Steve Smoot

Managing Partner at Lavrock Ventures

Vienna, Virginia

Overview

Steve Smoot is the Managing Partner at Lavrock Ventures in Vienna, Virginia, overseeing investments in cybersecurity and enterprise sectors at stages like Series A and Seed. With a background in venture capital and private equity, he has co-founded successful ventures, led financial analysis, and negotiated strategic investments in notable companies such as Proteus Space and Morpheus Space. Steve's career highlights include co-founding Lavrock Ventures as Managing Partner and being a Founding Member at NextGen Venture Partners, showcasing his expertise in leadership, financial analysis, and strategic planning within the venture capital industry.

Work Experience

Lavrock Ventures

Managing Partner, Co-Founder
2015 - Current
Venture capital firm focused on early stage investments at the intersection of enterprise software, cyber security, and national security.

NextGen Venture Partners

Founding Member
2012 - 2018
Striving to be the most entrepreneur-friendly investors in the world

NextGen Venture Partners invests in seed-stage companies with the participation of their venture partners.

nextgenvp.com

Authentag

Board Member and Advisor
2015 - 2016
Co-Founder, CEO
2014 - 2015
Authentag is a provider of SaaS-based supply chain integrity solutions to government and commercial customers. Authentag's software provides unique item and identity management for counterfeit prevention, targeted recalls, and granular supply chain visibility.

Authentag is a developer of a Big Data technology.

Raised $224,358.00 from National Science Foundation.

authentag.com