Jason Smith

Jason Smith is the President of Grousefly Capital, providing investment and advisory services to scaling Canadian technology companies. As of February 2025, he transitioned from his role as Executive Chairman of Real Matters, a company he founded in 2004 and led as CEO.

Under his leadership, Real Matters revolutionized the North American appraisal industry, growing into the largest provider of residential real estate appraisals in the United States. Before its initial public offering in May 2017, Mr. Smith secured over $200 million in private funding and oversaw five acquisitions. Prior to founding Real Matters, he was a founder, director, and executive at Basis100, then one of the largest publicly-traded technology providers in the mortgage banking sector.

With more than 25 years of experience building and leading North American companies, Mr. Smith is a highly respected technology entrepreneur. His accolades include being named CIX Innovator of the Year in 2017, E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year in 2016, and an induction into the Canadian Mortgage Hall of Fame in 2014.

Mr. Smith currently chairs Amilia Inc. and serves on the advisory boards of VERTU Capital and Whitecap Venture Partners. He is also the former Chair and a current Board Director for the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation.