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Unorthodox Ventures
Unorthodox Ventures

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Unorthodox Ventures is a venture capital firm that helps small companies create enduring, endearing brands.

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founded date

01.01.2018

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Number of employees

1-10

IPO status

Private

Description

The firm, founded by Carey Smith, seeks to partner with founders who demonstrate disruption and discipline in the consumer products and services sector. Unlike most investors, Unorthodox Ventures shuns financiers and instead is filled with people who have actually operated companies and know how to grow them. Carey's team consists of experts who help founders become serial entrepreneurs by providing support for everything from engineering and marketing to customer service and logistics.
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Austin, TX, USA

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https://www.unorthodoxventures.com

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Co-Investors
Acquisitions
1
Acquiree Name 
Date 
Price 
Acquisition Name 
GoFish Cam, Inc.
GoFish Cam, Inc.
01.03.2019
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Unorthodox Ventures-GoFish Cam, Inc.
GoFish Cam, Inc. acquired by Unorthodox Ventures

GoFish Cam, Inc. acquired by Unorthodox Ventures

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Unorthodox Ventures

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01.03.2019

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Acquisition
GoFish Cam, Inc.

GoFish Cam, Inc.

GoFish Cam creates an underwater fishing camera that works with a mobile app to capture and share action-packed footage.

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People

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1
Carey Smith
Carey Smith

Carey Smith

Every year, entrepreneurs start more than half a million companies in America. Only 200 of them will ever reach $100 million in revenue. Carey Smith knows what it takes. He led Big Ass Fans from $0 to $250 million in less than 20 years. Now he’s breathing new life into the entrepreneurial domain through his Austin-based startup incubator, Unorthodox Ventures.

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Unorthodox Ventures
Unorthodox Ventures
Carey Smith

Carey Smith

Employee Profiles
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Tristan Smith

Tristan Smith

Project manager

Project manager

Adam Kahn

Adam Kahn

Principal

Principal

Carey Smith
Carey Smith

Carey Smith

Founding Contrarian

Founding Contrarian

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