Rick Holton, Jr.

Holton Capital

📍 St Louis, Missouri, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 17 investments📅 26 years investing🗓 Last invested Apr 2025𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United States
17
Total investments
4
Early stage
4
Mid stage
1
Late stage
26y
Years active

Portfolio

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Board Member
Nov 2022
AllWork® is a total freelancer management and payments platform. We help companies more efficiently manage and pay every type of freelancer they need for their business including all hourly, consulting, contract, and project-based workers for both short and long-term assignments across all job functions, departments, and roles. By providing one streamlined platform for total freelancer management, businesses can leverage the new Modern Workforce.
Board Member
Aug 2022
NIC MAP Vision is a leading provider of comprehensive market data for the senior housing and care sector. Trusted by 5,000+ customers and built exclusively for the senior housing and care sector, NIC MAP Vision provides comprehensive nationwide supply & demand metrics on 35K+ properties, with over 15 years of comprehensive, time-series market data at the metro level. For more information, visit www.nicmapvision.com.
early stageReal Estate
Board Member
Oct 2020
KNOWiNK provides a proven solution rooted in knowledge gained from our extensive experience as former election officials and from working with and listening to election authorities across the country. Our approach and innovative solution delivers an incomparable and seamless voter check-in and verification process for your election authority. We are committed to growing with your jurisdiction to meet evolving needs and helping achieve your vision to modernize elections with best-in-class technology. Therefore, KNOWiNK is in a perpetual state of development to enhance the overall election experience for voters and everyone involved with running elections. Our top priority is to continue advancing the election process to make voting easier for workers and voters alike.
Board Member
Apr 2020
Denim Social is a social media management software company that provides tools to empower marketers in regulated industries to manage organic social media content and paid social media advertising on one platform. Trusted by more than 250 institutions in banking, insurance, mortgage and wealth management, Denim Social enables brands to engage consumers on social media, deepen relationships with communities and close more deals while staying in compliance. Denim Social is the only ABA-endorsed social media management platform for banks and financial services firms. Learn more at denimsocial.com.
Board Member
Apr 2020
Transactly organizes and coordinates the very messy and often chaotic process of closing a real estate transaction. Whether you’re a real estate agent, broker, team or an entire office, you can use our application, or one of our Transactly Coordinators to organize and manage your home sale transactions.
early stageReal Estate
Board Member
Jan 2020
Committed to transforming healthcare in senior living, EmpowerMe Wellness is relentless in our pursuit of opportunities to improve the lives of seniors. As a fully integrated healthcare provider, we offer exceptional on-site therapy, diagnostic lab testing, and pharmacy services. Plus, we recently welcomed ONR Physical Therapy and EverSpring Pharmacy into the EmpowerMe family, enabling us to build healthier, happier tomorrows for more seniors than ever before. Our background as a senior living operator makes us an invaluable partner. Our therapists and clinicians quickly become an integral part of the care teams at the communities we serve, working together to identify the most impactful methods to improve resident outcomes. Headquartered in St. Louis, MO, EmpowerMe has a presence in 39 states and counting, with more than 3,000 clinicians and professionals working to help seniors live happier, healthier lives. To learn more, visit empowerme.com.
Board Member
Oct 2018
BridgeFT is a cloud-native, API-first Wealth Infrastructure software company that enables financial institutions, FinTech innovators, TAMPs, and registered investment advisors to deliver better, data-driven outcomes for their clients. Leading financial services firms and technology companies trust BridgeFT to power their digital wealth management ecosystems and automate critical back-office operations—seamlessly aligning essential wealth data, proactive client insights and reporting, and portfolio management automation to deliver a truly personalized client experience. From an integrated advisor solution to the industrys only WealthTech-as-a-Service platform offering open APIs, BridgeFT delivers the infrastructure needed to power next generation wealth management applications. For more information, visit bridgeft.com.
Board Member
Jun 2018
SMArtX Advisory Solutions is an award-winning, leading innovator in unified managed accounts (UMA) technology and architect of the SMArtX turnkey asset management platform (TAMP). Our unique technology solutions power some of the advisory industry's largest firms, providing streamlined solutions to reduce the operational burden of the investment and account management processes. SMArtX’s API-first, cloud-native technology operates within a modular, micro-services architecture, providing clients a tailored solution catered to their unique specifications. Enterprise firms looking to create, customize, or upgrade their existing unified managed accounts technology as a standalone or fully integrated solution can license SMArtX technology and customize it to meet their needs. SMArtX is also available as an off-the-shelf TAMP for advisors seeking a wider selection of investment product and ease of use, while automating the investment processes and simplifying the everyday tasks of managing client accounts.
Board Member
Dec 2015
DealCloud became part of Intapp through a 2018 acquisition and has become Intapp’s core technology platform. Intapp helps professionals at advisory, capital markets, and legal firms turn knowledge, relationships, and operational insights into value. Using the power of Applied AI, we make firm and market intelligence easy to find, understand, and use. This lets Intapp clients better access and activate their expertise to make smarter decisions, manage risk, and increase their competitive advantage. The worlds top firms trust Intapp’s industry-specific solutions to drive new growth and multiply opportunity. Follow @Intapp on Linkedin and visit www.intapp.com/dealcloud to learn more about Intapp DealCloud.
Board Member
May 2015
After 9+ years of extensive research and development efforts, CoverCress Inc. (CCI) is bringing to market a new winter oilseed crop which is a crucial feedstock source for the growing production of biofuels like renewable diesel. The crop enables farmers a new revenue opportunity utilizing existing farmland and equipment while also delivering soil health benefits similar to a cover crop. A limited demonstration is planned for the Fall of 2022 in select Midwest geographies. Visit us at www.covercress.com to learn more about this emerging seed technology.
Board Member
Jun 2014
Wealth Access is an enterprise customer data enrichment and unification platform that works with financial services’ existing books and records to generate deep insights that power hyper-personalized banking and wealth management experiences. By intelligently unifying records across multiple systems, Wealth Access creates living balance sheets that enable service teams to see each client’s complete financial story and work across business lines to improve customer loyalty and drive higher revenue. As a result of its innovative enterprise-class solutions, Wealth Access today supports more than 200 customers with over $571 billion in assets on the company’s platform, including several of the largest RIAs and banks in America.
Board Member
Feb 2013
Aisle411 is the word's most used mobile indoor mapping and product location platform for retailers and venue owners, offering value to the shoppers, store associates, digital marketing, and loyalty teams. In 2016, ABI Research Ranked Aisle411 #2 Globally for Indoor location, Analytics and Advertising Innovation trailing only Google and tied with Apple. For retailers and venue owners, Aisle411 offers a mobile indoor mapping and location services platform that allows them to offer solutions to guests, staff and corporate level analytics teams. Some of the use cases include navigating guests and associates to points of interest, building assets, and even product shelf level accuracy navigation of shopping lists, all with context and location relevant information that enhances the experience. Aisle411’s proprietary indoor mapping software and data optimization tools allow venue owners to track asset locations indoors and in-store, gain insights on staff and guest traffic, edit their data through a cloud-based map editor, and easily offer experiences to guests and staff on mobile devices with Aisle411’s easy to use APIs and SDKS that work within the retail or venue owners’ own native mobile apps, and web based interfaces. These solutions can also be used within an API offering the latest in computer-vision based augmented reality for AR navigation and experiences at real-world scale through our Tango solutions. Being agnostic to the indoor positioning and proximity technology, Aisle411 has experience integrating the best solutions for your use cases. We offer indoor proximity and location through beacons, wi-fi triangulation, magnetics, inertial sensors, computer-vision on mobile devices and sensors, and visible light communication technologies that can work stand-alone, or all together in one SDK. Aisle411 software services offer enterprise level sophistication and service levels and are deployed in thousands of locations globally, across multiple industries.
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2025
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Dec 2025
AlphaCurrent Partners is an M&A origination and buy-side advisory firm focused on the lower middle market. We connect private equity firms, family offices, strategic acquirers, and select independent sponsors with privately held businesses through proprietary sourcing and direct owner outreach — before a formal sale process begins. AlphaCurrent builds thesis-aligned acquisition pipelines across essential, non-discretionary, and mission-critical industries where fragmentation and durable demand support buy-and-build strategies, including business-to-business services, industrial & infrastructure services, and non-discretionary consumer services. By engaging business owners confidentially and outside traditional auction environments, we help investors access differentiated opportunities while supporting owners as they explore strategic options on their own timeline. The team’s combined experience includes 500+ transactions representing more than $3.5B in aggregate enterprise value.
Board Member
Apr 2025
The team you choose matters. The values that guide your work together are the building blocks of a trusting, uplifting relationship. Intelligent people seek informed insights. You explore options to feel confident about the financial decisions you are making. Krilogy advisors walk alongside our clients, helping you gain clarity about your future and building the wealth plans that reflect who you are and what makes you happy. We are guides, educators, and advocates for your entire financial life. This approach is rooted in our values-based culture. Values are the soul of our organization and drive our daily actions with clients and each other. We believe in: - Dedication: Giving relentless effort to dive deep, work hard, and exceed your expectations. - Abundance: Going beyond the financial plan to guide you to financial independence and well-being. - Leadership: Sharing informed insights and working as a team to inspire confident decision-making. Values, in action, build strong relationships based on honesty and trust. They lead to more informed planning and direct a sense of readiness as you face all of life’s changes. We take the work and the weight off your shoulders as you consider big decisions such as retirement, selling a business (or buying one), and leaving a legacy for future generations. Trust allows us to ask thought-provoking questions to advance your financial position. Most importantly, we know what to do with the answers to those questions. The team’s knowledge and our extensive use of technology provides data-driven advice to address the unique needs of your plan. We provide a trusted wealth management partnership to meet your personal, financial and life goals. With your team, you’re ready. - Founded 2009 - Independent Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) Firm, Fiduciary Advisors - $2.1 Billion in Assets - Custodians: Charles Schwab, Fidelity
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2022
Board Member
Nov 2022
AllWork® is a total freelancer management and payments platform. We help companies more efficiently manage and pay every type of freelancer they need for their business including all hourly, consulting, contract, and project-based workers for both short and long-term assignments across all job functions, departments, and roles. By providing one streamlined platform for total freelancer management, businesses can leverage the new Modern Workforce.
Board Member
Aug 2022
NIC MAP Vision is a leading provider of comprehensive market data for the senior housing and care sector. Trusted by 5,000+ customers and built exclusively for the senior housing and care sector, NIC MAP Vision provides comprehensive nationwide supply & demand metrics on 35K+ properties, with over 15 years of comprehensive, time-series market data at the metro level. For more information, visit www.nicmapvision.com.
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