Smith is a San Francisco-based managing director at the super-secretive boutique bank Allen & Co.
He has worked with tech companies including Facebook, Amazon, Airbnb, and Dropbox, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Smith discussed his outlook on the tech deal space in an interview with The Information, and he pointed to market volatility as a potential challenge for the industry.
"There are a lot of great companies that are going to have to do down rounds, and it's all situation dependent," he said.