Investors in Missouri

Founded in 1992, Advantage Capital Partners is a venture capital firm specialised in equity and debt investments. The firm has worked with state and federal economic organisations to invest in small businesses and in low income areas.

Founded in 1985, Gen Cap America (GCA) is a private investment firm headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. GCA specializes in acquisitions and recapitalizations of middle market businesses. GCA is actively investing Southvest Fund VI, L.P., a $165 million fund which began making investments in May 2010. Investment candidates usually have revenues between $5 and $100 million and most are privately held businesses or subsidiaries and divisions of larger corporations. Investments are made in established businesses with demonstrated operating histories and quality management teams. GCA is a partner with management teams who wish to invest in their companies by becoming part of the buying group. Recapitalizations are also structured for business owners who desire immediate liquidity yet wish to participate in the growth of their business by maintaining operating control.

Mid-America Angels is a business angel group specializing in funding start-up and early stage businesses. The firm seeks to invest in the Kansas-Missouri Region and in locations within a 150-mile radius of Kansas City but will only consider investments beyond that geographic region if it is a syndication opportunity with another angel network or investment organization. It seeks to invest between $250,000 to $1,500,000. The firm was founded in 2006 and is based in Fairway, Kansas; with an additional office in Lenexa, Kansas and Lawrence, Kansas.

Credit Suisse Private Equity is the private equity arm of global private bank and wealth manager, Credit Suisse. The division invests in mezzanine, buyouts, secondaries, primarily in Europe and North America. The firm is based in London, United Kingdom.

Founded in 2000, Prolog Ventures is a Missouri-headquartered private equity firm targeting investments primarily in life sciences, healthcare and fast-moving consumer goods.

Aurora Capital Partners works together with successful management teams to build market-leading companies through investments in growth initiatives, strategic positioning and add-on acquisitions. They understand the value of trusted relationships in optimizing the environment for success. Strong partnerships and the empowerment of people permeate every aspect of their organization.

Capital Innovators is an accelerator and venture capital firm specializing in providing growth capital, early stage, and seed funding to startups. It typically invests in the technology sector focusing on wireless telecommunication services, web-based, mobile, or other software-as-a-service (SaaS) sectors. The firm seeks to invest in companies based in St. Louis. It prefers to invest $0.05 million in seed funding. It also provides follow on funding. The firm takes approximately five percent to 10 percent equity stake. It offers a 12 week program twice a year, and usually accept five companies per class. Capital Innovators was founded in 2010 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

M25 is a Chicago-based Midwest-focused venture capital firm run by Victor Gutwein and Mike Asem. Since the firm's inception in 2015, M25 has invested in 90+ early-stage tech startups in over 24 cities across 11 states in the Midwest. M25's objective, analytical model and collaborative, forward-thinking approach creates a large portfolio spanning several industries across the entire region, allowing them to establish M25 as a key node in Midwest startup ecosystem.

THE HALIFAX GROUP is a private investment firm focused on lower middle-market businesses with total enterprise values between $30 million and $125 million. The firm's principals maintain investment and operating experience in business services, franchising, health and wellness, and infrastructure. Halifax is comprised of 15 professionals with a combined 100 years of investing experience with global firms. The firm manages nearly $1 billion.Halifax has partnered with entrepreneurs in 20 companies since 1999.Halifax is dedicated to maintaining a collaborative and personal approach to investing and partnering with management and owner/operators. The firm's historical affiliation with TPG and Colony Capital affords portfolio companies unprecedented access to myriad resources from global capital markets to enhanced sales channels.

Elliott Management Corporation is a privately owned hedge fund sponsor. The firm provides its services to large institutional investors, high net worth individuals, and families. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. The firm also invests in alternative markets. It primarily makes its investments in companies undergoing bankruptcy, reorganization, or corporate restructuring. The firm invests in stocks; corporate, real estate, and sovereign debt; bonds; foreign exchange; warrants; options; and futures to create its portfolio mix. It employs a conservative approach with multi hedge fund strategies to make its investments. Elliott Management Corporation was founded in 1977 and is based in New York, New York with additional offices in Tokyo, Japan; and Hong Kong.