It’s an exciting day when one of the most thoughtful, helpful, and empathetic investors out there announces his new firm!
Congrats @nbt!
This duo is awesome. I’ve known @msmith492 for over 30 years and worked with @nbt for nearly a decade. @footworkvc is destined to do great things.
Big congrats, @nbt and @msmith492!! So excited to have you in our fund I club and can't wait to invest with you!!
Two great people. Excited to be a small LP. Congrats @nbt and Mike!
Congratulations @nbt and @msmith492 on the launch of @footworkvc, this is such awesome news and great for founders!!! 🍾
Glowing with pride for one of my favorite humans and an amazing investor, @nbt! Cannot wait to co-invest with @footworkvc :)
Congrats, @nbt! I appreciated your support as an early investor in @getupserve, and am excited for your new adventure with @msmith492 at @footworkvc -- good luck!
🔥🎊Congrats @nbt & @msmith492 on
Footwork Fund I: $175M to invest in early-stage technology companies.
Congrats @nbt and @msmith492 ! So excited for what you are building and looking forward to collaborating together!
I couldn't be happier for @nbt and Mike Smith to make people-centric investing and inclusion norms in today's early stage VC. It is all about the people and the set of backgrounds and unique experiences they bring. To the future!!! 🚀❤️
I'm thrilled for my good friend @nbt for launching @footworkvc with the incredible @msmith492. Two great partners to entrepreneurs! 🙌
Beyond excited for my friend and former partner @nbt on this amazing partnership with Mike Smith. The positive impact they will have on founders, startups and the entire ecosystem is hard to measure. Can’t wait to work with you guys!
Congrats! @nbt is one of the few VCs I actually like...
I mean... all of you are really great, I swear. Top notch.
Good people... um... on both sides of the table.
both @nbt and @msmith492 are very special thinkers, practitioners + long-term investors. very happy for each as well as the many founders @footworkvc begins to partner with! 👣
Founders, this is one of the great new early stage funds for consumer startups. Unique combination of operational help, founder empathy, investment wisdom, and diversity from day one
🎉 @nbt and not-on-twitter-but-beloved-mike-smith are two of my favorite investors and friends. I'm so excited for their new venture, @footworkvc, and can't wait to co-invest with them even more!
Congrats to @nbt and @msmith492 on the launch of @footworkvc! I am so happy for you two and excited to see what you build!
Footwork, New VC Firm From Investor Nikhil Basu Trivedi And Former Stitch Fix Executive Mike Smith, L... via @forbes forbes.com/sites/alexkonr…
Congrats Nikhil. I know this was a ton of hard work & a long time coming. Excited for you both!
Congratulations @nbt on @footworkvc
With all the fanfare in the last 24 hours, what I love most is that founders + VCs can read the fund's twitter bio and know EXACTLY when to reach to out, how you'd like to work. Well done brand! (and go Tigers!!)
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YES 👏🏾 my faves. You make our industry better and I’m thrilled to see you officially in action!! 😎
Can we just appreciate how these two
- decided they wanted to become partners,
- made some angel investments together,
- formalized @footworkvc, and
- raised a $175 million fund from LPs
ALL in the middle of a pandemic.
Constantly in awe of you @nbt ❤️
When @KatieS introduced us to @nbt and Mike — we realized we met two of the most sincere and down-to-earth people in this startup world. Cannot be more excited for the official launch of @footworkvc ✨
I can’t imagine two better people coming together to build a fund. Congratulations @nbt & @msmith492 on @footworkvc!! Lucky founders who get to work with you! bit.ly/3uViXHa
Over-the-moon happy for two of the greatest writers, operators and investors in @nbt and @msmith492 teaming up to launch @footworkvc. If their footwork in @imperfect_foods & @stitchfix is any indication, this means so much for innovation & representation.
nbt.substack.com/p/footwork