Steve Smoot

Steve Smoot is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Lavrock Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Vienna, Virginia, in the United States. Since co-founding the investment firm in 2015 alongside Managing Partner Jim Hunt, he has helped oversee a $25 million inaugural venture fund. Smoot directs initial capital investments ranging from $1 million to $3 million into Series A startups operating at the intersection of enterprise software and national security. His portfolio strategy targets demand-driven frontier technologies, leading to specific investments in companies such as Annapolis-based cybersecurity firm SixGen and New York-based network analysis platform Graphika. Holding a Bachelor of Science degree from Brigham Young University, Smoot currently focuses his venture practice on funding deep tech, advanced manufacturing, and kinetic systems that serve both commercial enterprises and the broader intelligence community.