Investor profile
Chris Smith
Corporate VC, Syndicate / Angel group, Venture capital & Fellow (Class 25) at Kauffman Fellows, Managing Partner at Playfair, Contributor at Forbes
Chris Smith is a Managing Partner at Playfair, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies.
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Investment focus
Contacts
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Fellow (Class 25) at Kauffman Fellows, whose known portfolio counts 5 companies
- Ligandal
- Catalog
- Flash
- Sidecar Health
- Elves
Managing Partner at Playfair, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies
- YASO
- Jack & Jill AI
- StackOne
- Refute
- Astral Systems
- Those Beyond
- Belidor
- Otel AI
- Bryo
- Warden AI
Contributor at Forbes, whose known portfolio counts 3 companies
- Ro
- UNHRD
- eColor
Investor Profile
Chris Smith is listed against sectors AI, Commerce, Consumer and FinTech, and focus areas 3D Technology, Analytics, Asset Management and Cloud Infrastructure in the database.
Stage-wise, the deals at Playfair cluster around Growth, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds.
The firm portfolio and the focus above give founders context on whether Chris Smith matches their raise.
Colleagues
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Konstantin Vinogradov
Fellow - Class 30
London, United Kingdom
Heather Hartnett
Affiliated
New York, United States
Dave Knox
Senior Contributor
Cincinnati, United States
Amit Anand
Kauffman Fellow
Singapore
Ashley Mayer
Kauffman Fellows, Class 27
Brooklyn, United States
Brett Crosby
Council Member
Del Mar, United States
Erica Duignan Minnihan
Kauffman Fellow
New York City, United States
Omar Darwazah
Investor
New York, United States
Chris McCann
Kauffman Fellows - Class 30
San Francisco, United States
Michael Matias
Forbes AI & Cyber Host
Palo Alto, United States
Alexandre Lazarow
Senior Contributor
San Francisco, United States
Antonia Rojas Eing
Kauffman Fellow, Class 25
Mexico City
Bedy Yang
Kauffman Fellow
San Francisco, United States
Luis X Barrios
Class 20
Mexico City
Thad Langford
Kauffman Fellow Class 22
Kansas City, United States
Sherman Williams II
Class 26
New York, United States
Henrik Wetter Sanchez
Kauffman Fellow (Class 28)
London, United Kingdom
Gyan Kapur
Kauffman Fellow (Class 27)
New York, United States
Reshma Sohoni
Fellow
London, United Kingdom
Daniel Kimerling
Fellow
Albuquerque, United States
Frequently asked questions
Who is Chris Smith?
Chris Smith is a corporate venture investor and syndicate member based in London, England, United Kingdom, listed as Managing Partner at Playfair. The known portfolio of that firm counts 10 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Chris Smith personally.
What does Chris Smith invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Commerce, Consumer and FinTech; listed focus areas include 3D Technology, Analytics, Asset Management and Cloud Infrastructure. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Chris Smith invest at?
Playfair appears in Growth, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds across its known deals, and Chris Smith is listed there as Managing Partner. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Chris Smith listed at?
Chris Smith is listed as Managing Partner at Playfair. 222 other people in the database share a firm with Chris Smith.
How do I contact Chris Smith?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Chris Smith. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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