# Bill Smith

> Bill Smith is a Birmingham-based entrepreneur who founded Shipt, sold to Target for $550 million in 2017, and later founded furnished-apartment company Landing. His earlier company, Insight Card Services, was acquired by Green Dot in 2014. He is also CEO of Smith Ventures, a co-founder and director of CommerceOne Bank, and a co-founder of Birmingham Bound.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Landing; CEO at Smith Ventures
- **Organizations:** Landing, Smith Ventures, Shipt, Insight Card Services, CommerceOne Bank, Birmingham Bound, Birmingham Airport Authority, Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED, Aspen Institute
- **Known for:** Founded Shipt, acquired by Target for $550 million in 2017., Founded Landing in 2019., Built Insight Card Services, acquired by Green Dot in 2014.

## Career timeline

- **Age 16** — Left school and began selling cellphones.
- **2014** — Insight Card Services was acquired by Green Dot; founded Shipt.
- **2017** — Target acquired Shipt for $550 million in cash; founded Smith Ventures.
- **2018** — CommerceOne Bank opened; joined the Henry Crown Fellowship class.
- **2019** — Left the Shipt CEO role in March; founded Landing.
- **2021** — Landing announced relocation of its headquarters from San Francisco to Birmingham.
- **2022** — Reworked Landing’s model; company cut 110 jobs in October.
- **2023** — Elected Birmingham Airport Authority chair for 2023-2024.
- **2025** — Smith Ventures agreed to acquire Green Dot’s non-bank fintech business for $690 million.
- **2026** — Green Dot and CommerceOne shareholders approved the proposed transactions in June; second-quarter results continued to describe closing as pending.

## Achievements

- Founded Shipt, acquired by Target for $550 million in 2017.
- Founded Landing in 2019.
- Built Insight Card Services, acquired by Green Dot in 2014.
- EY Entrepreneur Of The Year, Southeast Region, 2017.
- Henry Crown Fellow, Aspen Institute, class of 2018.
- Founding investor and director of CommerceOne Bank.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Green Dot’s second-quarter results stated that the proposed Smith Ventures and CommerceOne transactions had shareholder approval but remained subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
- **2026-06** — Green Dot and CommerceOne shareholders approved the proposed acquisition transactions on June 23.
- **2025-11** — Smith Ventures announced an agreement to purchase Green Dot’s non-bank fintech operations for $690 million in cash.

## Links

- Website: https://smithventures.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billsmitha
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/billsmitha

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