# Aaron Hurst

> Aaron Hurst is a seed investor at Dogwood Ventures backing Software. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Dogwood Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dogwood-ventures)
- Location: Decatur, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amhurst
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/aaronhurst14
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaron.hurst.980

Aaron Hurst is a seed investor at Dogwood Ventures in Decatur focused on Software and Information Technology. Aaron Hurst is based out of Decatur, Georgia and is the Founder and General Partner of Dogwood Ventures. Aaron previously worked at Endeavor Atlanta as a Managing Director and Founder. Aaron Hurst attended the Georgia Institute of Technology.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 50% |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| FinTech | 1 | 25% |
| Delivery | 1 | 25% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| StratusGrid | StratusGrid is a next generation managed services company utilizing Transformational Intelligence™ to provide precise cloud strategy, implementation, migration and management. | $3M | Seed | Jun 02, 2026 | https://www.stratusgrid.com |
| Humanitru | Humanitru provides nonprofits across a variety of verticals (museums, food banks, higher ed, etc.) with an integrated approach to data and payments: our core platform provides one universal view into all of the ways people engage with nonprofits. From donation processing, membership payments, volunteer opportunities, event and ticketing management,digital marketing; these data and payment sources all integrate to form behavioral profiles and donor cohorts.With these integrations coupled with operational automations (marketing, workflows, etc.) nonprofits are empowered to solve key issues around donor retention and acquisition. They make better fundraising choices to drive revenue, and provide their donors and consumers with an elevated experience expected from the modern nonprofit.We are re-inventing nonprofit software and providing them with the operating system that they need today to support the modern donor. | $3M |  | Feb 26, 2025 | https://www.humanitru.com/ |
| Chime Solutions | Chime was founded in 2015 to deliver high-touch contact center solutions on behalf of its clients by drawing on its leadership’s deep experience in the Customer Contact Outsourcing Industry. Their story has its roots at Ryla Teleservices, which was founded in 2001 as a startup and successfully grew to a national leading BPO service provider byoffering both an employee first service delivery model. The leadership team has taken its Ryla experience to start Chime Solutions as a niche service provider poised to disrupt the BPO industry.Headquartered in Morrow, GA, 10 miles south of downtown Atlanta, Chime Solutions delivers distinctive customer care experiences on behalf of their clients. From customer care to seasonal support and back office support services, their experienced team communicates with your customers in their state-of-the-art modern, secure and spacious contact centers.Unlike many global outsourcing companies that may serve hundreds of clients in global locations, which can result in impersonal, guarded relationships in a mass production type culture and environment, Chime has taken a different approach. They offer operational transparency and a teaming partnership approach with their clients. They believe that they can serve their client’s customers best when they have the benefit of their client expertise, guidance and support throughout the engagement. They believe in shared responsibilities and shared benefits with their clients. Their aspiration is to operate as “One” team with their clients. | $30M | Series A | Dec 02, 2020 | https://www.chimesolutions.com/ |
| BoodleBox | boodleAI delivers people-based predictive analytics using the organization's data, third party data, and AI/machine learning to enable: (1) nonprofits to acquire, grow, and retain donors (boodle.ai); (2) veteran political candidates to raise contributions (adjutant.ai); and (3) B2C commercial companies to acquire, grow, and retaincustomers (guidon.ai). | $5M | Seed |  | http://boodle.ai |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Service Provider Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/service-provider-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- BBH Capital Partners — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bossa Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bossanova-investimentos) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [City Light Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/city-light-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Educational Credit Management Corporation Group — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Front Porch Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/front-porch-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Dogwood Ventures

VC Fund · Atlanta, United States

Dogwood Ventures is a B2B venture capital firm that helps outlier creators develop long-lasting businesses.

3 contacts available at Dogwood Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aaron Hurst | Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aaron-hurst-743f |
| Joe Uhl | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joe-uhl |
| Josephine Kant | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/josephine-kant |

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## FAQ

### What does Aaron Hurst invest in?

Aaron Hurst invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Aaron Hurst?

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### When did Aaron Hurst last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Aaron Hurst closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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