Micah Smurthwaite

Micah Smurthwaite is a Partner at Next47 based in the United Kingdom, where he focuses on sourcing and supporting venture capital investments across enterprise software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and frontier technology. Prior to his transition into venture capital, he served as the first sales hire at Cloudflare, playing a critical role in scaling the cybersecurity firm's annual revenue from $1 million to over $100 million. During his operational tenure at the company, he successfully opened the EMEA sales office and established the organization's dedicated channel sales division. Smurthwaite holds a Master of Business Administration degree and frequently engages with the broader European technology ecosystem, including speaking at industry events like the TNW Conference. His current focus combines this direct operational experience in hyper-growth enterprise technology with strategic capital deployment for early-stage software and infrastructure startups.