# Will Smith

> Will Smith is the co-founder and founding CEO of Euclid, the spatial analytics business acquired by WeWork in February 2019. He later founded and became general partner of Octave, an early-stage investor in AI, data infrastructure and privacy, and serves as a venture partner at N47. His investments include Weights & Biases and Notion.

- **Role:** Founder and General Partner at Octave; Venture Partner at N47
- **Organizations:** Euclid, Octave, N47, Future of Privacy Forum, Thomas Weisel Partners
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Euclid and served as its founding CEO, then chairman and chief strategy officer., Raised Euclid’s $17.3 million Series B in 2013 with Benchmark leading the round., Participated in the 2013 mobile location analytics code of conduct.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Worked as an analyst at Thomas Weisel Partners before founding Euclid.
- **2010** — Co-founded Euclid with Scott Crosby; served as founding CEO.
- **2011** — Euclid launched publicly.
- **2013** — Launched Euclid Zero; raised a $17.3 million Series B; participated in the mobile location analytics code of conduct.
- **2014** — Became full-time chairman and chief strategy officer as Brent Franson became CEO on November 4.
- **2017** — Began investing through the work that became Octave.
- **2019** — WeWork announced its acquisition of Euclid in February.
- **2021** — Octave investing became full time with its first institutional fund.
- **2022** — Joined Next47, now N47, as a venture partner.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Euclid and served as its founding CEO, then chairman and chief strategy officer.
- Raised Euclid’s $17.3 million Series B in 2013 with Benchmark leading the round.
- Participated in the 2013 mobile location analytics code of conduct.
- Founded Octave, focused on early-stage AI, data infrastructure and privacy companies.
- Invested in Weights & Biases’ first round and its subsequent A and B rounds.

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Published a March 5 reflection on the friendship and early investment behind his involvement in Weights & Biases.
- **2024-02** — Co-authored Build optionality: Navigating an acquisition with Lak Ananth, published February 15.

## Links

- Website: https://www.octave.fund/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willtsmith/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/wtswill

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