Cole Arledge

Investor

📍 United States🔄 Updated October 2026💼 6 investments📅 9 years investing🗓 Last invested Nov 2021
VC🌍 United States
6
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2
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2
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1
Late stage
9y
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Portfolio

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Board Member
Nov 2021
WIN Reality is the premier sports and technology company in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2018 by Chris ODowd & Dan ODowd, WIN Reality brought the world of virtual reality together with a desire for players to have new opportunities to improve at the sports they love. Today, WIN Reality allows hitters in both baseball and softball to train with the Meta Quest headset against game-speed pitches to improve their timing and confidence in the real game. We ask young players at all skill levels to Be Ready for Real, and if you are looking for a special place to bring your skills to build a rewarding career, now is the time to get in with WIN. Lets play.
Board Member
Apr 2021
OrganiCare’s mission is to create all-natural and organic OTC healthcare products that are safe, effective, and simply better than the petrochemical-based industrial products used by most consumers today. We believe that you can have effective healthcare products that are also natural. OrganiCare is also the parent company of FemiClear, which focuses on women’s health, and Curoxen, which focuses on first aid and mouth sore treatments. Founded in 2016 in Austin, Texas, OrganiCare has quickly become a leader in transforming the natural healthcare products industry. The company has established a new benchmark in scientific rigor to prove efficacy in all its products made with all-natural and organic ingredients. Guided by an impressive list of seasoned investors and leading medical advisors, OrganiCare offers a range of award-winning products under the CUROXEN and FemiClear brands, distributed in many national and regional drug, mass, food, and e-commerce retailers. Our high-quality ingredients ensure that only the best goes into our bodies. FemiClear is a line of over-the-counter healthcare products that are science-backed and made with all-natural ingredients for women. We focus on making natural and organic products that help women reach solutions and relief from common vaginal issues. To learn more, visit FemiClear.com to see our list of products proven to help. Curoxen is an over-the-counter healthcare product that is science-backed and made with all-natural ingredients focusing on first-aid and mouth-sore treatments. Curoxen is strong, proven by science, and smart, powered by nature. Its first-aid ointment is proven to kill 99.9% of harmful bacteria with no synthetic antibiotics or chemicals. To learn more, visit Curoxen.com
Board Member
Feb 2021
Heartland Infusion provides high quality, patient centered care with a focus on complex infusions and injections.
Board Member
Dec 2020
Encore Dredging Partners (“EDP”) was founded to be the premier mid-sized cutter suction and mechanical dredging services provider focusing on navigable waterways throughout the United States. With over 75 years of combined dredging and marine infrastructure services experience in the leadership team, EDP has the experience and capability to deliver quality services to its diverse client base of private owners and government agencies with a high degree of integrity and accountability. Additionally, EDP is committed to creating a safe work environment by setting high personal standards of safety performance and is committed to creating an injury free workplace every day.
Investor
Jan 2017
AV Capital is an Austin-based private equity firm that makes control investments in entrepreneur and family-owned middle market companies. AV Capital is owned and managed by Vernon Bryant and Dave Alter, former leaders of the Middle Market investment practice at Austin Ventures, one of the most established venture capital firms in the nation with $3.9 billion under management and a 30+ year track record of investing in entrepreneurial businesses. We are focused on partnering with talented management teams to transition closely-held middle market companies to institutional ownership and accelerate growth. As relationship-oriented investors, we bring a patient approach and a long term perspective to building market leading companies. The AV Capital investment team has deployed in excess of $550 million of equity capital in 11 platform companies and delivered outstanding investment returns. We seek to invest $15 million to $75 million of equity capital in companies with $4 million to $25 million of EBITDA. We invest in niche manufacturing, specialty distribution, and business services companies across a variety of end markets. Business owners have chosen to partner with us because of our strong values and culture, our extensive investment experience and network of relationships, and our history of success in supporting our management teams to grow outstanding middle market companies. For further information about AV Capital, please visit www.av.capital.
Experience · 10 entries
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2022
General Partner
Dec 2022
NXSTEP Opportunity Partners is a private equity firm specializing in real estate and related operating businesses, primarily in Central Texas. Our opportunity-driven approach and diversified skill sets allow us to invest across themes, structures, and asset types, to capitalize on compelling investment opportunities.
2021
Board Member
Nov 2021
WIN Reality is the premier sports and technology company in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2018 by Chris ODowd & Dan ODowd, WIN Reality brought the world of virtual reality together with a desire for players to have new opportunities to improve at the sports they love. Today, WIN Reality allows hitters in both baseball and softball to train with the Meta Quest headset against game-speed pitches to improve their timing and confidence in the real game. We ask young players at all skill levels to Be Ready for Real, and if you are looking for a special place to bring your skills to build a rewarding career, now is the time to get in with WIN. Lets play.
Board Member
Apr 2021
OrganiCare’s mission is to create all-natural and organic OTC healthcare products that are safe, effective, and simply better than the petrochemical-based industrial products used by most consumers today. We believe that you can have effective healthcare products that are also natural. OrganiCare is also the parent company of FemiClear, which focuses on women’s health, and Curoxen, which focuses on first aid and mouth sore treatments. Founded in 2016 in Austin, Texas, OrganiCare has quickly become a leader in transforming the natural healthcare products industry. The company has established a new benchmark in scientific rigor to prove efficacy in all its products made with all-natural and organic ingredients. Guided by an impressive list of seasoned investors and leading medical advisors, OrganiCare offers a range of award-winning products under the CUROXEN and FemiClear brands, distributed in many national and regional drug, mass, food, and e-commerce retailers. Our high-quality ingredients ensure that only the best goes into our bodies. FemiClear is a line of over-the-counter healthcare products that are science-backed and made with all-natural ingredients for women. We focus on making natural and organic products that help women reach solutions and relief from common vaginal issues. To learn more, visit FemiClear.com to see our list of products proven to help. Curoxen is an over-the-counter healthcare product that is science-backed and made with all-natural ingredients focusing on first-aid and mouth-sore treatments. Curoxen is strong, proven by science, and smart, powered by nature. Its first-aid ointment is proven to kill 99.9% of harmful bacteria with no synthetic antibiotics or chemicals. To learn more, visit Curoxen.com
Board Member
Feb 2021
Heartland Infusion provides high quality, patient centered care with a focus on complex infusions and injections.
2020
Board Member
Dec 2020
Encore Dredging Partners (“EDP”) was founded to be the premier mid-sized cutter suction and mechanical dredging services provider focusing on navigable waterways throughout the United States. With over 75 years of combined dredging and marine infrastructure services experience in the leadership team, EDP has the experience and capability to deliver quality services to its diverse client base of private owners and government agencies with a high degree of integrity and accountability. Additionally, EDP is committed to creating a safe work environment by setting high personal standards of safety performance and is committed to creating an injury free workplace every day.
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