About
Philosophy
Rand Capital is an externally-managed Business Development Company (BDC). The Company’s investment objective is to maximize total return to its shareholders with current income and capital appreciation by focusing its debt and related equity investments in privately-held, lower middle market companies with committed and experienced managements in a broad variety of industries.
Adviser
The Company’s investment activities are managed by its external investment adviser, Rand Capital Management LLC.
Historical Investment Partners
Some of our historical investment partners include, but are not limited to:
Advantage Capital Partners
Ascent Venture Partners
B Capital Group
Bain Capital Ventures
Baymark Capital
Bessemer Venture Partners
BlueArc Capital
Buffalo Angels
CEI Ventures
Callodine Strategic Credit
Cayuga Venture Fund
Excell
Fairchild Capital Partners
Fairhaven Capital
Fox Three Partners
GrandBanks Capital
Ingleside Investors
KT Capital Partners
MOA Capital
Pine Street Capital Partners
Richmond Capital Partners
Rochester Angel Network
Route 2 Capital Partners
SoftBank Capital
Tightrope Capital Partners
Tribula Group
Over 50 Year History of Building Businesses
Rand Capital was founded in 1969 with the intention of investing in and assisting entrepreneurs. To this day, we continue to hold true to our original mission.
Backed by Years of Experience
Having skin in the game (~ 65% insider ownership), coupled with years of venture capital experience is a powerful combination.
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