FI  Grand Oaks Capital




     Office Locations:

7632 County Road #42
Victor, NY 14564

 

Stages:

  • Early


 

Industries:

  • Communications & Networking
  • Electronics & Advanced Materials
  • Energy & Clean Tech

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    Description:

    Grand Oaks Capital is an investment firm founded by B. Thomas Golisano that makes strategic investments in both public and private securities. Blase Thomas Golisano (born November 14, 1941) is an American entrepreneur, businessman, philanthropist, and author. He is the founder of Paychex. He owned the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League and Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League from 2003 to 2011. Golisano unsuccessfully ran for Governor of New York as a third-party candidate in 1994, 1998, and 2002. According to Forbes, Golisano has a net worth of $5.7 billion. As of Jan. 2021, Golisano has pledged or donated more than $300 million to a variety of philanthropic causes. Since its inception in 2016, Grand Oaks has provided roughly $500 million in funding to 14 businesses.



    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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    B. Thomas Golisano Founder
    David P. Bovenzi Chief Investment Officer

     

    Recent Funding Events (trailing 12 months):


      Date


      Name


      State


      Amount


      Stage


      04/24/2023


      Token


      CA


      $30,000,000


      


     

    Portfolio companies include:


      Botkeeper
        web link


      Heretto


      Token


      Viridi Parente
        web link


     

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