Advantage Capital Partners

Advantage Capital Partners is a venture capital firm that provides growth equity, lending, and mezzanine debt to United States-based companies at various stages, with a focus on small businesses in underserved urban and rural communities and on projects supporting state and federal economic development. It seeks to finance companies developing or applying proprietary technologies across sectors including information technology, telecommunications, business services, manufacturing, life sciences, energy, and agriculture, as well as real estate development and renewable energy initiatives. Typical investments range from $0.5 million to $10 million, and the firm may expand financing through senior debt, subordinated loans, or convertible instruments, often co-investing with other firms. Advantage Capital pursues opportunities in states and communities underserved by traditional risk capital and aims to generate measurable economic impact alongside financial returns. Founded in 1992, it is headquartered in New Orleans, with additional offices across the United States.

Al Alvarez

Director

Brian Anderson

Managing Director

Michael Benson

Senior Vice President

Anthony Billings

Senior Vice President and Investment Team Member

Adam Constantinides

Senior Vice President

Anaëlle Croteau

Vice President

Keith Freeman

Managing Director

Trey Garland

Senior Associate and Investment Team Member

Trey Garland

Senior Associate

Joseph Henderson

Senior Vice President

Joe Henderson

Senior Vice President, Investment Team

Leah Hendricks

Senior Vice President, Investments Team

Reid Hutchins

Managing Director

Peter Lu

Senior Associate

David McNaught

Vice President

Arjun Mohan

Vice President

Sandra M. Moore

Managing Director / Chief Impact Officer

Jim O'Rourke

Managing Director

Justin Obletz

CFO and Managing Director

Tim Perusek

Principal and Investment Group Member

Josh Rogers

Principal

Gabe Rosen

Vice President

Sam Schlichting

Senior Associate, Investment Team

Talmadge Singer II

Managing Director

Matthew Switzer

Vice President

Tony Toups

Principal

Alexandra Twyman

Vice President and Investment Team Member

Benjamin Warning

Senior Vice President

J.P. Lynch

Vice President, Investments

Jeffrey Gentsch

Venture Partner

Past deals in Georgia

Advance Industrial Maintenance & Machine

Debt Financing in 2020
Advance Industrial Maintenance and Machine focuses on providing industrial solutions. The company offers engineering, machine design, fabrication, machine shop, plant maintenance, process cooling, powder coating, and blasting services. It is headquartered in Augusta, Georgia.

Cady Bag Company

Debt Financing in 2020
Cady Bag Company, LLC is a vertically integrated manufacturer based in Pearson, Georgia, specializing in polypropylene fabrics and bags. Founded in 1957, the company produces a diverse range of products, including mesh bags for various produce such as onions, cabbages, and citrus, as well as biaxially oriented polypropylene bags for packaging animal nutrition, pet food, and other goods. Cady Bag also manufactures protective fabrics for manufactured housing and recreational vehicles, along with specialty bags for niche markets like seafood and geotextiles. With a commitment to quality and consistency, the company utilizes state-of-the-art equipment to deliver competitive products across its four primary business units: Leno Mesh Packaging, Cotton Bale Packaging, Consumer Products, and Building Products/Industrial Coated Products. Cady Bag Company was formerly known as Cady-Webb Bag Company until its name change in 1967.

GaXtracts

Debt Financing in 2020
GaXtracts, LLC is a manufacturer of industrial hemp products based in Atlanta, Georgia, established in 2016. The company specializes in producing cannabidiol (CBD) and various hemp-derived products, including tinctures, capsules, and topicals. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, GaXtracts also began producing a medical-grade hand sanitizer, meeting the needs of hospitals, law enforcement, and healthcare providers. The company collaborates with farmers who cultivate high-quality organic hemp, which is processed at its pharmaceutical-grade facility. Here, the hemp undergoes extraction to isolate CBD, allowing GaXtracts to supply essential ingredients for innovative products in the market. GaXtracts sells its products online, catering to a diverse customer base.

GaXtracts

Venture Round in 2020
GaXtracts, LLC is a manufacturer of industrial hemp products based in Atlanta, Georgia, established in 2016. The company specializes in producing cannabidiol (CBD) and various hemp-derived products, including tinctures, capsules, and topicals. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, GaXtracts also began producing a medical-grade hand sanitizer, meeting the needs of hospitals, law enforcement, and healthcare providers. The company collaborates with farmers who cultivate high-quality organic hemp, which is processed at its pharmaceutical-grade facility. Here, the hemp undergoes extraction to isolate CBD, allowing GaXtracts to supply essential ingredients for innovative products in the market. GaXtracts sells its products online, catering to a diverse customer base.

Meltblown Technologies

Debt Financing in 2019
Meltblown Technologies manufactures spill control and industrial hygiene products to help keep a workplace clean, safe, and in compliance. MBT absorbents clean up all kinds of leaks, drips, and spills. Its spill kits provide everything needed for a quick response to a variety of spill applications. The company's containment products provide for the safe storage of chemicals, fluids, and hazardous materials. Meltblown Technologies was founded in Sandersville, Georgia in 2007.

Lee & Cates Glass

Debt Financing in 2019
Lee & Cates Glass, Inc. is a full-service glass company based in Jacksonville, Florida, founded in 1926 by Thomas D. Lee Sr. and Raymond H. Cates. The company specializes in providing a wide array of glass products and services for automotive, commercial, and residential applications. Its offerings include side and rear-view mirrors, power windows, sliding glass doors, insulated glass, tub and shower enclosures, and hurricane-resistant glass. Additionally, Lee & Cates provides mobile auto glass services, including windshield replacement and repair, headlight restoration, and construction glazing. The company operates multiple service locations across Florida and Georgia, ensuring comprehensive support for its customers' diverse glass needs.

Lee & Cates Glass

Debt Financing in 2018
Lee & Cates Glass, Inc. is a full-service glass company based in Jacksonville, Florida, founded in 1926 by Thomas D. Lee Sr. and Raymond H. Cates. The company specializes in providing a wide array of glass products and services for automotive, commercial, and residential applications. Its offerings include side and rear-view mirrors, power windows, sliding glass doors, insulated glass, tub and shower enclosures, and hurricane-resistant glass. Additionally, Lee & Cates provides mobile auto glass services, including windshield replacement and repair, headlight restoration, and construction glazing. The company operates multiple service locations across Florida and Georgia, ensuring comprehensive support for its customers' diverse glass needs.

Lee & Cates Glass

Debt Financing in 2016
Lee & Cates Glass, Inc. is a full-service glass company based in Jacksonville, Florida, founded in 1926 by Thomas D. Lee Sr. and Raymond H. Cates. The company specializes in providing a wide array of glass products and services for automotive, commercial, and residential applications. Its offerings include side and rear-view mirrors, power windows, sliding glass doors, insulated glass, tub and shower enclosures, and hurricane-resistant glass. Additionally, Lee & Cates provides mobile auto glass services, including windshield replacement and repair, headlight restoration, and construction glazing. The company operates multiple service locations across Florida and Georgia, ensuring comprehensive support for its customers' diverse glass needs.

Mooring Tech

Debt Financing in 2015
Mooring Tech focuses on providing Panasonic Toughbook line of notebook computers. It specilaizes on the Panasonic Computer Solutions' rugged product line gives the company an advantage over its competitors in that they have expert product knowledge and implementation services for the Toughbook mobile computers and accompanying products such as mounting systems, network infrastructure, and software. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

BroadRiver Communications

Debt Financing in 2015
BroadRiver Communications is a Georgia-based competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) that specializes in providing comprehensive IT solutions, including cloud services, voice and data communications, internet connectivity, hosting, colocation, and managed services. With its corporate offices located in Midtown Atlanta, the company has a two-decade history of integrating IT infrastructure and telecommunications for small to medium-sized businesses as well as larger enterprises. BroadRiver aims to simplify the management of diverse business communication services by offering tailored solutions that eliminate the challenges associated with multiple vendors. The company focuses on delivering high-quality services at competitive prices, ensuring clients receive the right combination of data and voice services to meet their specific needs.

Lee & Cates Glass

Debt Financing in 2014
Lee & Cates Glass, Inc. is a full-service glass company based in Jacksonville, Florida, founded in 1926 by Thomas D. Lee Sr. and Raymond H. Cates. The company specializes in providing a wide array of glass products and services for automotive, commercial, and residential applications. Its offerings include side and rear-view mirrors, power windows, sliding glass doors, insulated glass, tub and shower enclosures, and hurricane-resistant glass. Additionally, Lee & Cates provides mobile auto glass services, including windshield replacement and repair, headlight restoration, and construction glazing. The company operates multiple service locations across Florida and Georgia, ensuring comprehensive support for its customers' diverse glass needs.

BroadRiver Communications

Venture Round in 2010
BroadRiver Communications is a Georgia-based competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) that specializes in providing comprehensive IT solutions, including cloud services, voice and data communications, internet connectivity, hosting, colocation, and managed services. With its corporate offices located in Midtown Atlanta, the company has a two-decade history of integrating IT infrastructure and telecommunications for small to medium-sized businesses as well as larger enterprises. BroadRiver aims to simplify the management of diverse business communication services by offering tailored solutions that eliminate the challenges associated with multiple vendors. The company focuses on delivering high-quality services at competitive prices, ensuring clients receive the right combination of data and voice services to meet their specific needs.

Corpay

Series E in 2009
Corpay is a corporate payments company that provides online payment solutions and a suite of modern payment programs for vehicle-related expenses, lodging, and other corporate payments. It operates closed-loop networks connecting merchants and supporting a range of acceptance locations in North America and Europe, while also leveraging third-party networks to deliver its services. The company offers issuing and processing capabilities and provides specialized information services, enabling customers to manage and pay expenses efficiently. Its platform uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to automate bill payments and synchronize with accounting tools. Corpay serves diverse industries, including commercial fleets, oil companies, and lodging providers, with geographic reach in the United States, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and additional regions. The company emphasizes data capture, analysis, and reporting to support financial operations for businesses.

Corpay

Venture Round in 2009
Corpay is a corporate payments company that provides online payment solutions and a suite of modern payment programs for vehicle-related expenses, lodging, and other corporate payments. It operates closed-loop networks connecting merchants and supporting a range of acceptance locations in North America and Europe, while also leveraging third-party networks to deliver its services. The company offers issuing and processing capabilities and provides specialized information services, enabling customers to manage and pay expenses efficiently. Its platform uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to automate bill payments and synchronize with accounting tools. Corpay serves diverse industries, including commercial fleets, oil companies, and lodging providers, with geographic reach in the United States, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and additional regions. The company emphasizes data capture, analysis, and reporting to support financial operations for businesses.

Corpay

Debt Financing in 2003
Corpay is a corporate payments company that provides online payment solutions and a suite of modern payment programs for vehicle-related expenses, lodging, and other corporate payments. It operates closed-loop networks connecting merchants and supporting a range of acceptance locations in North America and Europe, while also leveraging third-party networks to deliver its services. The company offers issuing and processing capabilities and provides specialized information services, enabling customers to manage and pay expenses efficiently. Its platform uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to automate bill payments and synchronize with accounting tools. Corpay serves diverse industries, including commercial fleets, oil companies, and lodging providers, with geographic reach in the United States, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and additional regions. The company emphasizes data capture, analysis, and reporting to support financial operations for businesses.

Corpay

Venture Round in 2002
Corpay is a corporate payments company that provides online payment solutions and a suite of modern payment programs for vehicle-related expenses, lodging, and other corporate payments. It operates closed-loop networks connecting merchants and supporting a range of acceptance locations in North America and Europe, while also leveraging third-party networks to deliver its services. The company offers issuing and processing capabilities and provides specialized information services, enabling customers to manage and pay expenses efficiently. Its platform uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to automate bill payments and synchronize with accounting tools. Corpay serves diverse industries, including commercial fleets, oil companies, and lodging providers, with geographic reach in the United States, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and additional regions. The company emphasizes data capture, analysis, and reporting to support financial operations for businesses.

Corpay

Venture Round in 1999
Corpay is a corporate payments company that provides online payment solutions and a suite of modern payment programs for vehicle-related expenses, lodging, and other corporate payments. It operates closed-loop networks connecting merchants and supporting a range of acceptance locations in North America and Europe, while also leveraging third-party networks to deliver its services. The company offers issuing and processing capabilities and provides specialized information services, enabling customers to manage and pay expenses efficiently. Its platform uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to automate bill payments and synchronize with accounting tools. Corpay serves diverse industries, including commercial fleets, oil companies, and lodging providers, with geographic reach in the United States, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and additional regions. The company emphasizes data capture, analysis, and reporting to support financial operations for businesses.
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