Brian McGuire

Founder & CEO at Lagniappe Capital Partners

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 5 investments📅 11 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2021
VC🌍 United States
5
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11y
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Board Member & Lead Investor
Jan 2021
Love home runs? Youre in the right place. Home Run Dugout (HRD) is a brand new way to play Americas pastime. HRD is a baseball/softball-themed entertainment company looking to “Make America’s pastime more accessible and entertaining for players of all ages and skill levels.” The experience is centered around HRD’s patented Batting Bays where players compete against friends/family/coworkers in various batting games tailored to all skill levels using proprietary ground-up pitching machines and virtual baseball stadiums. Additionally, HRD locations offer high-quality food and beverage offerings from a full-service sports bar/restaurant. After proving the concept’s popularity and economics at their first facility in Round Rock, TX, HRD recently opened its first full-scale venue in Katy, TX. Backed by Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan (Ryan-Sanders Baseball) and entertainment industry experts Ring on Hook and Arco Murray (TopGolf, iFly, Chicken N Pickle, PuttShack, Andretti, etc.) HRD is on track to open 3-5 additional facilities in the next three years. Additionally, HRD started execution on a product licensing strategy that leverages their patented technology to put HRD Batting Bays into partner facilities.
Board Observer & Investor
Aug 2019
Puttshack is an upscale, tech-infused mini golf experience that appeals to everyone. More than just indoor mini golf, Puttshack leans on its ground-breaking technology to elevate the game, while also serving world-class food and full bar in a cool environment. The Puttshack experience is really all about having fun – and doing something fun – together. Combining a tech-infused mini golf game with exceptional food & beverage service, Puttshack is redefining mini golf for the next generation (while appealing to all generations). Since opening its first location in 2018, Puttshack now has multiple locations in the UK and is rapidly expanding in the US.
early stageHospitality
Board Member & Investor
Feb 2019
Where people go to get their best work done. The Hatchways Workspace is carefully engineered for comfortable, productive, remote work — at a safe social distance from other Workspace users. With 3 different membership levels and a single day pass option, we have a solution when you need to get your best work done. Safe, purposeful offsite meetings. Our 10 meeting spaces are available to be booked with or without a Hatchways Membership, and are each designed for a specific kind of meeting. All our meeting rooms are equipped with conference phones, screens with HDMI connections, and writing walls.
early stageHospitality
Vice President of Investments
May 2015
Outlook Development Group is a full service real estate group specializing in ground-up development, acquisitions, management and construction. Please visit our website which contains more information on all of our properties and different companies or feel free to contact anyone of us with any questions.
Seed Investor
Jan 2015
The Best Global Workplace Coworking Access · Private Offices & Suites · On-Demand Meetings Rated #1 in Customer Satisfaction #SoIndustrious —— Industrious delivers the worlds best workplaces by making the office a welcoming, empowering, and delightful experience. From private offices to suites, meeting rooms, and desks, we make it easy to find a workspace that works for you, whether you want to use an office every day or just a day or two a week. Founded in 2012 and recognized as one of America’s 500 fastest-growing companies by Inc. Magazine, Industrious offers flexible workplaces at more than 200 locations in over 65 cities globally. For more information, visit industriousoffice.com.
early stageHospitality
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Board (3)
2022
Co-Founder
Jun 2022
Urban Entertainment Concepts (UEC) is a holding company for entertainment and hospitality businesses. Check out our portfolio companies Goodsurf (goodsurf.co) and Citywave (citywaveusa.com).
early stageHospitality
2021
Board Member & Lead Investor
Jan 2021
Love home runs? Youre in the right place. Home Run Dugout (HRD) is a brand new way to play Americas pastime. HRD is a baseball/softball-themed entertainment company looking to “Make America’s pastime more accessible and entertaining for players of all ages and skill levels.” The experience is centered around HRD’s patented Batting Bays where players compete against friends/family/coworkers in various batting games tailored to all skill levels using proprietary ground-up pitching machines and virtual baseball stadiums. Additionally, HRD locations offer high-quality food and beverage offerings from a full-service sports bar/restaurant. After proving the concept’s popularity and economics at their first facility in Round Rock, TX, HRD recently opened its first full-scale venue in Katy, TX. Backed by Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan (Ryan-Sanders Baseball) and entertainment industry experts Ring on Hook and Arco Murray (TopGolf, iFly, Chicken N Pickle, PuttShack, Andretti, etc.) HRD is on track to open 3-5 additional facilities in the next three years. Additionally, HRD started execution on a product licensing strategy that leverages their patented technology to put HRD Batting Bays into partner facilities.
2019
Board Observer & Investor
Aug 2019
Puttshack is an upscale, tech-infused mini golf experience that appeals to everyone. More than just indoor mini golf, Puttshack leans on its ground-breaking technology to elevate the game, while also serving world-class food and full bar in a cool environment. The Puttshack experience is really all about having fun – and doing something fun – together. Combining a tech-infused mini golf game with exceptional food & beverage service, Puttshack is redefining mini golf for the next generation (while appealing to all generations). Since opening its first location in 2018, Puttshack now has multiple locations in the UK and is rapidly expanding in the US.
early stageHospitality
Board Member & Investor
Feb 2019
Where people go to get their best work done. The Hatchways Workspace is carefully engineered for comfortable, productive, remote work — at a safe social distance from other Workspace users. With 3 different membership levels and a single day pass option, we have a solution when you need to get your best work done. Safe, purposeful offsite meetings. Our 10 meeting spaces are available to be booked with or without a Hatchways Membership, and are each designed for a specific kind of meeting. All our meeting rooms are equipped with conference phones, screens with HDMI connections, and writing walls.
early stageHospitality
2018
Founder & CEO
Sep 2018
Lagniappe Capital Partners seeks the best seed and venture opportunities with entrepreneurs, helping build scalable, successful growth as they work to fill the void in the entertainment marketplace. We are not just another investment firm, we offer entrepreneurs strategic alignment by providing "a little something extra" with our network and expertise in retail entertainment operations and development. Our investment philosophy is best represented by the people and brands we invest in; unique, smart, fun, and focused on growth. We look for companies where we can provide strategic consulting to facilitate growth.
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