SBICs provide equity capital, long-term loans, debt-equity investments and management assistance to small businesses.
SBIC Investment and Financing Companies Located in Massachusetts
Ascent Venture Partners II, L.P.
Frank Polestra, General Partner
255 State Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Phone: (617)720-9400 Fax: (617)720-9401
Email: info@ascentvp.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $1,000,000
Preferred Max: $3,000,000
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
Equity
Debt w/Equity
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
Seed
Early Stage
Expansion
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
Network and Communication Systems
Enterprise Software
Medical
Specialized IT Services
Industrial Technology
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
New England
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
Axxon Capital, L.P.
Sheryl R. Marshall, Contact
28 State Street, 37th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Phone: (617)523-7778 Fax: (617)557-6014
Email: MEH@axxoncapital.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $0
Preferred Max: $0
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
BancBoston Ventures, Incorporated
Frederick M. Fritz, President
175 Federal Street, 10th Floor
Boston, MA 02110-
Phone: (617)434-2442 Fax: (617)434-1153
Email: john_lamphier@fleet.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $1,000,000
Preferred Max: $20,000,000
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
Equity
Mezzanine
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
Early Stage
Expansion
Later Stage
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
Healthcare
Media
Communications
Information Technology
Diversified
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
National
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
Chestnut Venture Partners, L.P.
David D. Croll, President
75 State Street, Suite 2500
Boston, MA 02109
Phone: (617)345-7220 Fax: (617)345-7201
Email: ebroadhurst@mcventurepartners.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min:
Preferred Max:
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
Equity
Debt w/Equity Features
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
Any Stage
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
Media
Telecommunications
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
National
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
Citizens Ventures, Inc.
Robert Garrow & Gregory Mulligan, Mgrs.
28 State Street, 15th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Phone: (617)725-5635 Fax: (617)725-5630
Email: Gail@citizenscapital.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min:
Preferred Max:
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
Subordinated Debt
Equity
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
MBO
Acquisition
Growth
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
Northeast
Midwest
Southeast
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
Crescent Private Capital II, L.P.
Nancy S. Amer, Contact
One Copley Place, Suite 602
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: (617)638-0051 Fax: (617)638-0090
Email: eden@crescentlp.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $0
Preferred Max: $0
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
Draper Fisher Jurvetson New England Fund I
Scott Johnson, Contact
One Broadway, 14th Floor
Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone: (617)758-4213 Fax: (617)758-4101
Email: shannon@dfjne.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $0
Preferred Max: $0
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
Gemini Investors III, L.P.
David F. Millet, Contact
20 William Street
Wellesley, MA 02481
Phone: (781)237-7001 Fax: (781)237-7233
Email: mkeis@gemini-investors.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $0
Preferred Max: $0
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
GMN Investors II, L.P.
James J. Goodman, Manager
20 William Street
Wellesley, MA 02481
Phone: (781)237-7001 Fax: (781)237-7233
Email: dmillet@gemini-investors.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $2,000,000
Preferred Max: $6,000,000
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
Equity
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
Later Stage
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
Focus is on later stage expansion and
acquisition capital for middle-market
companies with revenues between
$5 and $50 million.
Lancet Capital Health Ventures, L.P.
William Golden, Manager
124 Mount Auburn Street
Suite 200N
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: (617)330-9345 Fax: (617)330-9349
Email: golden@lancetcapital.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $100,000
Preferred Max: $2,500,000
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
Private Equity
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
Seed
Early Stage
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
Biomedical
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
Northeast US
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
Invest primarily in medical device, drug
discovery, bioinformatics companies.
Longworth Venture Partners II-A, L.P.
Paul A. Margolis, Contact
1050 Winter Street, Suite 2600
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: (781)663-3600 Fax: (781)663-3619
Email: lawrence@longworth.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $0
Preferred Max: $0
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
Marathon Investment Partners, L.P.
Paul Bolger, Managing Director
500 Edgewater Drive, Suite 555
Wakefield, MA 01880-
Phone: (978)720-3520 Fax: (781)246-4698
Email: sampson@marathoninvestment.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $1,000,000
Preferred Max: $3,000,000
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
Sub. Debt w/Warrants
Equity
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
Development
Expansion
Later Stage
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
Service
Specialty Retail
Distribution
Manufacturing
Technology
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
New England
National
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
Masthead Venture Partners Capital, L.P.
40 Beach Street
Manchester, MA 01944
Phone: (978)525-9000 Fax: (978)526-9999
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $0
Preferred Max: $0
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
New England Partners Capital, L.P.
Robert Hanks, Prin. & Todd Fitzpatrick
One Boston Place, Suite 2100
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: (617)624-8400 Fax: (617)624-8416
Email: tfitzpatrick@nepartners.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min:
Preferred Max:
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
Equity
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
Early Stage
Expansion
Later Stage
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
Consumer Products
Food
Telecommunications
Medical/Health
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
East of Mississippi
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
Invest primarily in later stage, small to
medium-sized companies which represent
opportunities for significantly enhanced
revenues and earnings growth. Companies
manufacture/distribute distinctive,
value-added proprietary products.
North Hill Ventures II, L.P.
Brett Rome, Contact
Ten Post Office Square, Suite 1100
Boston, MA 02109
Phone: (617)788-2150 Fax: (617)788-2152
Email: brett.rome@capitalone.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $0
Preferred Max: $0
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
RockPort Capital Partners, L.P.
Bettina Metais, Contact
160 Federal Street, 18th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: (617)912-1420 Fax: (617)912-1449
Email: bmetais@rockportcap.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $500,000
Preferred Max: $5,000,000
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
Equity
Debt w/Equity
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
Early Stage
Expansion
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
Energy Technologies
Environmental Technologies
Advanced Materials & Processes
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
New England
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
Invests in leading-edge technology with the
potential to significantly impact industries
superior management team; large markets with
high growth rate; and sustainable
competitive advantages.
Seacoast Capital Partners II, L.P.
Walt Leonard, Contact
55 Ferncroft Road
Danvers, MA 01923
Phone: (978)750-1300 Fax: (978)750-1301
Email: wleon@seacoastcapital.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $0
Preferred Max: $0
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
Seacoast Capital Partners, L.P.
Walt Leonard, Manager
55 Ferncroft Road
Danvers, MA 01923
Phone: (978)750-1310 Fax: (978)750-1301
Email: wleon@seacoastcapital.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $2,000,000
Preferred Max: $5,500,000
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
Loans
Equity
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
Expansion
Later Stage
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
Manufacturing
Business Services
Distribution
Retail
Healthcare
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
National
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
Dedicated to providing growth capital
for the acquisition and expansion
of small and mid-size companies.
Summer Street Capital Fund I, L.P.
Richard Steele
171 Dwight Rd.
Suite 310
Longmeadow, MA 01106-
Phone: (413)567-3366 Fax: (413)567-6556
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $0
Preferred Max: $0
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
Ticonderoga SBIC, L.P.
Craig A.T. Jones, Contact
40 William Street, Suite G20
Wellesley, MA 02481
Phone: (781)416-3400 Fax: (781)416-9868
Email: cjones@ticonderogacap.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $0
Preferred Max: $0
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
UST Capital Corp.
Robert E. Garrow, President & Director
28 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Phone: (617)725-5635 Fax: (617)725-5630
Email: Gail@citizenscapital.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $300,000
Preferred Max: $300,000
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
Equity
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
Seed
Early Stage
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
Diversified
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
Northeast
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
Velocity Equity Partners I SBIC, L.P.
David Vogel, Contact
121 High Street
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: (617)338-2545 Fax: (617)261-3864
Email: jvogel@velocityep.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $0
Preferred Max: $0
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
Venture Capital Fund of New England IV, L.P
Kevin J. Dougherty, Contact
30 Washington Street
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
Phone: (781)431-8400 Fax: (781)237-6578
Email: kdougherty@vcfne.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $0
Preferred Max: $0
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
Zero Stage Capital SBIC VII, L.P.
Paul M. Kelly, Contact
101 Main Street, 17th Floor
Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone: (617)876-5355 Fax: (617)876-1248
Email: bjohnson@zerostage.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $0
Preferred Max: $0
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
Zero Stage Capital V, L.P.
Paul Kelley, Manager
Kendall Square
101 Main Street, 17th Floor
Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone: (617)876-5355 Fax: (617)876-1248
Email: bjohnson@zerostage.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $50,000
Preferred Max: $500,000
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
Equity
Debt w/Equity
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
Early Stage
Later Stage
Expansion
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
Biotech
Computer Hardware & Software
Energy
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
Northeast
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
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