Jed A. Smith
Founder at Catamount Ventures Management LLC
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Jed A.
Smith is the founder of drugstore.com, Inc. (founded in 1997), Catamount Ventures Management LLC (founded in 2000), and Owl Ventures LLC (founded in 2014).
He holds the title of Partner at Catamount Ventures Management LLC and Managing Director at Owl Ventures LLC.
Mr. Smith is also the founder of Cybersmith Engineering, Inc. Mr. Smith's current job(s) include being a Director at Flock, Inc., Revolution Foods, Inc., Piczo, Inc., Raise Labs, Inc., Banyan Water, Inc., Amour Vert, Inc., Always Be Learning, Inc., Brookline Booksmith Corp., Shackleton Schools, Inc., and Wellfleet Marketplace.
Mr. Smith's former job(s) include being a Director at Seventh Generation, Inc., Linden Research, Inc., Siterra Corp., Ecohaus, Inc., and Plum PBC.
He also held the position of District Manager-Eastern Region at Oracle Corp.
and Vice President-Sales at Tribe Computer Works, Inc.Mr. Smith's education history includes an undergraduate degree from Middlebury College (conferred in 1988) and an MBA from Harvard Business School (conferred in 1995).
Jed A. Smith active positions
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Catamount Ventures Management LLC
 Catamount Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Catamount Ventures Management LLC (Catamount Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Jed Smith. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Founder | 2000-03-31 |
Piczo, Inc.
 Piczo, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Piczo, Inc. provides online social networking services. It enables its members to share their life stories with friends by designing their sites with multiple pages featuring photos, graphics, videos, music, comment boards, and games. The company was founded by Jim Conning in 2003 and is headquartered in Valencia, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Revolution Foods, Inc.
 Revolution Foods, Inc. RestaurantsConsumer Services Revolution Foods, Inc. offers healthy meals to both schools and stores. Its meals and snacks contain whole grains and fresh fruits and vegetables. The company was founded by Jonathan Klein, Kirsten Saenz Tobey and Kristin Groos Richmand in 2006 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Banyan Water, Inc.
 Banyan Water, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Banyan Water, Inc. provides water management solutions. Its solutions include cooling tower tracker, banyan water central, irrigation and indoor insight. The firm serves multifamily and student housing, campuses, offices, enterprise, and retail and hospitality industries. The company was founded by Tamin Pechet in 2011 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Director/Board Member | 2011-04-20 |
Owl Ventures LLC
 Owl Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Owl Ventures LLC (Owl Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Tory Patterson and Jed Smith. The firm headquartered in San Francisco. | Founder | 2013-12-31 |
Flock, Inc.
 Flock, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Flock, Inc. develops social web browsers. The firm helps its users to connect, share, and discover web. It also helps its clients to create and share videos, photos, blogs, feeds, and comments across social communities, media providers and popular websites. The company was founded by Bhavin Turakhia, Anthony Young, Geoffrey Arone and Bart Decrem in 2005 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
| Shackleton Schools, Inc. | Director/Board Member | - |
Raise Labs, Inc.
 Raise Labs, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Raise Labs, Inc. engages in the design, development, and operation of an online platform which awards students with incremental scholarships of small amounts, rather than giving out a lump sum of money at once. The firm offers RaiseMe platform. The company was founded by George Kirkland, Dave Schuman, and Preston Silverman in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2014-12-31 |
Always Be Learning, Inc.
 Always Be Learning, Inc. General GovernmentGovernment Always Be Learning, Inc. provides education related services. The firm offers a platform that empowers schools to adopt new approaches by helping them better leverage their time and resources. It also offers master scheduling solution. The company was founded by Adam Pisoni in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
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Training of Jed A. Smith
| Middlebury College | Undergraduate Degree |
| Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 1 |
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| ORACLE CORPORATION | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 21 |
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Seventh Generation, Inc.
 Seventh Generation, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Seventh Generation, Inc. manufactures household products. It offers dishwashing liquid, botanical disinfectants, hand soaps, paper towels, napkins, trash bags, tissues, detergents, stain removers, fabric softeners, diapers, wipes, body wash, bar soaps, skin-boosting serums, lotions, facial cloths, organic cotton tampons and chlorine-free pads. The company was founded by Jeffrey A. Hollender and Alan Newman in 1988 and is headquartered in Burlington, VT. | Retail Trade |
drugstore.com, Inc.
 drugstore.com, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services drugstore.com, Inc. operates an online drugstore which offers health, beauty, wellness, personal care and pharmacy products. It provides medicine cabinet, gifts, oral care, green and natural, diet and fitness, household products. The firm's mail-order pharmacy segment provides prescription drugs and supplies to cash-paying and insurance-covered individuals through mail-order facility. The company was founded by Jed A. Smith in April 1998 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA. | Technology Services |
Linden Research, Inc.
 Linden Research, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Linden Research, Inc. engages in the development and operation of virtual world platform Second Life. It also involves in registered money services business under the Tilia platform. The company was founded by Philip Rosedale in 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Siterra Corp.
 Siterra Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Siterra Corp. provided web-based software solutions to plan, build, manage and grow geographically dispersed operating sites, projects, assets and real estate properties. The company was founded in 2001 and was headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Flock, Inc.
Flock, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Flock, Inc. develops social web browsers. The firm helps its users to connect, share, and discover web. It also helps its clients to create and share videos, photos, blogs, feeds, and comments across social communities, media providers and popular websites. The company was founded by Bhavin Turakhia, Anthony Young, Geoffrey Arone and Bart Decrem in 2005 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Technology Services |
Revolution Foods, Inc.
Revolution Foods, Inc. RestaurantsConsumer Services Revolution Foods, Inc. offers healthy meals to both schools and stores. Its meals and snacks contain whole grains and fresh fruits and vegetables. The company was founded by Jonathan Klein, Kirsten Saenz Tobey and Kristin Groos Richmand in 2006 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA. | Consumer Services |
Piczo, Inc.
Piczo, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Piczo, Inc. provides online social networking services. It enables its members to share their life stories with friends by designing their sites with multiple pages featuring photos, graphics, videos, music, comment boards, and games. The company was founded by Jim Conning in 2003 and is headquartered in Valencia, CA. | Technology Services |
Raise Labs, Inc.
Raise Labs, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Raise Labs, Inc. engages in the design, development, and operation of an online platform which awards students with incremental scholarships of small amounts, rather than giving out a lump sum of money at once. The firm offers RaiseMe platform. The company was founded by George Kirkland, Dave Schuman, and Preston Silverman in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Commercial Services |
Tribe Computer Works, Inc.
 Tribe Computer Works, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Part of Zoom Technologies, Inc., Tribe Computer Works, Inc. is a company that manufactures computer network hardware. The company is based in Alameda, CA. Tribe Computer Works was acquired by Zoom Technologies, Inc. on June 17, 1996. | Electronic Technology |
Catamount Ventures Management LLC
Catamount Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Catamount Ventures Management LLC (Catamount Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Jed Smith. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Ecohaus, Inc.
 Ecohaus, Inc. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Ecohaus, Inc. sells building materials and products. Its products include wood, marmoleum and cork flooring, wool and plant fiber carpets, cabinets, countertops, plumbing fixtures, low toxic paints and finishes, recycled cotton insulation, and tile. The company was founded on August 19, 1991 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Distribution Services |
Plum PBC
 Plum PBC Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Plum PBC distributes natural and organic foods for babies, toddlers and kids. Its products include infant cereal, just fruit, veggies, second blends, super puffs, little cremes, training meals, bistro bowls, fiddlesticks, teensy fruits, mish mash, yogurt dippers, crunch ola, grammy sammy, mashups, shredz, yo drops, fruit straws and slam dunx. The company was founded by Neil Grimmer and Sheryl O'Loughlin in 2007 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA. | Consumer Non-Durables |
Cybersmith Engineering, Inc.
 Cybersmith Engineering, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Cybersmith Engineering, Inc. provides engineering services. Its services include mechanical, electrical and fluid power engineering, machine conception, design and fabrication, jig, tooling and fixture design, machinery modifications, machine reconditioning, precision CNC machining, in-house engineered tooling, part inspection, and test equipment services. The firm serves oil, air, and fuel filter, window and door, electrical enclosure, toolbox, appliance, automotive parts, exhaust components, and generator manufacturing industries. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Forest City, IA. | Industrial Services |
| Brookline Booksmith Corp. | |
Banyan Water, Inc.
Banyan Water, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Banyan Water, Inc. provides water management solutions. Its solutions include cooling tower tracker, banyan water central, irrigation and indoor insight. The firm serves multifamily and student housing, campuses, offices, enterprise, and retail and hospitality industries. The company was founded by Tamin Pechet in 2011 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
Amour Vert, Inc.
 Amour Vert, Inc. Apparel/Footwear RetailRetail Trade Amour Vert, Inc. develops and operates an online shopping portal. It specializes in the design of a web-based platform that sells dresses, tops, pants, skirts, and jackets. The company was founded by Christoph Frehsee and Linda Balti in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Retail Trade |
The Cambridge Center for Adult Education
 The Cambridge Center for Adult Education Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Cambridge Center for Adult Education is a non-profit organization that has been providing high-quality and affordable educational experiences since 1870. The non-profit company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company offers a variety of classes, including hands-on cooking classes, demonstrations, and wine tastings, as well as visual arts and crafts classes. The company's professional and experienced instructors provide knowledge and skill sets to succeed at any stage of life. | Commercial Services |
| Shackleton Schools, Inc. | |
Always Be Learning, Inc.
Always Be Learning, Inc. General GovernmentGovernment Always Be Learning, Inc. provides education related services. The firm offers a platform that empowers schools to adopt new approaches by helping them better leverage their time and resources. It also offers master scheduling solution. The company was founded by Adam Pisoni in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Government |
| Wellfleet Marketplace | |
Owl Ventures LLC
Owl Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Owl Ventures LLC (Owl Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Tory Patterson and Jed Smith. The firm headquartered in San Francisco. | Finance |
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