FI  Echo Investment Capital

https://echo.global/





     Office Locations:

120 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Suite 701
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Phone: 405-753-4232

 

Stages:

  • Early
  • Middle Market


 

Industries:

  • Defense & Homeland Security
  • Energy & Clean Tech
  • Life Sciences & Healthcare
  • Media & Digital Media
  • Medical Device
  • Real Estate & Construction
  • Software & Internet
  • Sports & Entertainment

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    Description:

    Founded by Christian Kanady in 2010 and headquartered in the iconic Ziggurat building in downtown Oklahoma City, Echo is a multi-strategy investment firm committed to revitalizing American industries. Echo blends investments across energy, life sciences, national security, and media & entertainment, with notable investments in enterprises such as Wheeler Bio and Prairie Surf. The firm's holdings include landmark commercial properties, a substantial oil and gas royalty portfolio, and majority ownership in Oklahoma City's professional soccer club. The firm's ortfolio includes more than $1 billion in capital deployed across a blend of private equity and venture investments. Verticals include energy, life science, national security, and media & entertainment.



    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Christian Kanady Founding Partner, CEO
    James Holdge Partner
    Josh Hood Partner, CFO
    Sandino Thompson Partner, Managing Director

     

    Recent Funding Events (trailing 12 months):


      Date


      Name


      State


      Amount


      Stage


      03/19/2025


      Wheeler Bio


      OK


      $35,000,000


      Series A-1


     

    Portfolio companies include:


      Antheia
        web link


      Broadwing Bio


      CellX Technologies


      Deka Biosciences
        web link


      EightTwenty


      Firehawk


      Liberation Labs


      Luna


      MediView
        web link


      Nucleus RadioPharma


      Resilience


      Separa


      Tamarind


      The Familie


      Vernal Biosciences


      Wheeler Bio
        web link


      Wilder Systems


      Zephyr AI


      Zorion Medical


     

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