Our Team
Founded by Tim Arnold and Marshall Smith, our general partners are innovators, operators, founders, and mentors in our focus industries.
At the heart of Steamwork is Teamwork, and each of our team members brings unique talents to the table for investors and founders.
We support founders by offering a proprietary framework for executive and team decision-making, as well as proven, up to date playbooks for operations, finance, and team development.
We know that phenomenal founders and startup talent come from all backgrounds and have certain identifiable traits in common. We put our extensive networks to work to achieve our mutual goals and emphasize opportunities personal and professional growth and development as our companies grow.
Tim Arnold
- 20+ years as a serial entrepreneur with 3 successful exits
- 5 years Fund Management and GP
- Deep Private Equity + M&A experience
- Extensive accounting and finance background, MBA/CPA
- Board governance and risk mitigation expertise
- UCSB course creator – Venture Capital & Private Equity
- Angel Investor, mentor & advisor
Marshall Smith
- 15 Years in Financial Services/Wealth Management industry
- 5 years Fund Management and GP
- Scaled RIA AUM from $250MM to $1.3B in just under 5-years
- Expert compliance, operations executive
- Specialized trading and investment strategist
- Fractional COO building teams, operations, & sales strategies
- Operator, builder, growth driver, investor & advisor
Strategy & Action
Our Approach
We help visionary founders execute with excellence, building thriving teams and companies around their inventions.
We are systems thinkers and implementers, understanding that every great company is built of robust systems, process and aligned people who work toward a common goal.
Connected solutions are just beginning to show their impact on the world. We are looking for ambitious founders who want to transform the way we live with deeper intelligence, connection, speed, easy and equity. These solutions will create meaningful career opportunities and economic growth.