Michael Smith
Oprichter bij Regeneration.VC LLC
Profiel
Michael is a Co-Founder and General Partner at Regeneration.VC, an early stage venture fund supercharging consumer-powered climate innovation.
Previously, he founded and operated media and real estate businesses, performed as a touring DJ, an environmental organizer and investor into over 30 companies.
Michael ran marketing & digital for Smith Broadcasting, a group of 20 network TV stations, before selling to Boston Ventures.
Shortly thereafter, he followed his lifelong passion for music to become a touring DJ and performed alongside artists including Guns N Roses, Rihanna, and Diplo.
In 2006, he launched The Playlist Generation, one of the world's largest background music providers.
In 2010, he co-founded Creative Space, a real estate firm with a portfolio of 80 adaptive reuse projects between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
After successfully exiting both companies, in 2015 Michael formed Ponvalley, an environmentally focused family office initiative comprising philanthropy, research and impact investments.
He convened Shared Mission, an emergency climate summit with Former VP Al Gore, General Wesley Clark, the Department of Energy and Harvard leadership.
He currently serves on the board of Regeneration.VC portfolio companies Smarter Sorting and Greyparrot, as well as the American Renewable Energy Institute and Sustainable Change Alliance.
He serves as a founding advisor to Salk Institute's Harnessing Plants Initiative and served as a Venture Fellow at UC Santa Barbara's Bren School.
Michael is a graduate of Northwestern University.
He lives in Amsterdam with his wife and two children.
Actieve functies van Michael Smith
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Regeneration.VC LLC
 Regeneration.VC LLC Investment ManagersFinance Regeneration VC LLC (Regeneration.VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Oprichter | 01-08-2020 |
Ponvalley
 Ponvalley Investment ManagersFinance Ponvalley is an American company that empowers entrepreneurs to address the challenges of the day and build great companies of tomorrow. The private company is named after the location of this home, where great artists mingled with educators, futurists, civic and business leaders. The company has a deep-rooted family history in entrepreneurship and architecture, and believes that anything is possible with the right vision and hard work. Ponvalley started in 1944 when an inner city history teacher had a dream to build and live in a Frank Lloyd Wright home. Maria Llambias has been the CEO of the company since 2018. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01-03-2016 |
PVBLIC Foundation
 PVBLIC Foundation Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services PVBLIC Foundation is a non-profit organization that utilizes media, data, and technology to drive social change. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The foundation connects public, private, and nonprofit sectors to amplify their impact through original programs, creative partnerships, and strategic donor funds. PVBLIC has managed programs and partnerships that have reached more than a billion people in 125 countries and inspired action on the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The American company was founded by Antonio Ruiz-Gimenez. | Directeur/Bestuurslid | 01-08-2017 |
| The Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Consultant / Adviseur | 01-08-2016 |
| American Renewable Energy Institute | Consultant / Adviseur | - |
Sustainable Change Alliance
 Sustainable Change Alliance Financial ConglomeratesFinance Sustainable Change Alliance provides investment services. | Consultant / Adviseur | - |
Greyparrot.ai Ltd.
 Greyparrot.ai Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Greyparrot.ai Ltd. provides software solution for recycling and waste managemetn industry. The company was founded by Mikela Druckman, Nikola Sivacki, Marco Paladini and Ambarish Mitra on November 30, 2018 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Directeur/Bestuurslid | 01-12-2022 |
Eerdere bekende functies van Michael Smith
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| University of California | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31-07-2019 |
| The Playlist Generation | Oprichter | 31-05-2019 |
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Opleiding van Michael Smith
| Northwestern University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| American Renewable Energy Institute | |
PVBLIC Foundation
PVBLIC Foundation Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services PVBLIC Foundation is a non-profit organization that utilizes media, data, and technology to drive social change. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The foundation connects public, private, and nonprofit sectors to amplify their impact through original programs, creative partnerships, and strategic donor funds. PVBLIC has managed programs and partnerships that have reached more than a billion people in 125 countries and inspired action on the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The American company was founded by Antonio Ruiz-Gimenez. | Commercial Services |
Greyparrot.ai Ltd.
Greyparrot.ai Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Greyparrot.ai Ltd. provides software solution for recycling and waste managemetn industry. The company was founded by Mikela Druckman, Nikola Sivacki, Marco Paladini and Ambarish Mitra on November 30, 2018 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Technology Services |
The Creative Space (Canada)
 The Creative Space (Canada) Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Creative Space (Canada) was founded by Michael Smith. The Canadian company provides a coworking community in Barrie for small businesses, startups, and entrepreneurs. | Commercial Services |
Ponvalley
Ponvalley Investment ManagersFinance Ponvalley is an American company that empowers entrepreneurs to address the challenges of the day and build great companies of tomorrow. The private company is named after the location of this home, where great artists mingled with educators, futurists, civic and business leaders. The company has a deep-rooted family history in entrepreneurship and architecture, and believes that anything is possible with the right vision and hard work. Ponvalley started in 1944 when an inner city history teacher had a dream to build and live in a Frank Lloyd Wright home. Maria Llambias has been the CEO of the company since 2018. | Finance |
Regeneration.VC LLC
Regeneration.VC LLC Investment ManagersFinance Regeneration VC LLC (Regeneration.VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Finance |
Sustainable Change Alliance
Sustainable Change Alliance Financial ConglomeratesFinance Sustainable Change Alliance provides investment services. | Finance |
| Shared Missions, Inc. | |
| The Playlist Generation |
