← Back to PeopleASInvestorAshley SmithFounder and General Partner at Vermilion Cliffs VenturesLinkedInAshley Smith is a founder and general partner at Vermilion Cliffs Ventures.1Mentions1Articles1OutletsCompanies CoveredBolt1Cursor1ElevenLabs1Empromptu1Lovable1MaC Ventures1OpenAI1OpenEvidence1Patron1Realm1TechCrunch1Thinking Machine Labs1Vermilion1Work-Bench1Y Combinator1ArticlesMost recent firstMentioned InReferenced in coverageIt's not your imagination: AI seed startups are commanding higher valuationsTechCrunchmixedApr 1, 2026“Early-stage VC investor discussing high valuations at Y Combinator Demo Day and seed funding trends for AI companies.”