Matthew Smith

Matt is a trusted partner to some of the world’s most well-known venture capital, private equity and alternative asset firms in connection with their fundraising, management company, regulatory and strategic matters. He also advises many promising emerging managers on their journeys building next-generation investment firms.

Over the past few years, Matt has been recognized for leading a number of market-defining venture capital and digital asset fund formations – including Andreessen Horowitz’s $7.2 billion fundraise in 2024 – and he has been at the forefront of developing and implementing new and innovative fundraising structures unique to those asset classes. He is described by a client in “Chambers and Partners” as “responsive, commercial and able to think through creative solutions to complex issues.” Matt has represented investment firms on the formation and fundraising of more than $100 billion.

Some of Matt’s representative clients include Andreessen Horowitz, Dragonfly Capital, Equal Ventures, Formation Bio, Galvanize Climate Solutions, General Catalyst, GPx, Haun Ventures, J.P. Morgan Private Capital, Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA), Quiet Capital, Red Cell Partners, Slow Ventures, Sound Ventures, Stage 2 Capital, Topology Ventures, Transformation Capital, Tribe Capital and Venture Guides.