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Sarah Smith

Founder & General Partner at Sarah Smith Fund

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Sarah Smith is the Founder and Managing Partner of Sarah Smith Fund (sarahsmith.fund), an early-stage firm investing in pre-seed and seed founders, with a focus on the Stanford ecosystem. A former Partner at Bain Capital Ventures and board member at Lime, she brings deep operating experience from senior leadership roles at Quora and Facebook, alongside a track record of backing companies across future of work, fintech, marketplaces, and developer tools. She also serves as a Senior Mentor on the teaching team for Stanford’s Lean Launchpad (ENGR 245) and is an active angel and LP. Learn more on her LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sasmith4.

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