# Hudson Smith

> Hudson Smith is a private equity investor at Thoma Bravo backing Software. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Thoma Bravo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thoma-bravo)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hudson-smith-14019b

Hudson Smith is a Partner at Thoma Bravo LLC. He attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Hudson Smith: work email, personal email, work phone, personal phone and socials. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-email/hudson-smith?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 75% |
| Health Care | 2 | 50% |
| CRM | 1 | 25% |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Security | 1 | 25% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 3 | 75% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 2 | 50% |
| United States | 2 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Grayshift | Grayshift is a provider of mobile device digital forensics, specializing in lawful access and extraction. Grayshift solutions are purpose-built to help law enforcement and government investigative agencies swiftly resolve critical investigations and ensure public safety. |  |  | Jun 21, 2022 |  |
| Apryse | Apryse is a comprehensive collection of document processing products, that offers superior document solutions for faster, better results. |  | Private Equity | May 21, 2021 |  |
| Zipari | Zipari is a customer experience platform developed specifically for health insurance. The customer experience platform provides deep analytics and real-time recommendations to optimize the consumer experience and improve customer satisfaction in the healthcare industry. Zipari's breakthrough technology enables the type of member relationshipthat insurers want and consumers seek. Its InsureCX integrates with major CRM solutions providing industry-specific workflow management for healthcare companies to improve customer acquisition and retention.The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. |  | Private Equity | Dec 21, 2020 |  |
| Cority | Cority (formerly Medgate) is the most trusted EHSQ software for assuring client success. Cority enables organizations to utilize Environmental, Health, Safety and Quality (EHSQ) software solutions to advance their journey to sustainability and operational excellence. Cority consistently enables client success by combining the deepest domainexpertise with the most comprehensive and secure SaaS platform. With 30+ years of innovation and experience, Cority’s team of 250 experts serve more than 800 clients in 70 countries, supporting millions of end users. The company enjoys the industry’s highest levels of client satisfaction and has received many awards for its strong employee culture and outstanding business performance. |  | Private Equity | May 31, 2019 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Georgian](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/georgian-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Norwest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/norwest-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Thoma Bravo

VC Fund · Chicago, United States

Thoma Bravo is a private equity firm with a 40-year history, including over $30 billion in investor commitments, and a focus on investing in software and technology companies. It pioneered the buy-and-build investment strategy and first applied this strategy to the software and technology industries nearly 20 years ago. Since then, the firm hasacquired more than 200 software and technology companies representing over $50 billion in value. Its investment philosophy is centered around working collaboratively with existing management teams to drive superior operating results and innovation. They execute through a partnership-driven approach supported by a set of management principles, operating metrics, and business processes. It supports companies by investing in growth initiatives and strategic acquisitions that drive long-term value.

5 contacts available at Thoma Bravo.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A.J. Rohde | Senior Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a-j-rohde |
| Carl Thoma | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carl-thoma |
| George Jaber | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/george-jaber |
| Holden Spaht | Managing Partner | — |
| Hudson Smith | Partner | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Hudson Smith invest in?

Hudson Smith invests primarily in Software, Health Care and CRM startups, most often at Private Equity and Funding Round stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Hudson Smith?

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### When did Hudson Smith last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hudson Smith closed in Jun 2022. 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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