ACCELERATING
President and Chief Investment Officer
Trinity Capital
HQ: Phoenix
Trinity Capital continues to evolve and innovate to address the capital needs of both prospective and current portfolio companies. Trinity has delivered more than $2.4 billion across 284 investments, but the company’s focus on innovation extends beyond its investments.
Trinity Capital is a provider of diversified financial solutions to growth stage companies with institutional equity investors. Over the last 15 years, Trinity Capital has innovated and evolved alongside portfolio companies to provide tailored financing solutions at every stage of growth. Trinity offers multiple products, including loans, equipment financing and asset-based lending, across a broad range of industries, with each type of offering requiring an in-depth knowledge of a client’s respective market, deal structuring and the development of new modeling and forecasting tools.
With a 15-plus year track record of investing in disruptive companies at the forefront of innovation, Trinity has blossomed thanks to a team made up of a unique combination of former startup operators, finance professionals with deep experience in the credit world and executive leaders with decorated resumes from building companies. Trinity’s credit team and investment committee are innovative and collaborative while boasting experience and expertise in the venture and financial worlds, giving Trinity a unique perspective on its underwriting process and portfolio management efforts.
Trinity has been a publicly traded, internally managed business development company for more than three years. In that time, a focus on innovation in how it generates returns for shareholders has helped Trinity double its total assets from $500 million to more than $1 billion while delivering nine straight quarters of dividend growth.
In 2022, Trinity launched two unique value-driving investment vehicles. First, it received exemptive relief from the SEC for a registered investment adviser. This structure allows Trinity to pursue accretive investment opportunities and raise complementary funds, with the benefits of this off-balance-sheet growth flowing to shareholders. The company also established a joint venture with certain funds and accounts managed by a specialist credit manager with more than $5 billion of assets under management.
“Our team serves as a catalyst for innovation by providing the necessary capital and expertise to propel visionary entrepreneurs to new heights, allowing them to shape the future of their industries.”