--- title: Growth Funding url: https://threeventures.com/growth-funding/ description: We help operators raise capital, navigate a sale or acquisition, and put institutional-grade dealmaking behind their next stage of growth - with a partner that stakes its reputation on the outcome, not just the process. updated: 2026-07-13 --- # Growth capital and M&A execution, built for the backbone economy **Working in Partnership with the Backbone of Our Economy - Growth Funding** We help operators raise capital, navigate a sale or acquisition, and put institutional-grade dealmaking behind their next stage of growth - with a partner that stakes its reputation on the outcome, not just the process. **How Growth Funding Works** - **Equity & Debt** — Growth, mezzanine, recap, and liquidity - **M&A** — Sell-side and buy-side advisory - **Aligned** — Retainer, success fee, and equity - **Backbone** — Built for operators like you [Start a Conversation](#tvContactForm) · [How It Works](#how-it-works) **Sectors We Help Find Funding:** Infrastructure · Healthcare · Construction & Industrial · Payments & Fintech · Technology · Cross-Border ## The Problem We Solve Great operators. **Underserved by capital markets.** The backbone economy is full of profitable, essential businesses that struggle to raise growth capital or run a clean sale - not because they aren't fundable, but because they were never made ready for institutional capital. - **Not investor-ready** — Messy financials and no data room mean even a great business can't stand up to institutional diligence. - **No line to the right capital** — The right investor exists - but most operators have no way to find, reach, or pattern-match to them. - **M&A is a minefield** — A sale or acquisition run without discipline leaves value - and leverage - on the table. - **Generalists lack pattern recognition** — Regulated and complex sectors need advisors who've closed deals like yours - not a template. How We Think About It — We measure ourselves on **outcomes, not activity** - **Ready** — we make you institutionally ready before capital ever sees the deal - **Matched** — the deal is pattern-matched to the right capital, not shopped blindly - **Aligned** — our economics are tied to the result - retainer, success fee, and equity ## Three Ways to Engage One platform. **Three ways in.** Whether you're raising capital, weighing a transaction, or looking to invest, there's a clear way to work with us. 1. **Raise Capital** _(For Operators)_ — Equity, debt, mezzanine, growth, and recapitalization. We make you institutionally ready, then match the raise to the right capital. 2. **Sell or Acquire** _(For Founders & Boards)_ — Sell-side and buy-side M&A advisory, including cross-border - positioning, buyer outreach, diligence management, and execution to close. 3. **Invest Alongside Us** _(For Investors)_ — Direct access to vetted, institutionally-ready deals for family offices, institutions, and co-investment partners. ## How It Works From first look **to funded.** A disciplined process that turns a good business into a fundable one - and matches it to capital that fits. 1. **Assess** _(Step 1)_ — We pressure-test your financials, model, and readiness - and give you an honest read on where you stand. 2. **Package** _(Step 2)_ — Clean financials, quality-of-earnings, a professional data room, and an institutional narrative capital will trust. 3. **Match** _(Step 3)_ — We pattern-match your deal to the right capital across a curated, institutional investor network. 4. **Close** _(Step 4)_ — Diligence management, negotiation, and execution through to a signed deal - with value creation after close. ## Aligned Economics Our economics are **tied to your outcome.** We don't just run a process and collect a fee. Every engagement is structured so we win when you win - by design, not by accident. 1. **Monthly Retainer** — A modest retainer keeps the work moving and the team accountable through the engagement. 2. **Success Fees** — The bulk of our economics is earned only when the capital lands or the transaction closes. 3. **Equity Participation** — Where it fits, we take equity - so our upside is tied directly to the outcome we help create. ## What We Provide The full **capital toolkit.** Whatever your next stage needs, we structure and place the capital - or run the transaction - around it. - **Equity Raises** — Growth and expansion equity, placed with institutional and family-office capital. - **Senior & Mezzanine Debt** — Structured debt and mezzanine financing matched to your cash flow and plans. - **Growth & Recapitalization** — Capital to scale, plus recaps that restructure the balance sheet for the next stage. - **Founder Liquidity** — Partial liquidity that takes chips off the table without giving up control. - **M&A Advisory** — Sell-side and buy-side execution, including cross-border transactions. - **Institutional Readiness** — QoE, financial modeling, and data rooms that make capital confident to commit. ## Ideal For The right fit **for growth funding** - Profitable operators ready to raise growth capital - Founders or boards weighing a sale or acquisition - Companies that need to get institutionally ready first - Businesses in regulated or complex sectors - Operators who want a partner, not just an advisor ### The Engagement **Aligned** — Growth Funding - **Structure:** Retainer + success + equity - **Capital:** Equity, debt, growth, recap - **Transactions:** Raise, sell, or acquire - **Confidentiality:** NDA-backed throughout - **First Step:** A partner conversation [Start a Conversation](#tvContactForm) ## Ready to fund **your next stage?** Every engagement starts with a straight conversation about your business and whether growth funding is the right move. Every inquiry is reviewed by a partner. [Start a Conversation](#tvContactForm) · [Visit Thrive →](https://www.thrivecapitalco.com/)