue. There I learned from a few of the best in the business.I’ve been featured in AdWeek, New York Times, Fast Company, Pando Daily, Wall Street Journal, and Esquire. I’ve written on retail for Forbes, TechCrunch, and the Wall Street Journal. I’ve consulted over a dozen digitally native vertical brands (DNVB’s) and a handful of publicly-traded retailers.I have a wife, Lindsey, and two great kids in Alexis and Adriana. I am the fourth best athlete in my house.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marketing | 1 | 50% |
| Distillery | 1 | 50% |
| Social Media | 1 | 50% |
| Content Creators | 1 | 50% |
| Wine And Spirits | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |

### Country

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| #Paid | #Paid is a tech company that operates a creative marketing platform that combines brand and creator collaboration. The platform allows brands to collaborate with relevant artists, travelers, storytellers, and photographers from all over the world for product placement on social media platforms. | $14.9M | Series B | Aug 26, 2021 | http://www.hashtagpaid.com |
| Haus | Haus specializes in the manufacturing and distillation of wine and spirits. Haus is taking on the American liquor industry, which hasn’t changed since prohibition. Through products made with only natural ingredients, new approaches to distribution, and transparent processes. | $4.5M | Seed | Jan 30, 2020 | https://drink.haus/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ScaleUP Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scaleup-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Scribble Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scribble-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ascential](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ascential-plc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Backend Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/backend-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Basement Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/basement-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Business Development Bank of Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Web Smith invest in?

Web Smith invests primarily in Marketing, Distillery and Social Media startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Web Smith?

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### When did Web Smith last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Web Smith closed in Aug 2021. 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?

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