Advantage X

Advantage Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1992, specializing in growth equity, lending, and mezzanine debt investments in companies at various stages of development, excluding seed stage. The firm focuses on small businesses and invests in low-income communities, both urban and rural, to support state and local economic development efforts. Advantage Capital seeks to invest in companies that develop or apply proprietary technologies primarily in industries such as communication, information technology, business services, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, life sciences, and energy. Additionally, the firm provides debt and equity capital to real estate development firms and projects. It primarily invests in underserved states and communities in the United States, with an initial investment range between $0.5 million and $10 million. Advantage Capital partners with other investment firms and government agencies to support bank lending and economic initiatives, aiming to bring businesses, technologies, and jobs to communities in need.

Al Alvarez

Director

Brian Anderson

PRINCIPAL

Alyson G. Appleton

VP of Communications, Marketing and Policy

Jay Bennett

Vice President of Business Development

Keith Berry

VP of Business Development

Anthony H. Billings

Vice President

Bitting, Thomas H.P.

PRINCIPAL

Troy Blaine

VP of Business Development

Charles H. Booker

Principal

Ryan Brennan

Managing Director

Samantha F. de Castro

Associate

Abhi Chandrasekhara

Senior Associate

Craig Cole

Vice President of Business Development

Chloe Coniaris

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Adam Constantinides

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Jeffrey W. Craver

Principal

Anaëlle Croteau

ASSOCIATE

Jeremy R. Degenhart

Principal

Maurice Doyle

Managing Director

Ryan Dressler

Principal

Louis T. Dubuque

Managing Director

Eric Dunham

VP of Business Development

Michele Fleher

Business development officer

Beth Fore

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Keith Freeman

Managing Director

Jeffrey Gentsch

Venture Partner

Gregory P. Gish

Senior Vice President

Jonathan I. Goldstein

Managing Director

Daniel J. Gould

SVP

Christopher C. Harris

Vice-President

Matthew L. Hart

VP

Joseph Henderson

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Leah Hendricks

Vice-President

George N. Hettich

VP

Stephanie Hiatt

SVP

Richard T. Hummell

Principal

Reid Hutchins

Managing Director

Geoffrey Jacques

ASSOCIATE

Michael Johnson

Managing Director & Chief Compliance Officer

Mark Lange

VP of Business Development

Josh Liggett

Partner

Franchesca B. Lorio

Principal/Controller

Philip E. Marshall

Principal

Larry Martin

VP of Business Development

Natalia Matallana

Senior Associate

D. Tyler Mayoras

Venture Partner

Anthony Metzner

SVP

Sandra M. Moore

Managing Director/Chief Impact Officer

Justin T. Motika

VP

Scott Murphy

Managing Director/CIO

James O'Rourke

MD

Justin N. Obletz

Chief Financial Officer

Paul Olsen

VP

Anne Ott

SVP

Tim Perusek

Principal

Aaron Pohlmann

Senior Associate

Sarah Rajan

Senior Associate

Damon L. Rawie

Managing Director

Jim Rieker

VP OF SYNDICATION

Rachel Robards

ASSOCIATE

Joshua Rogers

Vice-President

Valentino Rovere

Vice President

Philip Ruppel

Vice President

Kelcee Sachtleben

Senior Associate

Brynn N. Sanders

VP

Cara M. Schiffman

Vice-President of Regulatory Affairs

Greg Schwarztrauber

SVP

Talmadge Singer

Managing Director

Craig Smidt

SVP

Ruth Kelso Sorrell

Principal

Angel Stuckman

VP of Business Development

Steven T. Stull

Founder, Chief Executive Officer & President

Adam M. Suberi

Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

Matthew Switzer

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Thomas Titus

Vice President

W. Anthony Toups

Principal

Alexandra A. Twyman

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Ramya Varma

Vice President

Brittany Walker

Assistant VP

Benjamin Warning

Senior Associate

Carl Weatherley-White

MD

Thomas Willsey

Senior Vice President, Treasurer

Kyle Wood

Associate

Sarah Wynn

Associate

1298 past transactions

Arch Energy Illinois

Debt Financing in 2011
Arch Energy Illinois is a central and southern Illinois-based oil development and extraction company. It negotiates directly with property owners before contracting with drilling companies to test reserve potential and install oil wells.

Payveris

Venture Round in 2013
Payveris is the creator of The MoveMoney Platform, an Open API cloud-based platform that enables FIs to control, simplify + extend digital money movement capabilities to any application or device while lowering user experience friction, significantly reducing operating costs + future-proofing the IT investment. Shift from a product-centric digital payments model to a platform-centric model today!

Cady Bag

Debt Financing in 2020
Cady Bag is a manufacturer of polypropylene fabrics and bags. The company has four primary business units; Leno Mesh Packaging, Cotton Bale Packaging, Consumer Products, and Building Products/Industrial Coated Products. They offer quality, consistent products manufactured with state-of-the-art equipment at globally competitive rates.

Bennett and Sons Machine and Supply Company

Venture Round in 2008
Bennett and Sons Machine and Supply Company specializes in the wholesale distribution of miscellaneous industrial supplies. the company is based in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Fortress Risk Management, LLC provides cloud based enterprise risk management (ERM) solutions and services to the banking and credit union industry. Its ERM solutions provide cross-channel transaction monitoring, behavior analysis, and alerting services in various critical risk areas to eliminate fraud in financial institutions. The company’s solutions also help clients in enterprise fraud and risk management, dispute processing, regulatory compliance, management reporting, and more. Fortress Risk Management, LLC was founded in 2009 and is based in Wethersfield, Connecticut.

Old South Brick & Supply Co.

Old South Brick & Supply Co. distributes and retails bricks, brick supplies, fireplaces, and fireplace accessories to the construction industry. The company was founded in 1982 and is based in Jackson, Mississippi.

Rustic Crust

Convertible Note in 2020
Rustic Crust Inc. produces ready-made pizza crusts, gluten free products, sauce packs, and flatbreads. The company also offers recipes for appetizers, main course, and dessert. It serves customers through online retailers. Rustic Crust Inc. was formerly known as Ever Better Eating, Inc. and changed its name to Rustic Crust Inc. in January 2005. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in Pittsfield, New Hampshire.
Global Cooling, Inc. manufactures and sells ultra-low temperature freezers for energy, aerospace, life science, pharmaceutical, bioresearch/clinical, biotechnology, and industrial applications, as well as scientific corporations and organizations worldwide. It also provides direct training of authorized service personnel. The company sells its products directly and through laboratory supply dealers. Global Cooling, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Athens, Ohio.

ADiO Pharmacy

Debt Financing in 2012
ADiO Pharmacy is a pharmaceutical company that provides medications and services to its consumers. The company is based in Paducah, Kentucky.

Wireless One Network

Debt Financing in 1995
Wireless One Network LP, doing business as Cellular One of Southwest Florida.

ReST

Debt Financing in 2018
ReST believes in perfecting each element of your sleep environment so you can sleep better and perform better. That’s why They brought together the best technology to create the world’s first smart bed. A ReST Bed™ incorporates a patented system called Adaptive Sleep Thinking™ which is a smart fabric that senses changes in pressure…and dynamically responds to your body in real-time to relieve pressure. When you wake up, ReST empowers you with data that helps you understand your sleep so that you can achieve peak performance.

Current Solutions

Venture Round in 2009
Current Solutions have brought OEM Power Sources to the manufacturers.

New Haven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

New Haven Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceuticals company, develops and commercializes drugs to treat patients suffering from medical conditions, including cardiovascular disease. The company offers DURLAZA, an oral capsule that delivers controlled-release aspirin for the secondary prevention of stroke and acute cardiac events, including myocardial infarction (heart attack), in high risk cardiovascular and diabetes patients. It also develops products incorporating zinc salts, including a product that lowers stomach acid in patients suffering from gastro-esophageal reflux disease and a combination product with DURLAZA. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in New Haven, Connecticut.

IPAK

Debt Financing in 2017
IPAK manufactures, warehouses, kits, and distributes sales, marketing, safety, and educational tools that support key business objectives.

NRE - Moving Forward

Debt Financing in 2020
NRE - Moving Forward is a transportation company offering locomotive products and wheel services.

Apparel Unlimited

Debt Financing in 2012
Apparel Unlimited offers customized shirt printing and embroidery. The company is based in Georgetown, Illinois.

Prioria

Debt Financing in 2013
Prioria Robotics is an engineering company founded in 2003 by University of Florida alumni and is located in Gainesville, Fla. Prioria is dedicated to solving some of the key problems of machine perception and autonomous systems in order to improve and develop new products. Prioria produces the Maveric unmanned aircraft system, whose unique onboard collision-detection capability is powered by the Merlin embedded processing platform. Prioria also provides engineering solutions for industrial and ground robotics, medical device manufacturers, military and homeland security applications, and cutting-edge commercial products.
The Louisiana Technology Innovation Fund (LTIF) was created by Act 481 of the 1997 Regular Legislative Session to provide "seed" money for innovative agency projects. The fund was created to be an incentive to accelerate the implementation of electronic government and to encourage state agencies to pursue innovative and creative approaches using technology to provide needed citizens services most cost-effectively and efficiently.
BizCapital is a Louisiana-based non-depository financial institution offering a range of loans to small- and medium-sized companies.
Conway Machine, Inc. manufactures fabricated replacement parts for die cutters and printers. The company was founded in 1972 and is based in Conway, Arkansas.

Pacific Ag

Debt Financing in 2017
Pacific Ag specializes in Biomass Supply Chain, Corn Stover, Residues, and Bioenergy. The company offers a range of integrated services for our developer partners, beginning with identification of potential low-cost feedstock supply locations. Pacific Ag was founded in 1998 and headquartered in Ohio, United States.

Comet Systems

Venture Round in 1999
Companies that have survived on the Internet usually fall into two categories: those whose business models took off early — like eBay and Amazon — and those who succeeded after reinventing themselves in response to the rapidly changing Internet economy. Comet proudly counts itself in this latter camp: having started with a simple cursor-changing product, the company has gone on to build a highly profitable business with four diversified product lines.

United States Dinnerware

Debt Financing in 2011
United States Dinnerware designs and manufactures injected plasticware made from plastic resins. The company also offers a variety of injection-molded products that include trays, tumblers, tote boxes, and storage containers. It offers unique sizes and colors, plus outstanding value to meet the need of any foodservice operation, no matter what size or location.
EnviRelation, LLC provides environmental services for the hospitality industry. The company offers food composting services for food-related businesses, such as office buildings, hotels, grocery stores, restaurants, hospitals, schools, colleges and universities, food processors and distributors, churches and temples. It also provides environmental projects and programs reporting and documentation services. Additionally, EnviRelation provides emissions quantification services to track greenhouse gas emissions; and sustainability reporting services for individual properties, portfolios, brands, and corporations. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia.

Imaging Technology Solutions, L.L.C.

Imaging Technology Solutions, L.L.C. develops and markets industry leading software packages in the document imaging and information management market. ITS also markets Zydeco, a suite of document management applications that fully integrates with software such as ACT!, Turbo Tax, Microsoft Office '97, and Quicken.

Hortau

Series D in 2018
Hortau specializes in wireless and web-based irrigation management. Hortau integrates proprietary soil sensing innovations with the latest information technologies to deliver the most advanced irrigation management solutions on the market. Hortau was founded in 2002, by Dr. Jean Caron, Agronomist, Ph.D in Soil Physics and Jocelyn Boudreau, agricultural engineer, M.Sc. in Soil Physics. Their expertise is in Agronomy, Soil Physics and Agricultural Engineering. Improving crop production is their focus.
GaXtracts, LLC engages in manufacturing industrial hemp products for farmers and the industry. It offers cannabidiol (CBD) and hemp-derived based products, such as tinctures, capsules, and topicals. It also sells hand sanitizers. The company sells its products online. GaXtracts, LLC was founded in 2016 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Arcadia Louvered Roofs, Inc. manufactures louvered roof. It offers custom adjustable pergola that can be operated with the touch of a button to totally control of the amount of sun and shade. The company offers two types of roofs: Arcadia Pivot, pivot design gives 170° range of motion to provide a cool oasis regardless of the sun's position and Arcadia Slide, it gives the ability to open the space above while maintaining the design of the pivot. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Dahlonega, Georgia.
Genico, Inc., doing business as GENICON, designs, manufactures, and distributes patented surgical instrumentation for general, gynecologic, urologic, and pediatric surgeons in the United States and internationally. The company focuses on procedure-enabling devices for the interventional diagnosis and treatment of conditions in general and bariatric surgery, as well as gastrointestinal health, gynecology, and pediatric surgery. It offers port systems, including Natura bladeless trocars, palm bladeless trocars, bladeless tip trocars, pyramidal tip trocars, Hasson/Blunt port systems, cannula, shielded tip trocars, and 3mm trocars; suction irrigation and battery powered suction irrigation devices; electrosurgical instrumentation, including GeniSurge 5mm and NanoSurge 3mm single use mono-polar, and BiSurge 3mm and 5mm single use bi-polar instrumentation; ligation products, including disposable clip appliers, clips and clip appliers, and clips and open clip appliers; and Veress needles, GeniStrong and SimplyStrong specimen retrieval products, and EZee retrieval products. The company also provides OEM/private label surgical products. Genico, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in Winter Park, Florida.

Petroleum Communications

Venture Round in 1995
Petroleum Communications develops telecommunication network solutions. It provides voice and data communication services for the offshore oil and gas industry. Petroleum Communications was founded in 1983.
Jahabow Industries, Inc. engages in designing, manufacturing, and installing glass, wood, and metal display case and store fixture solutions for retailers and brand marketers in the United States. Its products include framed, millwork, glass-to-glass, and security display cases with lighting, security, design accent, and electrical options; and other products comprising cashwraps, nesting tables, counters, mobile and stationary cabinetry, kiosks, and more. Jahabow Industries, Inc. was formerly known as JI, Inc. and changed its name to Jahabow Industries, Inc. in June 2005. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Owensville, Missouri.

Lamm Food Service, LLC

Lamm Food Service, LLC markets and distributes food products. The company provides fruits, vegetables, cheeses, flour, seafood, oats, and salad dressings. Additionally, its products include oils, sugar, juices, and grains. The company distributes food to institutions including correctional facilities, schools, and hospitals; and retailers including restaurants, drive inns, daycare center, and convenience stores. It has strategic alliances with Farmland Foods, Genpak, Wincup, Dot Foods, Hunts, Foster Farms, Cajun Products, Jaques Alligator Filets, Langlinais Breads, and Falcon Rice Mill. Lamm Food Service, LLC was founded in 1972 and is based in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Thiel Tool & Engineering

Debt Financing in 2011
Thiel Tool & Engineering is a manufacturer of precision metal stampings for the automotive, construction, and truck trailer industries. the company was established in 1945

Open range beef

Debt Financing in 2019
As a boutique packing plant, Open Range Beef targets each customer’s needs and supplies premium beef according to customer specification. Strict organic principles, including streamlined record keeping, ensure organic integrity and absolute traceability of cattle from birth through product delivery.

Coastwide Electric

Debt Financing in 2021
Coastwide Electric is a repair and installation group that offers ship repair, building, and conversion. It provides technicians with experience in alarm and steering systems, USCG automation test and electrical construction, propulsion controls and generator systems, megger testing and A/C – D/C distribution systems, shipyard electrical systems maintenance and repair, commercial/industrial underground electrical installation, and vessel conversions. The company is based in Amelia, Louisiana.
Owensboro Grain Company, LLC produces soy products and edible oils. Its products include protein meal and hull pellets for animal feeds; crude and degummed oil, and lecithin; and various blends of refined vegetable oil for human consumption, biodiesel, and glycerin. The company has a strategic alliance with Accelergy Corporation. Owensboro Grain Company, LLC was founded in 1906 and is based in Owensboro, Kentucky.
NOMIS Seismographs, Inc. manufactures seismic monitoring equipment and instrumentation for monitoring use associated with blasting in construction, mining, quarrying, pile driving, and demolition fields. It offers seismographs; and accessories, such as accelerometer and alarm assemblies, and down the hole and single channel vibration sensors. It also offers personalized after the sale services, such as factory authorized parts, service, and calibration for its units. It sells its products directly; through agents in Europe, Asia, and the Far East; and distributors in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Austria, Argentina, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Croatia, France, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, the Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Thailand, and Turkey. NOMIS Seismographs, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is based in Birmingham, Alabama.

Kanata Blanket

Debt Financing in 2020
Kanata Blanket is a promotional products supplier that offers wholesale orders with customization options. The company's Home Collection offers blankets and throws for any decor, including luxuriously soft polyester blankets, faux fur, and faux leather blankets, wool blankets, and more. Its newest collection, the Adventure Collection aims to bring high-quality products such as picnic blankets, travel blankets, wool blankets, and more. It is headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada in1993.
Roller Die + Forming has been a producer of standard and custom roll formed parts, serving customers throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and the rest of the world. As a roll forming company, we have the experience, the expertise, and the capability to handle projects — large and small — for a wide range of industries. roll forming companyOur employees have been thoroughly trained in every aspect of the roll form process, and together represent nearly 200 years of cumulative roll forming and shop experience. This means you will experience unmatched levels of service, quality and value every time you work with us.

Lee & Cates Glass

Debt Financing in 2016
Lee & Cates Glass is a glass company that offers residential, commercial, and automotive glass installation, repair, and replacement services. It was founded in Jacksonville, Florida in 1926 by brothers-in-law Thomas D. Lee Sr. and Raymond H. Cates.

DRC Industries

Debt Financing in 2020
DRC Industries is a low-cost manufacturer of paperboard products including corner boards, paper tubes/cores, chipboard sheets, & temporary floor protection products. DRC Industries was founded in 2001 and has proudly provided unique packaging solutions for more than 19 years to customers all over North America. DRC Industries' primary sheeting product offerings are Chipboard, Liner board, medium, low density, ccnb, virgin kraft, anti-skid, anti-abrasion, die-cut, and custom sheets.

Open Biosystems

Debt Financing in 2008
A provider of RNA interference (RNAi), gene expression and protein detection products for life science research.

Carbolytic Materials

Debt Financing in 2010
Carbolytic Materials Company, LLC manufactures carbon black alternative products from scrap tires for rubber and plastic applications. It offers ApexCM, a carbon-based reinforcing and tinting agent extracted from rubber products. The company’s product is used for reinforcement and tinting requirements in various markets, such as automotive, agricultural, construction, electronics, and industrial equipment. Carbolytic Materials Company, LLC was founded in 2006 and is based in Maryville, Missouri.
Summit Aerospace, Inc. provides aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul services. The company focuses on the repair and overhaul of power generation components such as integrated drive generators, variable speed constant frequency, constant speed drives, generators, starter-generators, and landing gears. Additionally, it provides reconditioning and rewinding sub-assemblies, which include electric motors, motors, and stators that are used on end units for commercial and military aircraft. The company also offers repair, overhaul, and modification services for aircraft pneumatics, hydraulics, fuel surface controls, and auxiliary power units. Additionally, it provides commercial and military aircraft landing gears and actuators overhaul services. Summit Aerospace, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is based in Miami, Florida.

Fortress Technologies

Venture Round in 1999
With over 65,000 systems currently deployed and serving as the infrastructure backbone of the largest Department of Defense (DoD) wireless mesh network, Fortress Technologies is the established leader in secure tactical wireless communications. Fortress delivers the most advanced solutions for deployable secure wireless mesh networks, designed specifically for highly mobile and rugged outdoor, tactical military and secure government environments. Leveraging a self forming, self healing, path-optimizing meshing protocol, Fortress' products incorporate government grade security algorithms and meet stringent environmental standards. Based on standard wireless technology uniquely enhanced for DoD requirements, Fortress' COTS+ solutions are purpose built for inclusion into standard or tailored in-theater communications systems. Fortress' secure wireless networking products and embedded solutions for government markets are intended for easy integration and technical insertion, enabling partners and customers to meet their most challenging wireless communications needs.

The Rainforest Company

Debt Financing in 1997
The Rainforest Company рrоvіdеs natural food products to change the lifestyle of its customers. It specializes in vegan, superfoods, acai, organic, healthy food products, and transparency. The Rainforest Company was founded in the year 2016 and is located in Berlin.
Sunburst Farms, Inc. grows, imports, and distirubtes cut-flowers in the United States. It offers a range of products, such as roses, carnations, gerbera, astroemeria, pompons, gerbera, bouquets, tulips, specialty products, novelties, and more. The company also supports farmers and agricultural communities; and provides training services. It offers products and services to wholesale markets and mass markets through its distribution centers. Sunburst Farms, Inc. was formerly known as Dole Fresh Flowers, Inc. and changed its name to Sunburst Farms, Inc. in January 2009. The company was founded in 1970 and is based in Miami, Florida. Sunburst Farms, Inc. is a former subsidiary of Dole Food Company, Inc.

Worldwide Equipment Sales

Debt Financing in 2016
Worldwide Equipment Sales is a dealer of new and used tow trucks, car haulers, and equipment trailers. It also offers parts for the towing and hauling industries. It offers custom-built self-loader wreckers and flatbed car carriers in the industry. Worldwide also offers specialized recovery solutions such as side puller options for both tow trucks and flatbed carriers to fulfill the needs of demanding operators. The company's towing equipment specialist can custom-build a truck to meet a client's specific needs. It also stocks a full line of service and repair parts for all the brands we sell as well as consumable items like straps, chains, lights, height sticks, and much more.

BeautifulDisplays

Debt Financing in 2015
BeautifulDisplays manufactures trade show displays, exhibit booths, and accessories. The company specializes in producing high definition event and retail graphics, as well as fabricating exhibits, displays, and branding environments for companies in the United States and internationally. It offers fabric graphic displays, fabric event structures, fabric pop-up displays, aluminum truss kits, fabric banner stands, fabric printing, backdrops and backgrounds, and hanging fabric signs. The company also provides printed flooring products, portable displays, banner stands, flooring products, tables and chairs, table covers, pipes and drapes, print hanging hardware, literature racks, truss add-ons, lighting, cases and crates, and legacy products. In addition, it offers grand format printing, UV flatbed printing, dye-sub fabric printing, trade show graphics, event banners and graphics, graphic design, custom exhibit design, and product rental services. The company was founded in 1991 and is based in Carbondale, Illinois. BeautifulDisplays operates as a subsidiary of The Noteworthy Group, Inc.

Automated Fuel Technologies

Venture Round in 2001
Automated Fuel Technologies offers urgent fuel system maintenance, update, and service contracts. Automated Fuel Technologies is located in Garland, Texas.

Game Equipment

Debt Financing in 2010
Game Equipment L.L.C. manufactures and sells sugar cane and other equipment. It offers sugar cane loaders, pineapple harvesters and sprayers, vegetable sprayers, tractors, CNC machines, and sand masters. The company also provides GPS steered and self-propelled sugar cane planters for operations in tropical areas, such as Hawaii, Colombia, and areas of Africa. In addition, it offers computer numerical controlled machining and other machine shop services to customers in the oil field and other industries. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Napoleonville, Louisiana.

Gleason Corporation

Debt Financing in 2012
Gleason Corporation is a global leader in the technology of gearing. Products and services include machinery for the production, finishing and testing of gears as well as a worldwide support system which provides cutting tools, workholding, replacement parts, field service, application development services, gear design and inspection software, training programs, engineering support and machine rebuild and upgrade services. The Company is also a leader in the theory of gear design and in the application, testing and analysis of prototype and production gears. Customers include leading companies in the automotive, aerospace, marine, agricultural, construction equipment, industrial machinery and equipment, energy, and truck industries.

Lamm Food

Debt Financing in 2012
LAMM Food Service has been providing customers with high quality products and exceptional service to meet their unique food service needs. As a full line food distributor, LAMM carries a wide variety of name brand products from well-known national manufacturers – and we are also proud to support many local companies that manufacture Louisiana food products.

Dubuque Coffee Company

Debt Financing in 2015
Dubuque Coffee seeks out premium green coffees from around the world for its single-origin coffees and its blends. It offers flavored coffees, such as Highlander Grog and Hazelnut that are made with the same premium quality coffees that it uses for its blends and flavor-mixed in small batches.

Green Wizard Tire Recyclers

Debt Financing in 2014
Green Wizard Tire Recyclers is a Florida-based industrial enterprise.

HRI Properties

Debt Financing in 2003
HRI Properties, LLC provides real estate development services. The company manages hotels, apartments, resorts, retail spaces, and residential units. HRI Properties, LLC was formerly known as Historic Restoration Inc. The company was founded in 1982 and is based in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Nextility

Series A in 2012
Nextility is a new type of energy company that uses advanced technology to ensure that businesses of all types and sizes are saving money on their energy bills. The company helps businesses of all sizes get lower utility costs. Their unique energy rate protection service and no-upfront cost solar PV and solar hot water offerings make maximizing the business's energy dollars absolutely effortless. Nextility was formerly Skyline Innovations and founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
The Lawrence Group, Inc. provides architectural services. It also offers interior design, landscape architecture, graphic design, urban planning, and development and construction management services. In addition, the company owns and operates a restaurant that offers meals, soups, salads, pizzas, burgers and sandwiches, entrees and pastas, and desserts. It serves higher education, K-12, healthcare, corporate, media, hospitality, multi-family housing, historic renovation, senior living, civic, community, commercial, single family housing, health and wellness, and recreation and wellness markets. The company was founded in 1983 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri with additional offices in Austin, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; and New York, New York. It has a restaurant location in St. Louis, Missouri.

SKYDEX Technologies

Series C in 2005
SKYDEX is a global leader in advanced impact mitigation and cushioning solutions and is dedicated to Protecting Things That Matter®. With superior precision, durability and tunability, our proprietary technology is engineered to excel in the harshest and most demanding conditions. Our customized applications unlock value for customers across a range of commercial and military applications. We are a team of innovators, engineers and problem solvers - and are dedicated to maximizing your performance. We seek out every possibility to push our technology to its limits to meet your specific impact and cushioning needs. SKYDEX is excited to introduce our expanded product line of vehicle decking. SKYDEX Convoy Deck absorbs energy forces transmitted to occupants through the vehicle floor during a blast event, reducing the probability of injury. Our products have been field tested in over 18,000 vehicles and have been the go-to solution for threat mitigation from underbody mine blasts.

Pasteuria Bioscience

Series B in 2009
Pasteuria Bioscience, Inc. was founded in 2003 in the University of Florida's Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator. The company was developed out of Entomos, Inc., to commercialize its revolutionary technology for production of nematode control products Pasteuria Bioscience has successfully raised over $6 million in venture funding in its series A and series B rounds, which has enabled the advancement of the technology to the point of commercial-scale production and EPA registration of its first product. This initial product will be for control of sting nematodes in professional turf, and is expected to launch in late 2009. Progress towards launch is supported by multiple ongoing turf field trials and other commercial development activities. The company also continues to build its pipeline of products and its intellectual property portfolio through a vigorous laboratory development program.

Big Easy Bucha

Debt Financing in 2018
Big Easy Bucha is a producer of healthy, refreshing, and organic kombucha beverages. The company's organic kombucha beverages are fermented tea packed to the brim with probiotics and are naturally carbonated and lightly sweetened, making it a better alternative to sugary sodas, enabling consumers to consume healthy drinks. It was established in 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Rustic Crust Inc. produces ready-made pizza crusts, gluten free products, sauce packs, and flatbreads. The company also offers recipes for appetizers, main course, and dessert. It serves customers through online retailers. Rustic Crust Inc. was formerly known as Ever Better Eating, Inc. and changed its name to Rustic Crust Inc. in January 2005. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in Pittsfield, New Hampshire.

Broadband iTV

Debt Financing in 2009
Broadband iTV, Inc. engages in the design, execution, and management of interactive television /VOD applications. It supports on-demand advertising, user-generated content, as well as web-to-iTV applications for digital television. The company through, its plug-and-play technology offers an interactive community channel that enables community members to communicate and interact among themselves, as well as to buy and sell goods and services directly with one another. It also operates a web platform that facilitates businesses, community organizations, and individuals to publish video content directly to the television. In addition, the company offers television video personals and video greeting cards, talent contests and promotions, short films, and music videos for adults and teens. Broadband iTV, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is based in Honolulu, Hawaii.

DAXKO

Debt Financing in 2007
Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, Daxko is a leading provider of operations and financial management solutions for member-centric nonprofits, with a particular focus on the $6 billion YMCA market. Daxko's OnDemand software suite, including Daxko Operations and Daxko Accounting, help customers operate more efficiently, grow healthier organizations, and serve their communities more effectively.

Centner Academy

Debt Financing in 2013
Centner Academy is a school for preschool, elementary, and middle school students. The school curates authentic, fun, and purposeful learning experiences for students which ensures that all students find meaning and joy in their learning. It blends social and emotional learning with problem-solving and critical thinking gives its students the capacity to think about systems, contexts, and their learning from multiple perspectives.

Fortress Risk Management

Series A in 2016
Fortress Risk Management, LLC provides cloud based enterprise risk management (ERM) solutions and services to the banking and credit union industry. Its ERM solutions provide cross-channel transaction monitoring, behavior analysis, and alerting services in various critical risk areas to eliminate fraud in financial institutions. The company’s solutions also help clients in enterprise fraud and risk management, dispute processing, regulatory compliance, management reporting, and more. Fortress Risk Management, LLC was founded in 2009 and is based in Wethersfield, Connecticut.

Fortress Risk Management

Venture Round in 2013
Fortress Risk Management, LLC provides cloud based enterprise risk management (ERM) solutions and services to the banking and credit union industry. Its ERM solutions provide cross-channel transaction monitoring, behavior analysis, and alerting services in various critical risk areas to eliminate fraud in financial institutions. The company’s solutions also help clients in enterprise fraud and risk management, dispute processing, regulatory compliance, management reporting, and more. Fortress Risk Management, LLC was founded in 2009 and is based in Wethersfield, Connecticut.

Rucker's Candy

Debt Financing in 2013
Rucker's Candy is a distributor and wholesaler of confectionery products. The company's products include candy and snacks, which enables customers to avail premium quality sweets and candies with a refined texture and taste. It was founded in 1985 in Bridgeport, Illinois.

Cultiva

Debt Financing in 2015
Cultiva™ has a proprietary technology called SureSeal™ designed to supplement the cuticle of the plant. Our product Parka™ – powered by SureSeal – is now used commercially on multiple high value crops to improve fruit quality and finish, suppress rain cracking, increase marketable yields and prolong shelf life.

First Step Staffing

Debt Financing in 2015
First Step is committed to providing its employees extensive training, meticulous support, and community reinvestment to provide you with the skilled and qualified employees you need.

Cybrexa, Inc.

Series B in 2021
Cybrexa, Inc. develops DNA repair inhibitors for radio- and chemo-sensitizers in cancer therapeutics. The product consists of peptide-based technology that directly targets tumor microenvironment. Cybrexa, Inc. was formerly known as Cybrexa, Inc. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in New Haven, Connecticut.
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.

PECO Pallet

Venture Round in 2003
PECO Pallet, Inc. manufactures and rents pallets in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company also provides maintenance and repair, education and training, and operations and logistics services. It serves grocery and consumer goods manufacturers and distributors, as well as pallet depots. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Irvington, New York. It operates service centers and manufacturing plants in North America. PECO Pallet, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of PECO Pallet Holdings, Inc.

Rayeman Elements

Debt Financing in 2014
Rayeman Elements manufactures, develops, and distributes innovative technology to produce environmentally friendly products for the ethanol industry. Its Rayeman Bulk Densification Equipment utilizes patented technology to provide sustainable solutions for range cattle, as well as other species' feed, renewable energy, and shipping purposes. This ground-breaking system processes 100% distillers' or brewers' grain with no added fillers or binders, using only heating, cooling, and 3-dimensional pressure through its unique technology. This patented technology provides the opportunity to bulk densify virtually any product introduced, reducing the material by up to 70%, forming a cube, pellet, or log. Rayeman Elements has recently completed a sale of two ground-breaking Rayeman Compression Dryers (RCD) to Lincolnway Energy in Nevada, Iowa. The RCD's patented technology safely and efficiently converts wet grain to premium dry grain, in a process that yields the benefits of the reduction of emissions, elimination of explosions, a smaller footprint, and significantly lower capital outlay and operating costs than conventional dryer systems. The Rayeman Compression Dryer is designed to be flexible, dependent on desired output and dryness levels. The barrel and screw arrangements can be hooked up in series or in a parallel configuration and can be connected in series to existing conventional drying systems to increase capacity and quality.

RXQ Compounding

Series A in 2019
RXQ Compounding, LLC manufactures and distributes sterile and non-sterile medications in the United States. The company offers sterile and non-sterile injectable products, veterinary medications, dermatologic creams and ointments, ophthalmic solutions, orthopedic steroids, and custom production products for hospitals. It sells its products online. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Athens, Ohio.

WorkforceQA

Venture Round in 2015
To empower their client partners with innovative and effective employee screening and management solutions so that they can make hiring, retention, and fitness for duty decisions that best ensure workplace safety, compliance with regulations and policies, and the well-being of their employees, contractors, and customers.

First Orion

Venture Round in 2020
First Orion Business Data Services (formerly Accudata Technologies), powered by robust data assets & analytics with telecom network integration enable enterprises and communication service providers to more effectively identify and manage business and consumer contacts, ensuring better, compliant, and more cost-effective interactions with their clients and prospects.

EmailChannel

Debt Financing in 2000
EmailChannel is an online search engine that allows consumers to find e-mail promotions and deals. It was headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

RM Construction of Louisiana

Debt Financing in 1994
RM Construction of Louisiana is a contracting company that focuses on commercial and residential construction. It is located in La, California, United States.

Capital City Trucking

Debt Financing in 2019
Capital City Trucking is specializes in the transportation of goods across the United States for large food suppliers.

mSEED group

Debt Financing in 2021
MSEED group specializes in contract manufacturing, research, and product development, and marketing/branding strategy services. It provides cross-functional expertise vital to the successful launch and strategic growth of brands in the beauty, cosmetic, and personal care space. It also offers strategic growth solutions to aspiring entrepreneurs and established businesses in the beauty and personal care industry. MSEED group was established in South Holland, Illinois in 2014.

Beehive Industries

Series B in 2018
Beehive Industries is an asset, inventory, and workforce management software company. We provide an all encompassing SaaS solution that empowers the public sector to actively manage assets, infrastructure and the workforce responsible for the infrastructure by capturing, preserving, and using data in a simple, intuitive way. We work every day to make our customers in Public Works and Utilities departments more efficient and help them to serve more effectively. The company is headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska

Habco

Debt Financing in 2018
HABCO Industries, LLC designs and manufactures ground support equipment and test equipment for the military and commercial aerospace industry. The company offers tire inflation cages for on and off aircraft use; air flow product family that combines measurement hardware with software to produce repeatable flow measurement solutions; vacuum leakage test carts that are used for seal leakage measurements on various aircraft engines; portable leakage testers; and maintenance cranes and accessories. It also provides test stands, such as industrial gas turbine components, air flow-small aerospace components, air flow-vacuum flow, oil flow test stands, oil component accessory test stands, oil nozzle flow test stands, universal hot oil flow test stands, proof pressure testers, pressure test booths, and hydraulic pressure test booths; and refurbished/upgraded systems for power generation and industrial applications. In addition, the company offers maintenance and calibration, spare parts and repair, and test equipment upgrades and modifications services. Its products are used in operational, intermediate, and depot-level maintenance and repair facilities. The company serves the United States armed forces, commercial aerospace manufacturers, industrial and power generation providers, and medical device manufacturers. HABCO Industries, LLC was founded in 1970 and is based in Glastonbury, Connecticut.

1Call4All

Venture Round in 2000
1Call4All provides home services to residents and newcomers to the Albany area. It was headquartered in Albany, New York.

GaXtracts

Debt Financing in 2020
GaXtracts, LLC engages in manufacturing industrial hemp products for farmers and the industry. It offers cannabidiol (CBD) and hemp-derived based products, such as tinctures, capsules, and topicals. It also sells hand sanitizers. The company sells its products online. GaXtracts, LLC was founded in 2016 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Camgian

Series A in 2012
Camgian Microsystems Corporation develops advanced sensing and information processing technologies for military, government, and industrial markets. The company offers Egburt, a platform-as-a-service that connects industrial assets with automated sensor analytics to drive radical improvements; and Prowl, an ultra-low power compact radar system that provides target detection and tracking in harsh operational environments. Camgian Microsystems Corporation was formerly known as Camgian Networks Corporation and changed its name to Camgian Microsystems Corporation in March 2008. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Starkville, Mississippi with additional offices in Jackson, Mississippi.
Ashlar Holdings, LLC operates in healthcare industry. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Natchitoches, Lousiana.

Future Comp

Debt Financing in 2020
Future Comp is a manufacturing company that produces carbon-fiber thermoplastic components for various industries. It uses technology to provide solutions from design to production.
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.

Momentum Solar

Debt Financing in 2018
Momentum Solar is one of the fastest growing solar companies in the nation. They install customized solar arrays for both residential and commercial properties. With zero out-of-pocket expenses, their customers save on their monthly electric bill. Contact us today for a free consultation to see if your home or business qualifies for cleaner, more affordable power.

Hospice Partners of Texas, LLC

Hospice Partners of Texas, LLC, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates healthcare facilities that offer hospice care and services. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Texas. Hospice Partners of Texas, LLC operates as a subsidiary of Addus HomeCare Corporation.

Vogt Ice

Series A in 2019
Innovators. Vogt built the World’s first Automatic Sized Tube-Ice Machine in 1938. By revolutionizing the commercial ice-making industry, Vogt became and continues as the leader in ice machine manufacturing with a global reach.Their Foundation of Excellence is built on nearly 80 years of experience. Vogt has built a unparalleled reputation as the manufacturer of the most energy efficient, highest quality, durable ice machines in the market. Customers trust their expertise in long term results for all things ice. In 1990 Vogt further expanded the product lines by welcoming the Turbo line of plate ice makers and Falling Film Chillers. The Turbo lines also had a deserved reputation for quality design supported with excellent customer responsiveness. Together, the Vogt Tube Ice and Turbo lines of ice makers and falling film chillers carry on the best traditions for excellent products and the commitment to responsive customer service.
Townshend's Tea Company owns and operates a chain of teahouses. Its teahouses also engage in the retail and wholesale of black tea, green tea, white tea, oolong, Pu-erh, chai, Yerba Máte, Rooibos, Herbal Tisanes, Apothecary, Organic, and Teaware. The company also sells its products online. Townshend's Tea Company was founded in 2006 and is based in Portland, Oregon. It has teahouses in Portland, Bend, and Eugene, Oregon; and Bozeman, Montana.

Dubuque Coffee Company

Debt Financing in 2016
Dubuque Coffee seeks out premium green coffees from around the world for its single-origin coffees and its blends. It offers flavored coffees, such as Highlander Grog and Hazelnut that are made with the same premium quality coffees that it uses for its blends and flavor-mixed in small batches.

Westport Linen Services

Debt Financing in 2021
Westport Linen Services, LLC, a healthcare laundry, offers rental linen services to hospitals, clinics, surgical centers, nursing homes, physician practices, and long-term care facilities. It offers physicians’ coats, scrub apparel, patient gowns, patient linen, custom embroidery/logo creation, direct purchase, wet and dust mops, micro fiber products, and custom logo mats. The company also provides medical practice linen and uniforms, including bath towels and wash cloths, bed sheets, patient adult gowns, scrubs, and lab coats. Westport Linen Services, LLC was founded in 2000 and is based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Technical Provisions, LLC, doing business as Waste Farmers, produces organic soil amendments, fertilizers, and natural inoculants. It offers potting soil, planting mix, soil conditioners, biochars, worm castings, and compost tea. Technical Provisions, LLC was founded in 2008 and is based in Denver, Colorado.