Trent Smith

Founder & CEO

Apricot.ai

Trent Smith is the Founder & CEO of Apricot. He has successfully exited 4 startups, all based in Oklahoma City.

Trent graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in Aviation Management. While at OU, he starred on the OU Football team where he was a 4-year starter claiming 2 Big XII titles, served as a team captain, and won the 2000 National Championship. He went on to play 4 seasons in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens (7th rd – 223rd pick) and San Francisco 49ers.

Trent is a former Oklahoma State Board of Education member, former Chapter President of the Young President’s Organization (YPO – OKC), and served as a commissioner on the Oklahoma Employment Securities Commission after being appointed by Governor Stitt.

He has been a Miss Oklahoma USA judge, local radio personality, sideline reporter, public speaker, and a political fundraiser. Trent enjoys value-investing, flying, golfing, and spending time with his friends and family. He and his wife live in Yukon with their two children.