For companies that do not meet the FCA Investment Fund Criteria, Clayton Associates has the ability to make investments through a variety of investment vehicles.
Bullpen Ventures
In late February of 2011, Stuart McWhorter and John Ingram founded Bullpen Ventures, an investment partnership designed to help entrepreneurs grow fresh ideas into thriving new businesses. The strategy of Bullpen Ventures is to take a business plan and within 90 days turn the concept into an investable business venture. To learn more, click here.

NewCo Holdings:
NewCo Holdings is the primary angel investment vehicle for Clayton McWhorter, the Chairman of Clayton Associates.

Triple Play Ventures:
Triple Play Ventures was created to allow the principals of Clayton Associates to make angel investments.

Clayton Associates:
When Clayton Associates was initially established in 1996, Clayton Associates was setup as the direct investment arm of the firm. Today, we still use this entity to make angel investments in early stage companies.
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