Ryan Smith
Angel Investor · at Halo Experience Company
Provo, United States
Ryan Smith is a Series A investor at Halo Experience Company in Provo focused on SaaS and Software. Ryan Smith is based out of Provo, Utah, and is the Chairman & CEO and of Smith Entertainment Group. Ryan Smith attended Brigham Young University.
- Total investments:
- 24
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 25%
Last updated:
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Industries Ryan Smith invests in
Stages Ryan Smith invests in
Countries Ryan Smith invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $2M–$4.3M
- Series A
- $6.4M–$100M
- Series B
- $15M–$165M
Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 9 (38%)
- Software 7 (29%)
- Enterprise Software 5 (21%)
- Artificial Intelligence 5 (21%)
- FinTech 3 (13%)
Stage
- Series A 6 (25%)
- Series B 6 (25%)
- Seed 3 (13%)
- Series C 3 (13%)
- Series E 2 (8%)
Country
- United States 16 (67%)
- Germany 1 (4%)
- Colombia 1 (4%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flex is a financial technology company that offers an end-to-end finance platform that integrates business and personal finance management. Their services include business banking with zero monthly fees, 1% cashback on eligible purchases, and high-yield accounts with up to 2.99% APY on idle cash. They provide a business credit card featuring 0%interest for 60 days on eligible purchases, unlimited cashback, and flexible rewards. Flex also offers accounts payable automation with features like fraud prevention, AI-powered bill scanning, and real-time payment tracking. Additionally, their platform supports global payments across over 180 countries in 32 currencies, catering to businesses with international operations. | $70M / Series B / Jul 14, 2026 | ||
| Filevine is a cloud-based project, team and client management app for legal professionals and firms. Filevine moves beyond using multiple applications that parse time and productivity by providing a singular digital office space. It allows users with different roles and responsibilities to work in real-time as it stores and tracks email, casediscussions, sharing and uploading files, collaboration on documents, tracking and setting due dates, and assigning tasks. | $260M / Series E / Sep 23, 2025 | ||
| Awardco is a human resources technology company that specializes in employee recognition and rewards solutions. Its platform enables organizations to build culture, incentivize performance, and drive modern engagement strategies by providing customizable recognition programs integrated with major online retailers like Amazon and Lazada.Awardco's platform is utilized by over 3,000 organizations across 163 countries, serving more than six million users. The company's services are designed to reduce employee turnover and absenteeism by fostering a culture of appreciation and engagement. | $165M / Series B / May 20, 2025 | ||
| SeatGeek is a ticket search engine that aggregates ticket listings for live sports, concerts, and theater events. Its data engine helps consumers identify various ticket deals.The site has a feature called ‘Deal Score’ which assigns a 0-100 metric to all listed tickets in order to ascertain the relative value of tickets for a given event or a setof similar events.SeatGeek also offers consumers an event discovery tool through its Columbus event calendar and Spotify applications, which take into account user preferences and favorite teams and artists in order to generate recommendations of upcoming local events that match a user’s tastes and preferences.SeatGeek was launched by Jack Groetzinger and Russell D’Souza in 2009 and its operations are headquartered in New York, United States. | $238M / Series E / Aug 31, 2022 | ||
| Arena accelerates testing, debugging, and optimization for the world’s most advanced hardware. Atlas is an AI hardware engineer grounded in applied physics with an understanding of the real-world environment. | $32M / Series A / Aug 02, 2022 | ||
| Awardco is a human resources technology company that specializes in employee recognition and rewards solutions. Its platform enables organizations to build culture, incentivize performance, and drive modern engagement strategies by providing customizable recognition programs integrated with major online retailers like Amazon and Lazada.Awardco's platform is utilized by over 3,000 organizations across 163 countries, serving more than six million users. The company's services are designed to reduce employee turnover and absenteeism by fostering a culture of appreciation and engagement. | $65M / Series A / Oct 28, 2021 | ||
| Workstream is the leading HR, Payroll, and Hiring platform for the hourly workforce. Its smart technology streamlines HR tasks so franchise and business owners can move fast, reduce labor costs, and simplify operations—all in one place. 46 of the top 50 quick-service restaurant brands—including Burger King, Jimmy John’s, Taco Bell—rely onWorkstream to hire, retain, and pay their teams. Learn more at workstream.us. | $48M / Series B / Aug 26, 2021 | ||
| Entrata is a property management software that integrates various functionalities to streamline operations for property managers and residents. The platform offers solutions for leasing, maintenance, accounting, and resident communication, all accessible through a single interface. Entrata enables users to manage property-related tasks efficientlywhile providing residents with tools for easy communication and service requests. The software continuously updates its features to include new technologies, enhancing user experience and operational efficiency. By centralizing property management processes, Entrata supports teams in achieving their goals more effectively. | $507M / Private Equity / Jul 07, 2021 | ||
| Via is an SMS and mobile app platform that connects e-commerce businesses with their customers in a more personal way. Via enables these businesses to interact with their customers on the devices and apps they prefer. Businesses can integrate their Shopify or BigCommerce store to drive results and delight customers through SMS and Pushnotifications. | $15M / Series A / Jun 22, 2021 | ||
| Via is an SMS and mobile app platform that connects e-commerce businesses with their customers in a more personal way. Via enables these businesses to interact with their customers on the devices and apps they prefer. Businesses can integrate their Shopify or BigCommerce store to drive results and delight customers through SMS and Pushnotifications. | $15M / Series A / May 24, 2021 | ||
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FAQ
What does Ryan Smith invest in?
Ryan Smith invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Enterprise Software startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 24 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Ryan Smith's check size?
Ryan Smith typically joins rounds of $2M–$4.3M at Seed, $6.4M–$100M at Series A and $15M–$165M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ryan Smith participates in.
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When did Ryan Smith last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Ryan Smith closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 24 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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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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