Stu Smith, Angel Investor

Stu Smith is an investor at Scribble Ventures, where he backs early-stage startups across AI, SaaS, and frontier technology. His recent investments include companies such as GetASAP, Proximal, Ditto, Blaze, Smack, Raindrop, Zephyr, Jooba, Matter, XDOF, Hyperspell, Neuralace, Flashback, Guild, Phia, and Critical Energy. He is also Co-Founder of Coughdrop Capital, a firm he launched in 2015 that has led pre-launch investments in Lattice, Mercury, Superhuman, Varda, and dozens more startups. His focus is on B2B AI and SaaS ventures at the pre-seed and seed stages, with LPs including Village Global, Jack Altman, and the AngelList Systematic Fund of Funds. As an angel investor, Smith supports founders building transformative products. His recent investments include howie, a seed-stage company focused on consumer technology, and Racket, a pre-seed venture, reflecting his interest in startups that combine innovation with accessibility and strong user engagement.