Andrew K. Smith

Managing Partner & Co-Founder

📍 Lehi, Utah, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 13 investments📅 9 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2024𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
Operator-angel🌍 United States
13
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9y
Years active

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Board Member
Nov 2023
We serve the freshest, all natural, never frozen, Texas Hot Chicken sandwiches in the world!
early stageRestaurants
Board Observer
Aug 2022
Welcome to Saigon Hustle, coming soon to Garden Oaks! Bringing traditional Vietnamese cuisine and culture to Houston, Texas. We offer a variety of healthy, quick options for daily life. Using locally sourced ingredients for our Banh Mi, Rolls, and more!
Board Member
Oct 2021
The modern-casual meatball and butchery-inspired concept is the first of its kind to launch in Phoenix. Brought by visionaries and operators of Tomasos, Hash Kitchen, The Mexicano, and The Sicilian Baker. The Sicilian Butcher is a chef-driven neighborhood restaurant developed by celebrity chef Joey Maggiore, his wife and lead designer Cristina Maggiore, and business partner Flora Tersigni.
mid stageRestaurants
Board Member
Sep 2021
Hash Kitchen is a creative a.m. eatery with a DJ, glitter mimosas, AZs largest Build-Your-Own Bloody Mary Bar and over-the-top exciting menu items that yield a social dining experience. Guests can expect to see cereal French toast, giant breakfast sandwiches, creative craft cocktails and bold savory dishes among other items. It is designed to be the go-to spot for locals and a culinary destination for visitors.
late stageRestaurants
Board Member
Sep 2020
The Crack Shack originally started as a passion project to transform the pristine, local ingredients from the founding team’s fine dining restaurant, Juniper and Ivy, into a more accessible, casual setting. What started as a humble, open-air chicken spot in San Diego’s Little Italy in 2015 –- before the fried chicken sandwich craze began -- has now transformed itself into a fine casual eatery with cult following, earning the title of one of the best fried chicken restaurants in the US (Thrillist), a National Restaurant Association “Hot Concept” and recognition as a Michelin Plate honoree. Culinary Director Jon Sloan is behind the SoCal-inspired fried chicken that combines non-GMO, "beyond free range" birds fresh from Jidori Farms and a proprietary "Crack Spice" blend from Le Sanctuaire. While bone-in fried chicken is their signature, the menu boasts unique, chef-driven fried chicken sandwiches, fresh and hearty bowls for the healthy-ish at heart and a Lil Cluckers menu kids will love and grown-ups will feel good about serving. The Crack Shack prides itself on supporting each community it “perches up” in by sourcing local as much as possible—from the produce that comes from nearby boutique farms, bread baked and delivered daily from a local artisan micobakery, and strategic partnerships with whatever creamery in the community can match The Crack Shack’s standard of premium ingredients and process. Guests love the “coop-like” décor, iconic chicken statue at the entrance, full bar with craft cocktails and local beers, and of course The Crack Shack’s beloved sauce bar featuring a variety of housemade sauces patrons serve themselves. Their motto says it all: “There are no shortcuts when you give a cluck.”
mid stageHospitality
Board Member
Aug 2020
On December 8, 2011 two brothers from a hard-working, blue collar area of Detroit opened Via 313 Pizza out of a small trailer on East 6th and Waller in East Austin with the dream of turning the city of Austin on to a different kind of pizza. Eight years and five locations later Via 313 continues to work to wow its customers with both its service and pizza.
late stageRestaurants
Board Member
Oct 2018
Localfluence connects brands to locals who have local influence.
Board Member
Sep 2018
In 2008, brothers Kimo and Kalani Mack opened the doors to Mo’ Bettah Steaks now Mo’ Bettahs Hawaiian Style in Bountiful, Utah. The goal was to transport guests to an authentic Hawaiian island experience, like they had where they grew up in Oahu, Hawai’i. Someone entering a Mo’ Bettahs restaurant will find a place that, no matter where they were from, they can fill their opu (stomach) with ono (delicious) island food.
late stageRestaurants
Board Member
Aug 2018
Swig got its start in 2010 in Saint George, Utah. Owner and Founder Nicole Tanner was brainstorming one night about possible business ideas. After settling on a drive-by drink shop she opened the first location across the street from Dixie State University in April of 2010. Swig has since expanded into multiple states and has quickly become thousands of people’s go-to place for drinks and sweets!
late stageRestaurants
Board Member
Oct 2017
Founded in West Valley, Utah in 2008, SilencerCo challenges the assumption that firearms must be loud. By investing in innovation, customer service, organic manufacturing, advocacy, education, and talent, they have now become the market leader in sound suppressors, muzzle devices, and related products. SilencerCo is now focused on making firearms hearing safe for all hunting and shooting applications, pledging to disrupt nothing but the status quo. Recognized by Inc. Magazine in 2013 and 2014 as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America, SilencerCo continues to expand operations. This includes a 100% production floor expansion in 2014.
late stageManufacturing
Experience · 16 entries
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2024
Board Member
Jan 2024
Building Healthier Communities... ONE BLOCK at a Time! ​ South Block represents the idea that small things can have big impacts! South Block may appear to be an awesome juice bar on the outside... which we like to think we are... but the mission is to "Make People Feel Awesome!"​ We exist to have an impact on peoples day... their week... their month... their year... and perhaps even change lives. This may sound ambitious... but we truly believe that small acts can have big impacts! We believe that people are awesome... and that we should celebrate all the good that we do as a community and the positive impact we can each have in this world! We are here to remind you how awesome you are... YOU ROCK! Together, we can make a difference in the world... one person... one community... one block at a time! #OneBlock
2023
Board Member
Nov 2023
We serve the freshest, all natural, never frozen, Texas Hot Chicken sandwiches in the world!
early stageRestaurants
2022
Board Observer
Aug 2022
Welcome to Saigon Hustle, coming soon to Garden Oaks! Bringing traditional Vietnamese cuisine and culture to Houston, Texas. We offer a variety of healthy, quick options for daily life. Using locally sourced ingredients for our Banh Mi, Rolls, and more!
2021
Board Member
Oct 2021
The modern-casual meatball and butchery-inspired concept is the first of its kind to launch in Phoenix. Brought by visionaries and operators of Tomasos, Hash Kitchen, The Mexicano, and The Sicilian Baker. The Sicilian Butcher is a chef-driven neighborhood restaurant developed by celebrity chef Joey Maggiore, his wife and lead designer Cristina Maggiore, and business partner Flora Tersigni.
mid stageRestaurants
Board Member
Sep 2021
Hash Kitchen is a creative a.m. eatery with a DJ, glitter mimosas, AZs largest Build-Your-Own Bloody Mary Bar and over-the-top exciting menu items that yield a social dining experience. Guests can expect to see cereal French toast, giant breakfast sandwiches, creative craft cocktails and bold savory dishes among other items. It is designed to be the go-to spot for locals and a culinary destination for visitors.
late stageRestaurants
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