Garland Capital Group: Funding, Team & Investors

Garland Capital Group is a private investment firm providing strategic capital and operational guidance to disruptive, growth-stage companies. Beyond financial investment, the firm offers brand-building expertise and entrepreneurial development. It assists businesses with management, leadership, customer acquisition, and scaling, fostering innovation in established markets.

Founded in 2012 by Gary Holdren and his family, the company leverages Holdren’s experience. As former President and CEO of Huron Consulting Group, his leadership drove Huron's rapid growth into a public entity. This background guides Garland Capital Group's approach to nurturing high-potential enterprises.

Garland Capital Group serves entrepreneurs across diverse sectors, including consumer products, real estate, energy, and technology. As a family office, it also specializes in distinct areas such as Tax Lien Certificates and Healthcare Consulting. The firm empowers founders with resources and mentorship, transforming market insights into sustainable businesses poised for future expansion.

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Oct 1, 2016	TurboAppeal	$4.0M Series A	Guaranteed Rate	Congruent Ventures, Cradlex, DFJ, DSG Consumer Partners, Foundry Group, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Rajan Anandan, Shasta Ventures, Aaron Bertinetti, Camber Creek, Philip Nadel, Thaddeus Wong
Nov 1, 2015	Shiftgig	$22.0M Series B	Inc.	Alpaca VC, Alpha Edison, American Express Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, BoxGroup, Brighter Capital, Chicago Ventures, Deep Fork Capital, Emergence Capital, Eniac Ventures, First Round Capital, FJ Labs, Flex Capital, Footprint Coalition, Graph Ventures, Kamran Ansari, High Alpha, Hyde Park Venture Partners, IVP, Lead Edge Capital, Menlo Ventures, Montage Ventures, NextView Ventures, Notable Capital, Polaris Partners, Prefix Capital, Rainfall Ventures, RRE Ventures, Seven Seven SIX, Signia Venture Partners, Stellar Capital, Teamworthy Ventures, Y Combinator, Adam D'angelo, BIZ Stone, Bobby Goodlatte, Daniel Rosensweig, David Chang, David KO, Diane Hessan, Gabriel Naouri, Javier Olivan, Jeremy Stoppelman, Leonardo Dicaprio, Matt Gorniak, Matt Mazzeo, Oliver Jung, RON Pragides, Tyler Willis, Yishan Wong, Fabrice Grinda, SAM Yagan, DRW Venture Capital, Jeff Richards, KGC Capital, Pritzker Group, Wicklow Capital
Apr 15, 2015	Acorns	$23.0M Series C	Cisco Investments, Greycroft	Math Venture Partners, Sound Ventures

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Oct 1, 2016	TurboAppeal	$4.0M Series A	Guaranteed Rate	Congruent Ventures, Cradlex, DFJ, DSG Consumer Partners, Foundry Group, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Rajan Anandan, Shasta Ventures, Aaron Bertinetti, Camber Creek, Philip Nadel, Thaddeus Wong
Nov 1, 2015	Shiftgig	$22.0M Series B	Inc.	Alpaca VC, Alpha Edison, American Express Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, BoxGroup, Brighter Capital, Chicago Ventures, Deep Fork Capital, Emergence Capital, Eniac Ventures, First Round Capital, FJ Labs, Flex Capital, Footprint Coalition, Graph Ventures, Kamran Ansari, High Alpha, Hyde Park Venture Partners, IVP, Lead Edge Capital, Menlo Ventures, Montage Ventures, NextView Ventures, Notable Capital, Polaris Partners, Prefix Capital, Rainfall Ventures, RRE Ventures, Seven Seven SIX, Signia Venture Partners, Stellar Capital, Teamworthy Ventures, Y Combinator, Adam D'angelo, BIZ Stone, Bobby Goodlatte, Daniel Rosensweig, David Chang, David KO, Diane Hessan, Gabriel Naouri, Javier Olivan, Jeremy Stoppelman, Leonardo Dicaprio, Matt Gorniak, Matt Mazzeo, Oliver Jung, RON Pragides, Tyler Willis, Yishan Wong, Fabrice Grinda, SAM Yagan, DRW Venture Capital, Jeff Richards, KGC Capital, Pritzker Group, Wicklow Capital
Apr 15, 2015	Acorns	$23.0M Series C	Cisco Investments, Greycroft	Math Venture Partners, Sound Ventures

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