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John Smothers
Partner at Scribble Ventures
San Francisco, California
Overview
John Smothers is a Partner at Scribble Ventures in San Francisco, California. With a background in investing and entrepreneurship, he has co-founded The Aurora Group and has made strategic investments in companies like c/side and Checkmate, contributing to their growth and success.
Work Experience
Head of Operations & Strategy
2025 - Current
Co-founder / Owner
2019
The Aurora Group (TAG) is focused on the development and acquisition of fast-casual and quick-service restaurants.
Partner
2022 - 2025
Scribble Ventures is a technology focused investment firm. Investments include: Abridge, Alix, Checkmate, Poolside, Motherduck, Orb, c/side, Deliberately, Streamline, Wiremock, Brox, Zingly, Mitra Chem, Qpoint, FSH Technologies, The Public Interest Company, and a couple of stealth companies.
Scribble Ventures is an early-stage investment fund that focuses on Pre-Seed through Series A.
Communications Committee
2021 - 2022
Investor
2021 - 2022
Acrew Capital is a venture capital firm investing in transformative companies and diversifying the cap tables of leading growth companies.
Co-founder
2019 - 2020
Co-founder / Investor
2018 - 2019
Seed stage VC
Venture Scout
2018 - 2019
Summer Analyst
2018 - 2018
Server & Operations Intern
2017 - 2017