Jennifer Smith (Scribe)
Jennifer Smith is an entrepreneur who co-founded the workflow documentation software company Scribe with Aaron Podolny in 2019 and serves as its CEO; she previously worked at McKinsey & CompanyMcKinsey & CompanyMcKinsey & Company is a management consulting firm headquartered in New York, United States. It was founded in Chicago in 1926 by University of Chicago professor James O. McKinsey and, after Marvin Bower established its “professional service” principles, grew into one of the largest pure consulting firms in the world; as of October 2026 it has more than 100 offices in over 50 countries and about 40,000 employees. It has also repeatedly faced regulatory investigations and public criticism over episodes such as its work with Enron, a former leader’s insider trading case, and its consulting for opioid manufacturers.Open the full entry and Greylock Partners.
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Before 2019Education, Consulting, and Investing
She earned a bachelor’s degree at Princeton UniversityPrinceton UniversityPrinceton University is a private university and Ivy League member in Princeton, New Jersey. Chartered on October 22, 1746 as the College of New Jersey, it moved to Princeton in 1756 and adopted its present name in 1896. Undergraduate education leads to A.B. and B.S.E. degrees and emphasizes small-group discussion, independent research and residential college life. Graduate education spans the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering. As of October 2026, Christopher L. Eisgruber was president. Its 2026–27 operating budget was $3.407 billion, including $342 million for undergraduate aid.Open the full entry and holds an MBA from HarvardHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private research university in Massachusetts, established by the Massachusetts Bay Colony legislature in 1636 and named in 1639 for early benefactor John Harvard. Its principal campuses are in Cambridge and the Allston and Longwood neighborhoods of Boston. It includes Harvard College, graduate and professional schools, and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Two governing boards share oversight. Alan M. Garber was president as of October 2026, and the endowment stood at $56.9 billion at the end of fiscal 2025.Open the full entry.[1]
She began her career at McKinsey & Company; by her own account in a 2024 podcast, her work there was mainly in its operations practice. She later joined CoatueCoatueCoatue is a technology- and innovation-focused investment management firm founded by Philippe Laffont in 1999, operating in both public and private markets. Its current website lists Thomas Laffont as co-founder and chief investment officer of private investments; a Form ADV filed on July 29, 2026, disclosed regulatory assets under management of $92,705,722,582.Open the full entry and then Greylock Partners, where she led its CXO Program.[2][3]
2019Co-founding Scribe
October 18, 2021Public Launch of Scribe
Scribe publicly launched on October 18, 2021, announcing $30 million in funding, with the Series A led by Tiger Global Management and the seed round led by Amplify Partners; the company is headquartered in San Francisco.[4]
2024Series B Funding
According to Redpoint Ventures’ website, the firm first invested in Scribe in its Series B round in 2024.[5]
November 12, 2025Series C Funding
On November 12, 2025, Scribe announced a $75 million Series C round led by StepStone, valuing the company at $1.3 billion. The company said at the time that it had more than 5 million users and was used by 94% of Fortune 500 companies.[6]
Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts
Scribe: Official website: https://scribe.com/ (opens in a new window)[7]
X: Public account: https://x.com/scribeceo (opens in a new window)[7]
LinkedInLinkedInLinkedIn is a social networking platform for professionals. It was founded in 2002 by Reid Hoffman and others, launched in 2003, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2011; after Microsoft acquired it for approximately $26.2 billion in 2016, it became a wholly owned Microsoft subsidiary. Its revenue comes from membership subscriptions, advertising, and recruitment solutions.Open the full entry: Public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferreneesmith/ (opens in a new window)[7]
Sources
- First 100 Speakers Now LIVE (opens in a new window)
- Scribe CEO Jennifer Smith on documenting workflows (opens in a new window)
- Tank Talks with Matt Cohen (opens in a new window)
- Scribe Raises 30 Million to Build the First Operating System for Know How (opens in a new window)
- Scribe (opens in a new window)
- Scribe raises $75 million Series C to power enterprise workflows with AI (opens in a new window)
- Scribe (opens in a new window)