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Eric Garland

Co-Founder | Managing Partner, Smash Capital (previously Disney, Live Nation)

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Invests in

Stages:

Sectors:

Entertainment & Sports

Consumer Internet

Los Angeles / Southern California

Locations:

Los Angeles, California

Min Investment:
$100,000.00
Max Investment:
$5,000,000.00
Target Investment:
$1,500,000.00

Skills

Digital Media

Entertainment

Digital Strategy

Entrepreneurship

Start-ups

Digital Distribution

New Media

Content Strategy

Strategic Partnerships

Mobile Applications

Music Industry

Social Media Marketing

Digital Marketing

Music

Mobile Marketing

Online Marketing

Mobile Commerce

Social Media

Social Networking

Publicity

Education

Work Experience

2022

Co-Founder, Managing Partner
2022
Leading later-stage consumer internet and software VC firm. Smash Capital invests in founders building generational brands.

2018

Founder, Managing Partner
2018
Leading later stage consumer internet and software VC firm. Accelerating technology company growth through media strategy and execution.

University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

2009

Advisory Board Member
2009

COUSE FOUNDATION

2024

National Advisory Council
2024

2024

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Latest Articles

Substack•Jul. 2024

Missouri: A Mafia State with No Boss

organized crime in Missouri

lack of law enforcement oversight

Mexican Cartels influence

Russian-Jewish crime network

Italian Organized Crime

Substack•Jul. 2024

4 Policies to Fix Missouri Family Courts

family court corruption

Missouri family courts

federal database for court documents

biometric security in courts

federal background checks for court personnel

Substack•Jul. 2024

Money Laundering Through St. Louis Courts and Banks Is Easy

corruption in St. Louis

public integrity prosecution

drug trafficking

St. Louis County Government

Substack•Jan. 2024

Why Hostile Spies Call You a "Conspiracy Theorist"

conspiracy theories

political censorship

Missouri politics

Substack•Dec. 2023

Why Everyone In Missouri Ignores the Mob

organized crime in Missouri

foster care and human trafficking

political leadership and organized crime

Substack•Dec. 2023

The Long Mob History of Missouri Democrats

Missouri politics

Cashew Chicken as state dish

inorganic social media influence

neo-Nazi accusations

Substack•Dec. 2023

Missouri Democrats Punish Sarah Unsicker for Working as an FBI Informant

Missouri House Democratic Caucus

Charles Johnson

counterintelligence

organized crime

Substack•Oct. 2023

Part 3 - Survival Guide to the St. Louis Family Court Racket

St. Louis Family Court

Racketeering Enterprise

digital device preparation

document organization

attorney interactions

Substack•Oct. 2023

Part 2 - The Algorithm of the St. Louis Family Court Racketeering Enterprise

St. Louis Family Court

legal system critique

attorney misconduct

Substack•Oct. 2023

Part 1 - How to Break the St. Louis Family Court Racket

St. Louis Family Court

Family court racketeering

Legal corruption

Judicial misconduct

Substack•Sep. 2023

EXCLUSIVE: Special Agent Buma's FIRST Memo to Congress About the FBI Protecting Giuliani

Special Agent Johnathan Buma

Trump Administration

Biden Administration

Selective suppression of intelligence

Substack•Sep. 2023

I am a Federal informant on national security. It is time to prosecute based on my reporting.

human intelligence (HUMINT)

strategic intelligence

counterintelligence

whistleblower channels

foreign intelligence operations

Substack•Aug. 2023

St. Louis City Presiding Judge Reveals That a Dozen Sheriff's Deputies Are Fake

St. Louis City Sheriff scandal

unapproved deputy hiring

courthouse security

law enforcement power

qualified immunity

Substack•Jul. 2023

Belief, Desire, and Cognitive Bias About the Future

strategic intelligence

confirmation bias

criminal enterprises

Substack•Jul. 2023

The St. Louis Family Court Lawyer Now In Federal Prison

judicial corruption

Missouri judicial system

Andrew Gavin Wynne

Substack•Jul. 2023

Missouri Courts Employed a Child Sex Trafficker for Decades

child sex trafficking

Missouri Juvenile Officers Association

judicial misconduct

Missouri court system

Substack•Jun. 2023

How Many St. Louis County Government Jobs Are Bribes?

St. Louis County

federal investigation

Substack•Jun. 2023

Why are Missouri Sheriffs Given More Power Than Federal Agents?

Mississippi County

Federal charges

Substack•Jun. 2023

Fake Incompetence in St. Louis Government

organized crime

espionage networks

Substack•Jun. 2023

The Federal Criminal Prosecutions in St. Louis Have Just Begun

wire fraud scheme

St. Louis organized crime

Federal prosecutions

public corruption

Substack•Jun. 2023

Old School Italian Organized Crime in St. Louis

Italians and Sicilians

organized crime

Sicilian language

geopolitical stability

Domenico Giambrone

Substack•Jun. 2023

Italian Organized Crime in St. Louis

The Hill in St. Louis

Italian-American culture

Italian language newspaper

St. Louis Italians

Substack•Jun. 2023

Ferguson Was Right Near a New Intelligence Agency Building!

Lewis and Clark

mapping history

Louisiana Purchase

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

Substack•Jun. 2023

Covering for the Ferguson Op

Ferguson Operation

Michael Brown killing

grand jury process

organized crime in St. Louis

Substack•Jun. 2023

Ferguson Was a Planned Political Warfare Op

Ferguson unrest 2014

St. Louis socio-political dynamics

political warfare operations

autocratic abuse

St. Louis oligarchy

Substack•Jun. 2023

Kicking the Spies and Mobsters Out of St. Louis

St. Louis security

organized crime

hostile intelligence services

HUMINT operations

public corruption