Yellowstone Capital Partners

Yellowstone Capital Partners, LLC, established in 1993 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a private equity and venture capital firm. It specializes in investing in small to medium-sized companies across various stages, from seed to growth capital, and buyouts. The firm focuses on sectors such as alternative and renewable energy technologies, industrial and energy equipment manufacturing, healthcare and life sciences, and branded food and beverage. Yellowstone typically invests between $3 million to $10 million in buyouts and $50,000 to $3,000,000 in venture capital and minority stakes. It seeks control positions in buyouts and may accept minority positions in certain healthcare, life science, and alternative energy technology investments. The firm aims to be a lead or majority investor, providing not only capital but also operational support and strategic guidance to its portfolio companies.

Sami Sawaf

Principal

Omar A. Sawaf

Founding Partner

6 past transactions

Cogniac

Series B in 2020
Cogniac Corporation is a technology company that specializes in developing an enterprise platform for AI-driven visual observation. Founded in 2015 and based in San Jose, California, Cogniac's platform facilitates the automation of various visual tasks, allowing users to connect multiple sources such as machine vision cameras, security cameras, and mobile images. The platform empowers enterprise customers to efficiently extract valuable information from vast streams of video and image data, leveraging advancements in deep learning to achieve performance that often surpasses human capabilities in specific observation tasks. It is utilized across diverse sectors, including industrial, manufacturing, and safety and security applications, enabling organizations to monitor and enhance their visual data management processes.

Senscient

Series C in 2011
Senscient, Inc. specializes in the design, manufacture, and installation of enhanced laser diode spectroscopy (ELDS) gas detection sensors for industrial applications globally. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, with an additional office in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, and a manufacturing facility in Poole, United Kingdom, the company focuses on providing advanced gas detection solutions that safeguard personnel and assets from hazardous gases, including toxic and flammable substances. Senscient's ELDS technology offers significant advantages over traditional gas detection methods, such as the ability to detect both toxic and flammable gases with a single unit and to conduct remote testing of detectors. The company's products are utilized across various industries, including oil and gas, petrochemical, mining, chemical, agriculture, semiconductor, metallurgical, and solar sectors, and are marketed through a network of distributors and partners. Senscient operates as a subsidiary of MSA Advanced Detection, LLC.

SolFocus

Series C in 2009
SolFocus's mission is to enable solar energy generation at a Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) competitive with traditional fossil fuel sources. To achieve this goal, SolFocus has developed leading concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) technology which combines high-efficiency solar cells (approaching 40%) and advanced optics to provide solar energy solutions which are scalable, dependable and capable of delivering on the promise of clean, low-cost, renewable energy.

Senscient

Series B in 2008
Senscient, Inc. specializes in the design, manufacture, and installation of enhanced laser diode spectroscopy (ELDS) gas detection sensors for industrial applications globally. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, with an additional office in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, and a manufacturing facility in Poole, United Kingdom, the company focuses on providing advanced gas detection solutions that safeguard personnel and assets from hazardous gases, including toxic and flammable substances. Senscient's ELDS technology offers significant advantages over traditional gas detection methods, such as the ability to detect both toxic and flammable gases with a single unit and to conduct remote testing of detectors. The company's products are utilized across various industries, including oil and gas, petrochemical, mining, chemical, agriculture, semiconductor, metallurgical, and solar sectors, and are marketed through a network of distributors and partners. Senscient operates as a subsidiary of MSA Advanced Detection, LLC.

SolFocus

Series B in 2007
SolFocus's mission is to enable solar energy generation at a Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) competitive with traditional fossil fuel sources. To achieve this goal, SolFocus has developed leading concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) technology which combines high-efficiency solar cells (approaching 40%) and advanced optics to provide solar energy solutions which are scalable, dependable and capable of delivering on the promise of clean, low-cost, renewable energy.

SolFocus

Series A in 2006
SolFocus's mission is to enable solar energy generation at a Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) competitive with traditional fossil fuel sources. To achieve this goal, SolFocus has developed leading concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) technology which combines high-efficiency solar cells (approaching 40%) and advanced optics to provide solar energy solutions which are scalable, dependable and capable of delivering on the promise of clean, low-cost, renewable energy.
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