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Brian S. Smith

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General Partner at Grayhawk Venture · Managing Partner at Grayhawk Capital · Managing Director at Peninsula Ventures · Board director at Bacon Work · Board director at Alianza

Mesa, Arizona, United States

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Brian: together at Communispace Corporation
Brian: together at Dominion Ventures

About

Brian S. Smith is a Managing Director at Grayhawk Capital, where he invests in early-stage information technology companies. He also serves on the Board of Directors at FindMine.

Board director at Bacon Work

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Bacon Work's investors · 1

Elevate CapitalPortland · $2M – $25M checks · since 2025

Board director at Alianza

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Alianza's investors · 3

KickstartSalt Lake City · $250K – $3M checksRealization Capital PartnersMenlo Park · $1M – $100M checksSignal Peak VenturesSalt Lake City · $250K – $5M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Alianza

BBBrian Beutler
Brian BeutlerExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. FindMineBoard of Directorscurrent2023 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. Bacon WorkBoard of Direcotrscurrent2022 — presentProvo, Utah, United States
  3. Zight (formerly CloudApp)Board of Directorscurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  4. ClaravineBoard of Directorscurrent2020 — presentProvo, Utah, United States
  5. Grayhawk CapitalManaging Directorcurrent2011 — presentPhoenix, Arizona Area
  6. Peninsula VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2005 — present
  7. Alianza, Inc.Board of Directorscurrent2013 — present
  8. Lucid Software Inc.Board Observercurrent2014 — present
  9. ApptentiveBoard Observer2017 — 2022Greater Seattle Area
  10. SyncHRBoard Observer2015 — 2018Greater Denver Area
  11. IntesourceBoard of Directors2000 — 2014
  12. Dominion VenturesManaging Member1991 — 2014
  13. BroadHop, Inc.Board of Directors2009 — 2013
  14. Communispace CorporationBoard of Directors2004 — 2011
  15. CID Equity PartnersEntrepreneurial Fellow1990
  16. Deloitte Haskins & SellsEmerging Business Services1986 — 1988

Skills & more

SaaS4Enterprise Software4Mergers & Acquisitions15Business Development6Venture Capital51Entrepreneurship36Private Equity7Corporate Development9New Business Development3Start-ups23Venture Financing4Angel Investing6
+9 moreMarketing StrategyProduct ManagementDue DiligenceCorporate FinanceProduct DevelopmentMergersStrategic PartnershipsStrategyManagement

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Colleagues at Grayhawk Venture

Brian N. Burns
General Partner at Grayhawk Venture
Sherman Chu
Managing Partner at Grayhawk Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Brian S. Smith?
Brian S. Smith is a Managing Director at Grayhawk Capital, where he invests in early-stage information technology companies. He also serves on the Board of Directors at FindMine.
Where does Brian S. Smith work?
Brian S. Smith is General Partner at Grayhawk Venture and Board director at Bacon Work and Board director at Alianza.
Where did Brian S. Smith go to school?
Brian S. Smith studied at Indiana University - Kelley School of Business (MBA, Finance); Brigham Young University (BS, Accounting).

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