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Tate A. Garrett
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Mr. Garrett joinied Advantage in 1999.
Mr. Garrett had his first taste of venture investing when he invested his own capital in the purchase of a marine canvas manufacturing company in December 1995.
After the investment, Mr. Garrett stepped in to run the company.
During that time, he restructured the business as an original equipment supplier to boat builders, Mr. Garrett then built a customer base of over 100 accounts, reduced the maximum order-to-delivery cycle from 6 weeks to 2 weeks, and reduced employee turnover from 80% to less than 10% annually.
He successfully sold the company in March 1999 and the company is still thriving today under its new ownership.
Previous to this, Mr. Garrett was a business strategy consultant with Gemini Consulting, which at the time was an elite strategy consulting firm with over 1300 employees and 16 offices worldwide.
Mr. Garrett received an M.B.A. degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a concentration in entrepreneurial management, and a bachelor's degree in computer science from Yale University.
Former positions of Tate A. Garrett
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Advantage Capital Partners
 Advantage Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance Advantage Capital invests in mid-market companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on business services, renewable energy and affordable housing sectors and industries. It provides financing in the form of equity and debt for early, later and buyout stage capital requirements. | Private Equity Analyst | 2009-12-30 |
Pasteuria Bioscience, Inc.
 Pasteuria Bioscience, Inc. Chemicals: AgriculturalProcess Industries Develops products to treat major nematode pests in agricultural crops | Director of Finance/CFO | 2006-12-29 |
Sunrock Equity Partners LLC
 Sunrock Equity Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Sunrock Equity Partners focuses on investments in rapidly growing private companies across Florida and the Southeastern US. The firm has expertise in the healthcare, information technology and services sectors. Sunrock's investments are balanced across investment stage and industry segments to create a diversified portfolio within four years. Investments range from $4 million to $7 million and may be as much as $10 million. Sunrock generally holds a portfolio of 18 to 24 companies, balanced across investment stage and industry sector, with the objective of producing superior investment returns over the next 4 years. | Chief Investment Officer | - |
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University of Pennsylvania
 University of Pennsylvania Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Yale University
 Yale University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Advantage Capital Partners
Advantage Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance Advantage Capital invests in mid-market companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on business services, renewable energy and affordable housing sectors and industries. It provides financing in the form of equity and debt for early, later and buyout stage capital requirements. | Finance |
Pasteuria Bioscience, Inc.
Pasteuria Bioscience, Inc. Chemicals: AgriculturalProcess Industries Develops products to treat major nematode pests in agricultural crops | Process Industries |
Sunrock Equity Partners LLC
Sunrock Equity Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Sunrock Equity Partners focuses on investments in rapidly growing private companies across Florida and the Southeastern US. The firm has expertise in the healthcare, information technology and services sectors. Sunrock's investments are balanced across investment stage and industry segments to create a diversified portfolio within four years. Investments range from $4 million to $7 million and may be as much as $10 million. Sunrock generally holds a portfolio of 18 to 24 companies, balanced across investment stage and industry sector, with the objective of producing superior investment returns over the next 4 years. | Finance |
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