Number of Portfolio Companies 4
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 1
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Early Stage Venture
Ashley Smith is the GP and Founder of Vermilion Cliffs Ventures.
Number of Investments 4
Ashley Smith has made 4 investments. Their latest investment was Pre Seed Round - beams on Jun 15, 2023, when
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Jun 15, 2023
beams
Pre Seed Round - beams
Jun 22, 2022
Strapi
Series B - Strapi
$31M
Jun 21, 2022
Makelog
Seed Round - Makelog
$3M
Dec 15, 2021
Cloudthread
Seed Round - Cloudthread
$3M
Number of Partner Investments 1
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Aug 18, 2020
Buildkite
OpenView
Yes
Series A - Buildkite
A$28M
Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 7
Ashley Smith is the GP and Founder at Vermilion Cliffs Ventures. Additionally, Ashley Smith has had 7 past jobs including Venture Partner at OpenView.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
OpenView
Venture PartnerApr 20192020
GitHub
Global EVP of MarketingFeb 2017Jun 2018
GitLab
Chief Marketing OfficerSep 14, 2015Oct 2016
Parse
Director of MarketingAug 20, 2012Sep 23, 2014
Meta
Product Marketing Manager, ParseMay 1, 2013Sep 23, 2014
Twilio
Online Marketing ManagerNov 14, 2010Aug 10, 2012
Google
Head of Developer Marketing, Google Maps2015
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 1
Ashley Smith is the Board Member at Buildkite.
Number of Events 1
Ashley Smith has participated in 1 event, SaaStr Europa 2019 on Jun 12, 2019.
Number of News Articles 1
Funding RoundJun 15, 2023
beams raised an undisclosed amount / Pre Seed from Ashley Smith and 2 other investors
Funding RoundJun 22, 2022
Strapi raised $31,000,000 / Series B from Ashley Smith and 8 other investors
Funding RoundJun 21, 2022
Makelog raised $3,000,000 / Seed from Accel and 9 other investors
Funding RoundDec 15, 2021
Cloudthread raised $3,000,000 / Seed from Ashley Smith and 9 other investors