Gregg Smith is the founder and sole investor at Evolution VC Partners. See contact routes.
Gregg Smith is the founder and sole investor at Evolution VC Partners, a New York-based venture firm he established in 2007 after spending nearly 20 years as a Wall Street investment banker executing over 100 private equity deals. His investment thesis centers on “culture-tech”—companies that disrupt daily life by changing how people eat, smoke, shop, move, communicate, heal, listen to music, and engage with entertainment. The firm is stage-agnostic, investing personal capital rather than institutional fund money, with a geographic focus primarily on the East Coast but broad U.S. coverage. Evolution’s historical average check size is $5.8 million, and Smith typically acts as a lead investor given he is the group’s only investor. Notable portfolio companies include Beyond Meat, Juul, Sweetgreen, Instacart, and Axiom Space. Smith describes his role as founders’ “Rabbi,” offering 24/7 hands-on support in recruiting, strategy, and fundraising, reflecting his distinctive founder-centric philosophy.
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