Veteran investor and operating executive with experience across growth equity, venture and corporate development, David N. Smith has led deal teams, sourced strategic partnerships and overseen portfolio company scaling initiatives. Known for sector-agnostic investing with emphasis on technology-enabled services and software, responsibilities have included capital allocation, board-level oversight and exit planning. Background blends operational leadership with structured investment discipline for institutional and family-office capital.
Veteran investor and operating executive with experience across growth equity, venture and corporate development, David N. Smith has led deal teams, sourced strategic partnerships and overseen portfolio company scaling initiatives. Known for sector-agnostic investing with emphasis on technology-enabled services and software, responsibilities have included capital allocation, board-level oversight and exit planning. Background blends operational leadership with structured investment discipline for institutional and family-office capital.
Combines operational leadership with disciplined growth-equity investing, favoring technology-enabled services and enterprise software across stages. Focuses on scalable business models, clear unit economics and founder-aligned teams, deploying capital with milestone-based tranches and active board governance to derisk outcomes. Market lens prioritizes secular digitization trends, recurring revenue and path to profitability; time horizon typically medium-to-long (3–7+ years). Risk managed through diversification across sectors, rigorous diligence on metrics, and hands-on portfolio scaling that leverages corporate-development networks to accelerate exits and strategic partnerships.
Combines operational leadership with disciplined growth-equity investing, favoring technology-enabled services and enterprise software across stages. Focuses on scalable business models, clear unit economics and founder-aligned teams, deploying capital with milestone-based tranches and active board governance to derisk outcomes. Market lens prioritizes secular digitization trends, recurring revenue and path to profitability; time horizon typically medium-to-long (3–7+ years). Risk managed through diversification across sectors, rigorous diligence on metrics, and hands-on portfolio scaling that leverages corporate-development networks to accelerate exits and strategic partnerships.
| Trades 320 | Longs Won 225/320 70% | Profit Factor 32.99 |
| Profitability | Shorts Won 0/0 0% | Standard Deviation $549,686.98 |
| Average Win $148,471.73 | Best Trade (Jul 14) $7.33M | Sharpe Ratio -11.65 |
| Average Loss -$10,660.19 | Worst Trade (Jul 17) -$410,923.8 | Z-Score 0.26 (20.19%) |
| Commissions $0 | Avg. Trade Length 10m 4d | Expectancy $101,229.44 |
| Loss Size | 100% | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
| Probability of Loss | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% |
| Consecutive Losing Trades | 17,544 | 15,789 | 14,035 | 12,281 | 10,526 | 8,772 | 7,018 | 5,263 | 3,509 | 1,754 |