Footwork

Footwork is a venture capital firm based in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco, focusing on early-stage investments in consumer technology and the consumerization of enterprise technology. Launched in April 2021 with a $175 million Fund I, the firm typically invests between $1 million and $10 million in companies showing early signs of product-market fit.

Co-founded by industry veterans Mike Smith and Nikhil Basu Trivedi, Footwork seeks to support founders in building next-generation, category-defining companies. As of Q2 2025, the firm has invested in 19 companies, including notable names such as Table22, Cradlewise, and GPTZero.

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