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Missouri: A Mafia State with No Boss
Talks about organized crime in Missouri, lack of law enforcement oversight and Mexican Cartels influence
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Eric Garland
Managing Partner at Smash Capital
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Overview
Eric Garland is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Smash Capital, previously holding roles at Disney and Live Nation. With a background in digital media and entertainment, he specializes in entrepreneurship, strategic partnerships, and content strategy, investing in various sectors including gaming, entertainment, and consumer internet.
Garland's career highlights include founding Smash Ventures, serving on the advisory board at the University of Southern California Annenberg School, and making strategic investments in companies like Pearl, Ovoko, and TradingView.
Work Experience
Co-Founder, Managing Partner
2022 - Current
Leading later-stage consumer internet and software VC firm. Smash Capital invests in founders building generational brands.
Smash Capital is a Emerging growth and later stage consumer internet and software VC firm.
Founder, Managing Partner
2018
Leading later stage consumer internet and software VC firm. Accelerating technology company growth through media strategy and execution.
Smash Ventures is a later-stage investment firm focused on consumer internet and technology companies.
Nonprofit Instigator, Organizer
2025
Our beautiful mountain town burned. We are a volunteer army of residents, preservationists, and heritage organizations, displaced by the fire and trying to help our neighbors and friends who lost almost everything save what little remains, for free to every homeowner. Our effort is savethetiles.org
Advisory Board Member
2009
National Advisory Council
2024
Investor
2025
Investor
2024
Read AI is a productivity AI company that enhances workflows with meeting analytics, scheduling, and summaries across messages and email.
Raised $81,000,000.00 from Smash Capital, Madrona and Goodwater Capital.
Investor
2024
Pearl is an AI-driven company that enhances patient care in dentistry with FDA-cleared AI capable of identifying diseases in dental x-rays.
Raised $69,000,000.00 from Left Lane Capital, Smash Capital, Neotribe Ventures, Craft Ventures and Alpha Partners.
Investor
2024
Investor
2024
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