Graham Smith
Finance Expert
Location
New York, NY, United States
Toptal Member Since
October 7, 2017
Graham has executed numerous venture capital deals and published equity research for global Fortune 100 corporations while working at leading Wall Street investment banks (Credit Suisse) and startup studios (Bionic). He’s a principal at What If Ventures, a mental health venture fund and co-founder and CFO of an NYC-based restaurant.
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Principal
What If Ventures
Venture Capitalist
Bionic
Equity Research Analyst
Credit Suisse
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Wheaton College
Select Certifications
Case Studies
Dry Bulk Shipping Update
ShippingTransportation & ShippingEquity ResearchEquity Research AnalysisFinancial ModelingThree-statement Modeling
US Jones Act Update
Equity ResearchEquity Research AnalysisFinancial ModelingThree-statement ModelingTransportation & Shipping
Scorpio Tankers Enters into LPG Market
Equity ResearchEquity Research AnalysisFinancial ModelingEnergyThree-statement ModelingMarket Research+ 1 more
23-Week Cash Flow Projection
Cash Flow AnalysisCash Flow ModelingCash Flow Management13-week Cash FlowCash Flow ForecastingCash Flow
Expertise
Asset ValuationBlockchainComparable Company AnalysisDCF ValuationEquity ResearchFinancial ModelingValuationValuation MultiplesWork Experience
2019 - PRESENT
Principal
What If Ventures
- Sourced and closed three deals (Foresight Mental Health, Mindstrong, and Neuroflow). Involved writing an investment memos, diligencing the business model and go to market strategy, and evaluation of team.
- Researched and wrote in-depth market research pieces on the mental health startup landscape.
2018 - PRESENT
Venture Capitalist
Figment Capital
- Built a P&L model for operating on the Tezos blockchain network as a validator node.
- Created a script to automate Tezos batch payments.
- Launched our Tezos validator service with key metrics highlighted.
- Planned and executed our Tezos staking website along with metrics to highlight efficiency.
- Pitched institutional investors and raised $1 million for Figment Networks and $10 million for Figment Capital.
Focus areas: Transaction Modeling, Cash Flow Modeling, Financial Modeling, Due Diligence, Market Research, Blockchain
2016 - PRESENT
Venture Capitalist
Bionic
- Built financial models for late-stage growth startups incubated internally at Citi, J&J, P&G, Nike, Exelon, Mars, and GE.
- Performed due diligence on external startups for the Bionic Fund with a focus on market sizing and timing analysis.
- Analyzed industry-wide startup, venture capital, and corporate venture capital trends to inform Bionic’s investment thesis.
- Provided CFO and financial advisory services to growth companies in our portfolio. The core industry focus was on blockchain and machine learning.
- Prepared fundraising materials and an illustrative financing model to facilitate the raise for Bionic Capital Partners, a $50 million fund.
Focus areas: Venture Funding, Equity Research, Comparable Company Analysis, Valuation, Fundraising, Three-statement Modeling, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Financial Modeling, Due Diligence
2012 - 2015
Equity Research Analyst
Credit Suisse
- Advised institutional investors on a wide array of valuation assignments across offshore drilling, oil services, and ocean shipping.
- Constructed detailed revenue build-up and three statement financial forecast models used for sensitivities analysis and valuation.
- Prepared coverage reports for Hornbeck, Tidewater, Seacor, Tsakos, Seadrill, Transocean, Diamond, Costamare, and Frontline.
- Developed industry databases used to write industry trend research pieces and build company-specific forecasting models.
- Performed Monte Carlo simulations on assets managed of ~$1 billion to understand possibilities surrounding investment exposures.
- Led weekly investment policy meeting with market trends overview, long/short equity ideas, and FX strategy analysis.
Focus areas: Leveraged Buyout Modeling, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Three-statement Modeling, Transaction Modeling, Valuation Modeling, Revenue Modeling, Financial Modeling, Equity Valuation, Equity Research
Education
2008 - 2012
Bachelor's Degree in Economics
Wheaton College - Wheaton, Illinois
Certifications
JANUARY 2018 - PRESENT
Artificial Intelligence Nanodegree
Udacity