Hi, my name is
Andrew
Smith
Growth & Ops Leader
Years of Experience
Exits
Capital Raised
Experience
2022-2025
Chief executive offer – autoraptor
Led AutoRaptor through a 4x acquisition and post-sale transformation, driving profitable growth, team realignment, and long-term strategic planning.
2013-2025
advisor/mentor – multiple saas startups
Provide strategic growth, GTM, and operational advisory to early-stage and scaling SaaS companies, helping founders accelerate revenue, scale teams, and prepare for strategic inflection points.
2021-2022
chief growth officer – hive hatch
Founding team member of a venture studio investing in and launching early-stage SaaS startups.
2021
head of growth, docsend – dropbox
Brought in post-acquisition to lead GTM and demand strategy for DocSend, aligning with Dropbox’s SMB and enterprise objectives.
2020-2021
director of brand marketing – refine labs
Built brand marketing function for a leading B2B demand firm serving hypergrowth SaaS clients.
2019-2020
head of growth – techstars & joy labs
Founding team member. Launched new studio arm (Techstars Studio) in partnership with SendGrid executives and Techstars founder. Directed growth strategy for Memo, a communication platform, as part of a fully distributed software company. Team transitioned from Techstars to Joy Labs in 2019
2016-2019
senior director, growth marketing – upserve
Led full-funnel marketing during rapid growth, investment, and acquisition phases. Doubled revenue from $20M – $40M. Secured $100M+ investment from Vista Equity Partners.
2016-2019
senior marketing manager – sendgrid
Owned entire marketing and customer success functions for multiple SaaS products with in the SendGrid Labs ecosystem. Took products from ideation to general availability.
2005-2013
partner – HCC Marketing
Transformed a traditional agency into a digital-first operation.
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