Byron W. Smith
Managing Director @ Mountain Group Capital
Nashville, United States
Byron W. Smith is a Series B investor at Mountain Group Capital in Nashville focused on Health Care and Pet. Byron W. Smith is the Managing Director at Mountain Group Capital. After receiving an MBA from the University of Chicago, Byron began his career at Procter & Gamble and Pepsico in brand management and classic packaged goods marketing.After 8 years in packaged goods marketing, Byron transitioned into tech. First came 5 years at GTE Wireless(now Verizon) with the last 2 running all sales, field marketing and advanced data products. Early in 1999, he left Verizon for AT&T, where he ran the Consumer Long Distance Business. Early 2000 he moved to Silicon Valley, where he was the EVP/GM and Chief Marketing Officer with Excite @ Home. In Silicon Valley Smith gained experience in media/content, and internet technology / infrastructure. Mr. Smith moved home to Tennessee in 2002 with Asurion as EVP / CMO (a small pre-public company working with the wireless industry where he had been on the Board of Advisors).Mr. Smith is a principal and co-founder of Limestone Fund, LLC. Recently he has also taught entrepreneurship as an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management and been an active angel and venture capital investor. Mr. Smith sits on the board at the MTSU Honors College Board of Visitors and The Trinity Forum.Mr. Smith serves on the boards of NuSirt Sciences, MedCenter Display, SwingPal, Value Payment Systems, and Streamweaver, a company he co-founded.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
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Industries Byron W. Smith invests in
Stages Byron W. Smith invests in
Countries Byron W. Smith invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 2 (33%)
- Pet 1 (17%)
- Solar 1 (17%)
- Energy 1 (17%)
- Medical 1 (17%)
Stage
- Series B 2 (33%)
- Series C 1 (17%)
- Private Equity 1 (17%)
Investments
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AngelEye provides a complete HIPAA-compliant tele-engagement platform to integrate parents simply and seamlessly into the child's care team. We deliver proven, positive impact on the family experience, care delivery workflows, and patient outcomes supporting a successful transition home. From bedside cameras, patient communication, feedingmanagement, and focused education, our solutions support the specialized needs of the NICU. | $9M / Series C / Dec 09, 2025 | |
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AirVet is a telehealth platform designed to offer continuity of care between pet parents and veterinarians. It aims to support and strengthen existing relationships between veterinarians and clients. Veterinarians can engage with clients or with pet parents through video or real-time chat to drive clinic revenue and create a continuity of care notachievable before, while becoming a part of an innovative veterinary community.The company was founded on 2018 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | $18.2M / Series B / May 24, 2023 | |
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Silicon Ranch develops, owns, and operates solar energy plants, offering customized renewable energy, carbon, and battery storage solutions. The company maintains long-term ownership of its projects, ensuring ongoing community partnerships. Through its Regenerative Energy® program, Silicon Ranch integrates regenerative land management practices,such as agrivoltaics, to enhance soil health and biodiversity. The company has a portfolio of over 3.6 gigawatts of solar and battery storage systems in operation. | $375M / Private Equity / Jan 05, 2023 | |
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AngelEye provides a complete HIPAA-compliant tele-engagement platform to integrate parents simply and seamlessly into the child's care team. We deliver proven, positive impact on the family experience, care delivery workflows, and patient outcomes supporting a successful transition home. From bedside cameras, patient communication, feedingmanagement, and focused education, our solutions support the specialized needs of the NICU. | $11.2M / Series B / Nov 10, 2022 | |
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Silicon Ranch develops, owns, and operates solar energy plants, offering customized renewable energy, carbon, and battery storage solutions. The company maintains long-term ownership of its projects, ensuring ongoing community partnerships. Through its Regenerative Energy® program, Silicon Ranch integrates regenerative land management practices,such as agrivoltaics, to enhance soil health and biodiversity. The company has a portfolio of over 3.6 gigawatts of solar and battery storage systems in operation. | $775M / Private Equity / Jan 06, 2022 | |
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Silicon Ranch develops, owns, and operates solar energy plants, offering customized renewable energy, carbon, and battery storage solutions. The company maintains long-term ownership of its projects, ensuring ongoing community partnerships. Through its Regenerative Energy® program, Silicon Ranch integrates regenerative land management practices,such as agrivoltaics, to enhance soil health and biodiversity. The company has a portfolio of over 3.6 gigawatts of solar and battery storage systems in operation. | $225M / Private Equity / Dec 16, 2020 |
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About Mountain Group Capital
Mountain Group Capital invests based on 4 core principles: Invest in the team first, idea second Invest based on business fundamentals, not financial engineering Invest as if you will own the business forever If possible, own the business forever
Mountain Group Capital Contacts
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Byron W. Smith
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Joe Cook III
Managing Director
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Rob Readnour
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Terry Vance
Advisor
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Tyler Whitmore
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What does Byron W. Smith invest in?
Byron W. Smith invests primarily in Health Care, Pet and Solar startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Byron W. Smith closed in Dec 2025. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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