# Carey Smith

> Carey Smith is a venture - series unknown investor at Unorthodox Ventures backing Health Care. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Unorthodox Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unorthodox-ventures)
- Location: Austin, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Dec 2023
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcareysmith/
- Website: https://www.jcareysmith.com/

Carey Smith is a venture - series unknown investor at Unorthodox Ventures in Austin focused on Health Care and Medical Device. Carey Smith is the Founding Contrarian at Unorthodox Ventures. He attended Hood College.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 3 | 60% |
| Medical Device | 2 | 40% |
| Fitness | 1 | 20% |
| Medical | 1 | 20% |
| Therapeutics | 1 | 20% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 40% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |
| Series E | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 1 | 20% |
| Israel | 1 | 20% |
| Germany | 1 | 20% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CarThera | CarThera designs and develops innovative therapeutic ultrasound-based medical devices for treating brain disorders since.The company’s proprietary device called SonoCloud® is an intracranial ultrasound implant that temporarily opens the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and allows a significantly increased concentration of therapeutic molecules to reachthe brain. | $4.8M | Series B | Dec 11, 2023 |  |
| Zippsafe | Zippsafe AG ​​is a technology company provider of highly space-efficient storage solutions. The company's core competence lies in the development, manufacture, and installation of lockable closing bags for changing rooms and for public spaces. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 19, 2022 |  |
| DiaMonTech AG | DiaMonTech is developing a medical device for non-invasive measurement of blood sugar values. The patented process uses laser technology to determine and control blood glucose values of diabetes patients without any pain and without drawing blood. | $5.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 17, 2022 |  |
| Vibrant Gastro | Vibrant has developed a prescribed, non-drug digital treatment platform for GI disorders, delivering stimulation to the colon, focusing on its first indication Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC). Its non-drug data-driven solution for CIC helps patients obtain relief and regain quality of life, empowers physicians with tools to provide optimizedand better care, and motivates payors to adopt non-drug treatment options that lower health risks and potential comorbidities, alleviating financial burden on the healthcare system. | $7.5M | Series E | Mar 29, 2021 |  |
| Vibrant Gastro | Vibrant has developed a prescribed, non-drug digital treatment platform for GI disorders, delivering stimulation to the colon, focusing on its first indication Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC). Its non-drug data-driven solution for CIC helps patients obtain relief and regain quality of life, empowers physicians with tools to provide optimizedand better care, and motivates payors to adopt non-drug treatment options that lower health risks and potential comorbidities, alleviating financial burden on the healthcare system. | $7.5M | Series E | Mar 26, 2021 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BOUSCAS](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bouscas) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Golden Light](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/golden-light) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IBB Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ibb) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Saint-Genys](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saint-genys) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Samsung Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samsung-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sequoia Capital Israel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital-israel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Unorthodox Ventures

VC Fund · Austin, United States

Unorthodox Ventures is a complete reinvention of the broken and parasitic investment process. Founded by contrarian entrepreneur Carey Smith who bootstrapped Big Ass Fans to a $500 million sale, the company is seeking to partner with founders who demonstrate disruption and discipline. Unlike most investors, Unorthodox Ventures shuns financiers andinstead is filled with people who have actually operated companies and know how to grow them.

1 contacts available at Unorthodox Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Carey Smith | Founding Contrarian | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carey-smith |

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## FAQ

### What does Carey Smith invest in?

Carey Smith invests primarily in Health Care, Medical Device and Fitness startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Series B stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Carey Smith last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Carey Smith closed in Dec 2023. Shizune tracks 5 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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