Mike Smith

Co-Founder & General Partner

2021

Footwork is an early-stage focused venture capital firm. Footwork launched in April 2021 with a $175M Fund I and closed a $225M Fund II in February 2025. We lead and co-lead Series A and Seed rounds, in companies with early signs of product-market fit. We focus on consumer technology and the consumerization of enterprise technology. We're inspired by founders, and wake up every day excited to get to work with teams building the next generation of category-defining companies. Our equal partnership combines world-class investing and operating experience. Footwork Portfolio: Table22 - Series Seed Lead - https://nbt.substack.com/p/table22 Cradlewise - Series Seed Lead - https://nbt.substack.com/p/cradlewise Trendsi - Series A Investor Portex - Series Seed Lead - https://nbt.substack.com/p/portex Heard - Series A Lead - https://nbt.substack.com/p/heard Felt - Series A Lead - https://nbt.substack.com/p/felt Power - Series Seed Lead - https://nbt.substack.com/p/power ReflexAI - Series Seed Lead - https://nbt.substack.com/p/reflexai Unannounced - Series A Lead WindBorne Systems - Series Seed Lead - https://nbt.substack.com/p/windborne Watershed - Investor - https://nbt.substack.com/p/watershed Tracksuit - Series A Co-Lead - https://nbt.substack.com/p/tracksuit Honeydew - Series Seed Lead - https://nbt.substack.com/p/honeydew GPTZero - Series A Lead - https://nbt.substack.com/p/gptzero Elicit - Series A Co-Lead - https://nbt.substack.com/p/elicit Unannounced - Series Seed Lead Unannounced - Series A Lead Confido - Series A Lead - https://nbt.substack.com/p/confido Waldo - Series A Lead - https://nbt.substack.com/p/waldo Unannounced - Series A Lead Protege - Series A Lead - https://nbt.substack.com/p/protege

Series A Lead, Board Member

2025

Series A Lead, Board Member

2025

Series A Lead, Board Observer

2025

Series A Co-Lead, Board Observer

2024

Series A Lead, Board Member

2024

Series Seed Lead, Board Observer

2024

Series A Co-Lead, Board Observer

2024

Investor

2024

Series Seed Lead, Board Member

2023