Sarah Smith

Sarah Smith

Sarah Smith is a Founding Managing Partner at the Sarah Smith Fund, where she invests in pre-seed and seed stage startups in marketplaces, fintech, future of work, and developer tools.12 She is also a member of the Teaching Team for ENGR 245: Lean Launchpad at Stanford University.2

Prior to her current roles, Sarah had extensive experience as an operator and investor in the tech industry2:

• Senior Advisor at Bain Capital Ventures
• Partner at Bain Capital Ventures for 4 years
• Partner at Graph Ventures for 3.5 years
• VP of Sales, Operations, HR, and Recruiting at Quora
• Director of Online Sales and Operations at Facebook

Sarah is a Stanford Graduate School of Business alum2 and holds a BM in Music Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.2 She has invested in over 50 companies and currently serves on the boards of Lime, Mathison, and as a board observer for Archive Resale.12

As part of her role at Stanford, Sarah supports students as a member of the faculty team for ENGR 245: Lean Launchpad.1 She is excited to join and support the students this year in her first year on the faculty.1