Garland Capital Group

Garland Capital Group is a principal investment firm based in Chicago, Illinois, that specializes in growth-stage companies and growth capital investments. Founded in 2012 by Gary Holdren, the firm focuses on facilitating equity investments in high-growth companies across various sectors, including business-to-business (B2B), business-to-consumer (B2C), information technology, mobile, construction technology, infrastructure, and manufacturing. Garland Capital Group aims to create opportunities for these companies to launch industry-disrupting products and services in traditional markets. Additionally, the firm is dedicated to collaborating with and mentoring entrepreneurs, offering guidance on business operations, team leadership, customer acquisition, and scaling strategies.

Holdren CPA, Gary E.

Founder and CEO

7 past transactions

TurboAppeal

Series A in 2016
Founded in 2015, TurboAppeal provides sophisticated, yet simple property tax appeal services that combine exceptional customer service with the best in class technology to make the process of appealing each year intelligent and seamless. At our core, the machine-learning algorithm gets more accurate and smarter as we do more and more appeals, meaning that we are only improving. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, each year we are opening up more offices throughout the country.

SwervePay

Series B in 2016
SwervePay, LLC is a provider of cloud-based payment solutions tailored for various industries, including healthcare, automotive, fitness, and veterinary services. The company offers a suite of products designed to streamline the payment cycle for business owners and service providers. Among its key offerings are SwervePay Auto, which simplifies payment processes for the auto service industry; SwervePay Health, a patient payment application that integrates seamlessly with electronic health records; and solutions for fitness facilities and veterinary services. SwervePay also caters to storage facilities and various registration systems, enhancing operational efficiency through user-friendly payment options. Founded in 2010 and based in Lake Villa, Illinois, SwervePay was previously known as End2End Processing, LLC.

Coolfire

Seed Round in 2014
Coolfire builds collaboration software for teams on the move. Coolfire’s patented technology connects people, processes, and information in a purpose-built digital workspace. Coolfire’s vision is to keep teams organized around the work at hand and provide them with the critical information they need to keep moving forward. Coolfire is a trusted technology resource for corporate and government customers from Enterprise Rent-A-Car to the US Department of Defense. For more information, visit https://www.coolfiresolutions.com.

Dose

Series A in 2013
Spartz is an online platform that makes it easy to create and share content with others to make them learn, laugh, and feel inspired. Its network, including OMG Facts, GivesMeHope, and MuggleNet, attracts 17 million readers across dozens of websites, mobile platforms, and apps. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

SimpleRelevance

Series A in 2013
SimpleRelevance's machine learning technology was acquired in December 2015 by Rise Interactive. To see more information about Rise, visit their page here: www.riseinteractive.com Read more about the machine learning technology below. SimpleRelevance is the only machine learning platform that leverages your existing tools and workflow to personalize your digital marketing messages. SimpleRelevance is the only multi-channel optimization platform that uses internal and external data to automate and execute smarter marketing messages. SimpleRelevance combines customers’ behavioral, demographic, and psychographic data, with patent-pending technology to create digital marketing messages that are individually personalized down to the time of day the message is sent, subject line, and product recommendations shown. The result? Higher conversions, sales, and ROI.
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