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Jared Smith

Managing Director at Ankona Capital

Newport Beach, California

Investor
VC

Invests in

Locations:

California

  • Min Investment:

    $5,000,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $10,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $7,500,000.00

Skills

Vendor Management
Safety
Public Safety
Risk Assessment
Risk Management
Safety Management Systems
Auditing
Strategic Planning
Occupational Health
Energy
Program Management
Project Management
Management
Training
Negotiation
Supply Chain Management
New Business Development
Contract Management
Business Strategy
Microsoft Excel

Education

Investments

Alleva

Series A

Total Funding: $12M

Work Experience

Ankona Capital

2020

  • General Partner

    2020

Startup & Growth Stages

2017

  • Founder, Advisor & Board Member

    2017

FreightPOP

2018

  • Board Member

    2018

    Helping FreightPOP accelerate their growth to become the largest and best Transportation Management System (TMS) for B2B logistics.

Avetta

2005 - 2018

  • Board Member

    2005 - 2018

  • Product Strategy

    2015 - 2017

    Made something awesome much more awesome. And I got to tinker in the product and engineering room... the best corner in the office.

Sienna Biopharmaceuticals

2013 - 2015

  • Member, Board of Directors

    2013 - 2015

    Sienna Labs: skin microsurgery using nanoparticles and lasers. Got to dust off the old physics textbooks. We're going to change the world of acne, hair removal, scarring, and anything else in the skin we can think of. Our team includes some of the world's best dermatology-biotech-scientists in this field. Invested and joined the board early on -- watched the team do amazing things and participated in the fun. Another testament that a top-notch team can execute quickly and strategically. Raised more capital in Oct 2015 for pivotal study and pre-commercialization. Getting too big for me to add much value, so resigned and we threw a big party :).

PICS Auditing, LLC (Rebranded to Avetta)

2005 - 2015

  • CEO

    2014 - 2015

    Steer the ship as we build the vision and three year plan. Work on recruiting a world-class exec team (including new CEO) to take us to the next level. Worked on rebranded us to Avetta. Resigned as CEO after recruiting John Herr and we threw a big party :).

  • COO / CFO

    2005 - 2014

    Recruit and train a fast-growing team as well as work hard to ensure that PICS service stays top-notch. Grew to 200 employees and thousands of customers... we threw a big party to celebrate :).

Monitor Group

2004 - 2005

  • Intern

    2004 - 2005

    Wrote a technical white paper about the differences between obtaining pharmaceutical regulatory approval on new researched drugs in US and EU. Only intern in the crop of 40 to be staffed on two consulting projects cause I could "do tons of work quickly." What they didn't know is that I came in early and left late so I could eat all three meals from their well-stocked office kitchen. Internships are sweet! Bring on the free ballgames, dinners, whitewater rafting trips and low expectations for performance... :) Monitor Group is a company that has a special place in my heart... I'm bummed I didn't work there but had to follow my gut and do a startup.