CREATE Industries
    (251) 209-8127
    (251) 209-8127

    America's Supply Chain Runs Through the Southeast. We Modernize It.

    We tech enable and modernize the industrial businesses that supply critical infrastructure. Operator-led. Gulf Coast focused.

    Request Fund MaterialsOur Thesis
    WHAT WE DO

    We invest in companies at critical inflection points where operational expertise, emerging technologies, and proven leadership converge to drive growth, modernization, and sustained value creation.

    We're investing at the intersection of 4 trends.

    01

    The Silver Tsunami.

    10,000 business owners retire every day with no succession plan. These businesses keep America running.

    02

    Technology is reshaping every industrial sector.

    Most owners don't see it coming. We do, and we know how to build systems, automation, and AI enablement.

    Owner-operator at the workbench
    FIELD NOTE

    "Most of these owners built something real over 30 years. They deserve a buyer who understands what they built, so the business survives."

    Innovation Fund
    03

    The Gulf Coast Is the Backbone of America's Industrial Supply Chain.

    Airbus. Huntington Ingalls. The energy majors. The Port of Mobile. The businesses that supply them are here. The owners are retiring. We live here, work here, and know how important this is.

    04

    Operators beat allocators.

    Every time!

    We don't just write checks. We get in the building.

    Innovation Fund targets industrial businesses in the $5M–$50M revenue range across the Gulf Coast. We look for owner-operator transitions, underinvested family businesses, and corporate carve-outs where our team can step in, modernize operations, and build lasting value. We underwrite to cash flow, not multiples. We hold for performance, not for flips.

    CREATE Industries

    We invest, accelerate, acquire.

    Aerial view of Gulf Coast industrial port

    Target Sectors

    Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace, & Marine
    Supply Chain & Logistics
    Energy & Environmental Compliance

    Deal Criteria

    Revenue
    $15M – $100M
    EBITDA
    $3M – $15M
    Check Size
    • $10M – $30M equity (platform investments)
    • $2M – $10M equity (add-on acquisitions)
    Geography
    Gulf Coast & Southeast: TX, LA, MS, AL, GA, TN, FL Panhandle

    Our Portfolio

    Operator-led companies we've built, modernized, and stewarded.

    ACTIVE INVESTMENTS

    3 companies

    EXITED INVESTMENTS

    2 companies
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    ABUTEC
    Startup to PE exit to Strategic Exit
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    ASHCOR
    Acquisition to Strategic Exit
    Our Journey

    Two decades of building, exiting, and reinvesting.

    Prior ventures have produced returns exceeding 2.2x invested capital.

    2007
    Launched ABUTEC
    Founded a clean energy technology company from the ground up.
    2012
    ABUTEC PE Exit
    Exited ABUTEC to a private equity firm.
    2017
    Strategic Exit & Ashcor Acquired
    Second ABUTEC exit to a strategic acquirer. Acquired Ashcor to build next.
    2020
    Ashcor Strategic Exit
    Built and exited Ashcor to a strategic acquirer.
    2020+
    Platform Launched
    Launched our platform to build, accelerate, launch, and acquire industrial businesses.
    Today
    Operating & Scaling
    Actively investing, modernizing, and scaling Gulf Coast industrial businesses.

    We have done this before. With our own money.

    Supply chain optimization tech company. Fortune 500 exit.
    Clean energy technology company. Eight-figure exit to private equity.
    Oilfield services company. 4× revenue growth. Strategic sale.
    Industrial fabrication and environmental field services platform. Active and growing.

    Track record reflects principal investments of founding team members. Not fund performance.

    Operators. Not allocators.

    Andy Smith
    Andy Smith
    Managing Partner
    Serial entrepreneur. 20+ years. Three exits including an eight-figure clean energy company.
    Sandesh Jagdev
    Sandesh Jagdev
    Managing Director, Health Tech
    Founder of Logimaxx. 20+ years in healthcare supply chain and logistics.
    Manuel Pachano
    Manuel Pachano
    Managing Director, Supply Chain
    30+ years building supply chain software for Fortune 1000 companies.
    Greg Quinet
    Greg Quinet
    Advising Partner
    Two decades scaling companies globally. Chairs the Investment Committee.

    If you invest in first-time funds, we should talk.

    We are raising a $200M fund to modernize the Gulf Coast.

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    Complete third-party accredited investor verification.
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    Receive fund materials including PPM, LPA, and Subscription Agreement.
    This communication is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. Any such offer will be made only by means of a confidential Private Placement Memorandum and related subscription documents to verified accredited investors under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D. Past performance is not indicative of future results.