Cary Smith

Seasoned finance executive who has led finance functions for high-growth technology and services companies from startup stages through international scaling. He served as Chief Accounting Officer at EarthLink and later as CFO at JBoss during rapid revenue growth periods, then was CloudFactory's finance leader for over a decade, helping steer the company's international and operational expansion. equilar+2

CFO at CloudFactory with hands-on experience in mission-driven, distributed-workforce businesses: supported growth of a human-in-the-loop data services model, operated finance from the RaleighfDurham area, and is publicly listed as an officer/director on corporate filings. cloudfactory+2

Transitioned from corporate finance leadership into venture finance when he co-founded Sprout AI Studio in 2024, and now serves as COO/CFO/Managing Partner focused on building "redemptive" AI ventures. sproutai+1

Public records identify his legal/full name as Donald Cary Smith and place him in Cary / the Raleigh–Durham area (useful for legal/board/filings context). gov+1