Our Team
Inu Capital’s Founder and Principal, Noah Smith, has over 15 years of experience as a founder and executive of technology-enabled businesses and as a private company investor.
Our team of advisors and financial backers include individuals and institutions with deep experience across a range of industries. Collectively, the Inu Capital team has backed over 250 company acquisitions worth over $2 billion, and includes former and current CEOs as well as heads of sales, technology, finance and other functions for public companies, startups, and everything in between.
Some of our 30+ investors and advisors are profiled below.
Noah Smith
Founder and Principal
Before starting Inu Capital, Noah was founding CEO of three companies and led business development and product functions at growth-stage B2B technology companies with over $130m in venture capital funding. Noah has also been an investor, advisor, and board member to over a dozen growth-stage and middle-market B2B services and technology companies.
Individual investors and advisors
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Bill Egan
Investor, advisor on strategy and deal structure
Bill is among the most long-standing and well regarded search fund investors. He was founder and general partner at Alta Communications and Marion Equity Partners and is part owner of the Boston Celtics.
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David Reitter
Investor, advisor on AI/ML technology
David is an AI/ML research scientist. He has worked on the AI reliability of Google Deepmind's Gemini. He is also an advisor to several B2B AI technology companies.
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Eric Giesecke
Investor, advisor on B2B SaaS software businesses
Eric is a private investor and CEO of Planet DDS, a leading dental practice management software company.
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Gregg Altschul
Investor, advisor on engineering leadership and operations
Gregg is a career technology leader. He is currently VP Engineering at FanDuel (a gaming tech company valued at over $4b), and previously led technology teams at Compass and BlackRock.
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Kevin Singerman
Investor, advisor on fintech and scaling operations
Kevin is founder and CEO of AutoFi, an auto lending technology company with $115m in capital raised. Previously, he held roles as a fintech executive and investor at Lending Club, FIS, and General Catalyst.
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Matt Doherty
Investor, advisor on commercial applications for AI/ML
Matt is a technologist and entrepreneur. He was founding CTO of ResoluteAI, an AI/ML platform for scientific research that was acquired by Research Solutions (NAS:RSSS) in 2023.
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Matthew Wittman
Investor, advisor on financial markets and deal structuring
Matthew is an investor and entrepreneur. He co-founded three energy technology companies, most recently First Ammonia Motors, and ran renewable energy investments at hedge fund Christofferson Robb.
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Mike Dardzinski
Investor, advisor on structuring and compliance issues
Mike is an attorney and entrepreneur. He was founder and CEO of China Law (now part of Thomson Reuters) and multiple other ventures, and has been of counsel at law firms including Orrick and Reed Smith.
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Stefanie Sample
Investor, advisor on marketing operations and team leadership
Stef is a serial entrepreneur (with multiple exits) and the founding partner of Pailor Capital, which invests in small and medium-sized businesses.
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Ted McCarthy
Investor, advisor on strategy and deal structure
Ted is a private investor who has backed over 90 search funds. He was CEO of Sensorex, a leading maker of sensors for water quality and other applications, which was acquired by Halma (LSE:HLMA) in 2012.
Institutional backers
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ALZA Capital Partners is a leading search fund investment firm with a portfolio of over 50 companies and $150m in assets under management. ALZA was founded by former search fund entrepreneurs who built one of the largest education platforms in Latin America.
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Granite Point Partners is a private investment company that makes $500k to $20m investments in small to medium-sized businesses with a focus on long-term growth and value. Founding principal Kent Weaver has invested in 100+ private companies and served on 20+ company boards.
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Kamylon Holdings is a principal investment firm with a permanent capital base. Kamylon’s principals have made a combined 70+ acquisitions, representing more than $300m of equity investment.
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Novidam Capital Partners is a private investment firm with over $50m in assets under management and a portfolio of over 20 private business services and technology companies.
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Reframe Capital is an institutional search fund investor and multi-family office with over $1b in net worth and over 25 years of experience investing in private mid-sized businesses.