Structured for Growth.
Built for Scale.
Built to deliver flexible capital with institutional discipline.
Stonebridge Capital Partners combines private equity and private credit solutions to support founder-led companies with tailored capital, efficient underwriting, and long-term strategic alignment.
Assets Under Management
Deploying flexible capital across equity, debt, and hybrid opportunities.
Portfolio Companies
Backing founder-led businesses across early-stage, growth, and lower-middle market sectors.
Founded
Created to bridge the gap between rigid bank lending and overly dilutive venture capital.
Headquarters
Based in Charlotte, NC at 1111 S Tryon St, serving businesses nationwide.
Typical Underwriting
Known for efficient review timelines and thoughtful capital structuring.
Equity + Credit Platform
Offering growth equity, venture debt, acquisition financing, term loans, and lines of credit.
A capital partner built to bridge the gap between rigid lending and overly dilutive equity.
Stonebridge Capital Partners is a hybrid private equity and private credit platform focused on early-stage, growth, and lower-middle market businesses that need flexible, intelligently structured capital.
Founded in 2018 by senior professionals with institutional finance backgrounds, Stonebridge was built around a clear market need: many founder-led companies were too advanced for friends-and-family capital, too early or too specialized for traditional banks, and not aligned with venture models that demanded excessive dilution.
Stonebridge was created to serve as a true capital bridge — delivering equity when upside matters, debt when ownership preservation matters, and hybrid structures when businesses need both flexibility and stability to scale.
Tailored equity, debt, and hybrid structures
Focused on founder-led and growth-oriented businesses
Institutional underwriting with practical execution speed
Founder-led companies seeking structured capital for real growth.
Focused on practical, scalable businesses with clear paths to value creation.
“Flexible Capital for Real Growth”
Stonebridge structures capital around what the business actually needs — not around a one-size-fits-all mandate.
Structured capital solutions across every stage of growth.
Stonebridge Capital Partners delivers flexible funding through dedicated divisions designed to support early-stage companies, scaling businesses, credit-driven opportunities, and complex situations requiring thoughtful structuring.
Early-stage and angel capital for businesses with strong upside potential.
Focused on emerging companies seeking smart early capital, strategic partnership, and flexible support during formative growth stages.
- Angel / Seed Investments
- Early Growth Capital
- Founder Support & Strategic Guidance
Flexible credit solutions designed for working capital, stability, and scale.
Structured lending solutions for businesses that need liquidity, speed, and ownership-preserving capital without traditional bank rigidity.
- Lines of Credit
- Asset-Based Lending
- Senior & Mezzanine Term Loans
Equity capital for scaling companies pursuing expansion, execution, and market opportunity.
Growth-oriented capital for founder-led businesses ready to accelerate, invest in new initiatives, or strengthen their market position.
- Growth Equity
- Expansion Capital
- Acquisition Financing
Creative capital for transitional, distressed, and time-sensitive opportunities.
Designed for businesses facing complexity, timing pressure, restructurings, or non-traditional capital needs that require flexible problem solving.
- Bridge Loans
- Venture Debt
- Distressed / Turnaround Opportunities
Flexible Capital for Real Growth.
Stonebridge Capital Partners approaches every investment with a singular focus: structuring capital around what the business actually needs — not forcing the business into a predefined model.
Equity When It Matters
We deploy equity where long-term upside, alignment, and strategic partnership drive the most value for both founders and investors.
Debt When It Makes Sense
We structure credit solutions for businesses that need capital without sacrificing ownership — preserving control while enabling growth.
Hybrid When You Need Both
We combine equity and debt into tailored structures that balance flexibility, stability, and execution — designed for real-world business needs.
Institutional discipline.
Flexible execution.
Stonebridge Capital Partners combines the rigor of institutional underwriting with the flexibility founder-led businesses need to grow, execute, and scale without being forced into the wrong capital structure.
Flexible Deal Structuring
Equity, debt, or hybrid solutions structured around the actual needs of the business — not a rigid funding template.
Fast Underwriting
Typical review timelines of 2–3 weeks allow businesses to move forward with clarity, speed, and confidence.
Founder-Friendly Capital
Solutions designed to support growth while respecting ownership, operational realities, and long-term value creation.
Institutional Perspective
Built by professionals with large-firm finance backgrounds, bringing disciplined evaluation and thoughtful strategic insight.
Thoughtful underwriting. Clear execution. Efficient timelines.
Stonebridge Capital Partners is built to move with discipline and speed, giving founder-led businesses a clear path from initial review to structured capital.
Our process is designed to evaluate opportunities thoroughly while maintaining the responsiveness growing companies need. From the first conversation through diligence, structuring, and closing, our focus remains the same: clarity, speed, and alignment.
Initial Review
We begin with a high-level review of the business, capital need, growth profile, and fit within our investment or credit mandate.
Diligence & Evaluation
Our team evaluates financial performance, business fundamentals, industry context, and structure considerations with institutional rigor.
Custom Structuring
We determine the right solution — equity, debt, or a hybrid structure — based on what best supports the company’s objectives.
Execution & Partnership
Once aligned, we move efficiently toward closing and support the business with capital structured for practical, long-term growth.
Capital aligned with practical businesses, scalable models, and real growth potential.
Stonebridge Capital Partners focuses on founder-led companies where flexible capital, disciplined underwriting, and thoughtful structuring can create meaningful long-term value.
We look for businesses with strong fundamentals, clear expansion potential, and capital needs that fall between rigid bank lending and traditional venture mandates. Our platform is designed to support companies through inflection points, growth phases, acquisition opportunities, and specialized financing situations.
Businesses positioned between early promise and institutional scale.
Practical sectors with strong operational visibility and growth potential.
Structured around the real needs of businesses in motion.
- Growth and expansion initiatives
- Working capital and liquidity support
- Acquisition financing and strategic transactions
- Bridge financing and transitional capital needs
- Ownership-preserving structures where flexibility matters
Flexible capital. Thoughtful structuring. Serious partnership.
Whether you are pursuing growth, evaluating acquisition opportunities, seeking structured credit, or exploring a tailored capital solution, Stonebridge Capital Partners is built to move with clarity, discipline, and speed.
Working hours:
Mon to Fri:
10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sat & Sun:
Closed