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Venture Capital
San Francisco, CA
Footwork is an early-stage focused venture capital firm founded by Mike Smith and Nikhil Basu Trivedi.
Data as of (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings, firm and issuer disclosures. Page built and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.
| Fund | Vintage | Lifecycle | Form D sold | GAV | LPs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footwork Fund II, L.P. | 2025 | Newly closed | $225M | n/a | 0 |
| Footwork Fund I, L.P | 2021 | Mature | $170M | $159M | 0 |
| Company | State | Stage | Round size | Partner | Attribution | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snout | n/a | unknown | $110M | n/a | Unknown | Jan 28, 2026 |
| WindBorne Systems Inc. | CA | n/a | n/a | Nikhil Basu Trivedi | Strongly supported | May 29, 2024 |
| Literati, Inc. | TX | n/a | n/a | Nikhil Basu Trivedi | Strongly supported | Jan 2, 2024 |
| Investor | Co-investor | Shared deals | Shared companies | Last observed | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felicis Ventures | Footwork Management, LLC | 1 | 1 | Jan 2, 2024 | One time |
| Restive Ventures | Footwork Management, LLC | 1 | 1 | Jan 28, 2026 | One time |
| Footwork Management, LLC | Bread | 1 | 1 | Jan 28, 2026 | One time |
| Footwork Management, LLC | Butter Ventures | 1 | 1 | Jan 28, 2026 | One time |
| Silverton Management, L.L.C. | Footwork Management, LLC | 1 | 1 | Sep 16, 2026 | One time |
Also named here, with no published line of their own (reach them through the firm): Michael Channing Smith (Managing Member), Nikhil Basu Trivedi (Managing Member).
Who to call is the organisation, the person's role and the line they published themselves: a business phone, office address, website or profile link from Form ADV, Form 13F or their own website, with that source named on every value. The counts above are what a reveal returns; a personal email is rarely published, so most reveals are the firm's line. Never data bought from a provider, never anything personal. Reveals by plan