# Jennifer Smith

> Jennifer Smith is the San Francisco-based co-founder and CEO of Scribe. Her experience at McKinsey and conversations with more than 1,200 executives at Greylock shaped her interest in capturing practical workplace expertise. She co-founded Scribe with Aaron Podolny in 2019; the company announced more than $100 million in annual recurring revenue in May 2026 and introduced Autocapture in October 2026.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Scribe
- **Organizations:** Scribe, McKinsey & Company, Coatue Management, Greylock Partners
- **Education:** BA, Princeton University, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Scribe in 2019., Led Scribe through its November 2025 $75 million Series C at a $1.3 billion company valuation., Scribe announced more than $100 million in annual recurring revenue on May 11, 2026.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2019** — Worked at McKinsey & Company, Coatue Management, and Greylock Partners; at Greylock, spoke with more than 1,200 executives about enterprise technology needs.
- **2019** — Co-founded Scribe with Aaron Podolny.
- **2020** — Released an initial free product via Product Hunt.
- **2024** — Scribe announced a $25 million Series B in February.
- **2025** — Scribe announced a $75 million Series C at a $1.3 billion valuation and introduced Optimize in November.
- **2026** — Scribe announced more than $100 million ARR in May and launched Autocapture in October.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Scribe in 2019.
- Led Scribe through its November 2025 $75 million Series C at a $1.3 billion company valuation.
- Scribe announced more than $100 million in annual recurring revenue on May 11, 2026.
- Scribe reported more than seven million Capture users in its October 6, 2026 Autocapture announcement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Introduced Autocapture on October 6; Scribe reported more than seven million Capture users.
- **2026-08** — Appeared on DataCamp’s DataFramed podcast to discuss institutional knowledge and enterprise AI.
- **2026-05** — Announced that Scribe surpassed $100 million ARR; her public update reported 90,000 enterprise customers and more than six million users in over 150 countries.

## Links

- Website: https://scribe.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferreneesmith
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/scribeceo

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Last updated: 2026-10-14