Innovate Capital Growth Fund is an SBIC fund uniquely focused on investing growth equity in minority and women-owned lower middle market businesses. We bring a solution focused on growth, built through years of experience and expertise understanding minority and women-owned business concerns and addressing them through capital, operational expertise and access to our strategic network. We partner with talented executives to build valuable companies in the lower middle market.
Innovate Capital meets the following needs of portfolio companies:
- Bridge sufficient and timely capital for the diverse stages of a portfolio company to grow and scale.
- Engage business leaders with networks and resources to implement sales and operational strategies effectively.
- Advocate with government agencies and influencers in private sectors to ensure equitable market conditions to compete.
- Facilitate larger scale procurement opportunities through long term contracts with anchor institutions in diverse industries.
// Mission
Innovate Growth Capital Fund’s mission is to provide capital and operational expertise to enable minority and women-owned businesses to grow. With over 30+ years collective experience advocating for and investing in these businesses we excel in growing MBE and WBE businesses.
- Support with Sourcing, Ecosystem & Select Back-office Support
- Nationally recognized with over 30 years working with minority and women-owned businesses
- Facilitated $630+ million over the past 7 years in procurement opportunities
- Supported over 1,000 small businesses with business capital and expertise
- Extensive experience managing accounting & operations and developing growth strategies for multiple entities
