J.R. Smith
Partner @ Evolution Equity Partners
Zürich, Switzerland
J.R. Smith is a Series A investor at Evolution Equity Partners in Zürich focused on Cyber Security and Software. J.R. Smith is based out of Zürich, Zurich and is the partner of Evolution Equity. J.R. previously worked at AVG as a chief executive officer. J.R. Smith attended the Washington State University.
- Total investments:
- 12
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries J.R. Smith invests in
Stages J.R. Smith invests in
Countries J.R. Smith invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Cyber Security 4 (33%)
- Software 3 (25%)
- Security 2 (17%)
- Home Services 2 (17%)
- Network Security 2 (17%)
Stage
- Series A 3 (25%)
- Series B 3 (25%)
- Series C 2 (17%)
- Funding Round 1 (8%)
Country
- United States 4 (33%)
- United Kingdom 2 (17%)
- Czech Republic 1 (8%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Phosphorus Cybersecurity
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Phosphorus Cybersecurity offers an automated platform designed to secure extended Internet of Things (xIoT) environments, including IoT, OT, IIoT, and IoMT devices. The platform facilitates device discovery, risk assessment, and remediation without requiring additional hardware or agents. It addresses vulnerabilities such as outdated firmware,default credentials, and insecure configurations by interacting directly with devices using their native protocols. This approach enables organizations to maintain accurate asset inventories, enforce compliance policies, and reduce exposure to cyber threats. The solution integrates with existing security orchestration tools, allowing for streamlined management of cyber-physical systems across various industries. | $27M / Series A / Dec 20, 2023 | |
Tatum
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Tatum is a blockchain development platform designed to assist developers in building applications on the blockchain.The company is a platform for building blockchain infrastructure that offers developers an easy-to-use application programming interface (API), allowing them to incorporate blockchain into their products quickly and effortlessly.Tatum was established on June 4, 2018 by Jiri Kobelka and Samuel Šramko in London, England. | $41.5M / Series A / Oct 12, 2022 | |
CybSafe
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CybSafe is cyber security software that educates, nudges, and provides real-time, tailored cyber assistance to users via a mobile and web app. The platform for behavioral security and data analytics assists people in making better security decisions and improving their security behavior.It also provides metrics for security behavior, culture, andrisk reporting, allowing organizations to anticipate security issues. CybSafe is built on a data-driven model of human behavior and makes use of SebDB, the world's most comprehensive security behavior database. | $28M / Series B / Jun 06, 2022 | |
DICE
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DICE was founded in London in 2014, DICE helps fans discover and buy tickets to live shows and streams all over the world. Available in the UK, US, France, Italy, Spain, India, and Australia, and accessible to fans globally through its live stream offering, DICE is on a mission to get people out more. | $122M / Series C / Aug 27, 2021 | |
Smartfrog Group
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Smartfrog is the consumer IoT-SaaS pioneer. The company's mission to make modern technologies useful, easy, affordable and safe for everyone. In 2018, the company acquired the US based Canary Connect Inc. The two businesses were later merged into Smartfrog & Canary, headquartered in NYC. The group is one of the fastest-growing categoryleaders. | $36.6M / Dec 31, 2020 | |
Unbound Security
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Unbound allows you to work with secrets without ever exposing them, ensuring your most precious digital assets are safe – anytime, anywhere. Control, manage and protect keys from across all sites and workloads from a single pane of glass.Unbound from security, privacy and compliance restrictions, previously out of reach digital services can nowbe built with unprecedented speed and scale. Integrate a virtual secure enclave directly into any app to enable secure transactions from insecure devices. | $20M / Series B / Nov 17, 2020 | |
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Smartfrog Group
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Smartfrog is the consumer IoT-SaaS pioneer. The company's mission to make modern technologies useful, easy, affordable and safe for everyone. In 2018, the company acquired the US based Canary Connect Inc. The two businesses were later merged into Smartfrog & Canary, headquartered in NYC. The group is one of the fastest-growing categoryleaders. | $34M / Oct 16, 2018 | |
Onapsis
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Onapsis provides cybersecurity and compliance solutions for cloud and on-premise ERP and business-critical applications. Its solutions include the Onapsis Security Platform, a widely-used SAP-certified cyber-security solution in the market. Unlike generic security products, Onapsis’ context-aware solutions deliver both preventative vulnerabilityand compliance controls, as well as real-time detection and incident response capabilities to reduce risks affecting critical business processes and data. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Onapsis has offices in Heidelberg, Germany, and Buenos Aires, Argentina. | $31M / Series C / Apr 13, 2018 | |
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Smartfrog Group
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Smartfrog is the consumer IoT-SaaS pioneer. The company's mission to make modern technologies useful, easy, affordable and safe for everyone. In 2018, the company acquired the US based Canary Connect Inc. The two businesses were later merged into Smartfrog & Canary, headquartered in NYC. The group is one of the fastest-growing categoryleaders. | $20M / Oct 18, 2016 | |
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DICE
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DICE was founded in London in 2014, DICE helps fans discover and buy tickets to live shows and streams all over the world. Available in the UK, US, France, Italy, Spain, India, and Australia, and accessible to fans globally through its live stream offering, DICE is on a mission to get people out more. | $9M / Series A / Aug 26, 2016 | |
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Co-Investors
Blisce
3 deals together
.406 Ventures
2 deals together
Arsenal Growth Equity
2 deals together
Cota Capital
2 deals together
DEPO Ventures
2 deals together
Two Sigma Ventures
2 deals together
About Evolution Equity Partners
Evolution Equity Partners is an international venture capital investor leveraging deep sector expertise to help exceptional entrepreneurs develop market-leading companies. The firm has a focus on cyber-security, enterprise software and consumer related opportunities and brings significant resources to portfolio companies seeking to expand ininternational markets. Evolution Equity Partners has invested in well-known companies including AVG Technologies, OpenDNS, Carbon Black, Onapsis, Security Scorecard, Cognitive Security, DF Labs, 60K Group and others. The firm purchases both primary and secondary shares investing in high growth businesses across multiple stages, primarily in North America, Europe and Israel. Visit us at www.evolutionequity.com or follow us on Twitter at @EvolutionEquity
Evolution Equity Partners Contacts
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Aron Khurana
Associate & Head of Investor Relations
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Bernhard Vogeli
Partner, Chief Operating Officer & Head of Operations
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J.R. Smith
Partner
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Karthik Subramanian
Partner
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Richard Seewald
Founder and Managing Partner
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FAQ
What does J.R. Smith invest in?
J.R. Smith invests primarily in Cyber Security, Software and Security startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did J.R. Smith last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for J.R. Smith closed in Dec 2023. Shizune tracks 12 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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