ABOUT US
For the last 40 years, we have been working with High Net Worth and Accredited Investors as financial advisors and investment bankers for private and publicly-listed companies. Over time, our team of well-known and respected Wall Street professionals and advisors have developed a niche investment market for our select, accredited clients. We provide qualified clients access to well-managed and vetted Pre-IPO growth companies in their late-stage rounds of venture capital and the first round of their Pre-IPO investments.
Our Pre-IPO offering to clients has been our fastest-growing investment segment and added hundreds more participating clients to our long list of clientele.
JONATHAN GAZDAK
Managing Director
Mr. Gazdak is a Managing Director and the Head of Investment Banking. His concentration is in the Technology, Digital Media, Media and Entertainment industries, as well as Specialty Finance vehicles. He has worked on a broad range of transactions, including public equity and debt financings, restructurings, M&A and SPACs. Prior to Alexander, Mr. Gazdak was the head of the Technology Group at Aegis Capital. While at Aegis, he helped complete over 40 public / private financings and M&A transactions. Prior to Aegis, Mr. Gazdak was in the Media and Entertainment group at Oppenheimer & Co. Prior to his career in Investment Banking, Mr. Gazdak was an entrepreneur who owned and managed an International IT Consulting and Services firm for 10 years, selling it in 2005. Mr. Gazdak was a national board member and regional President of the TechServe Alliance. Mr. Gazdak received his MBA from Columbia Business School with Beta Gamma Sigma honors and from the University of Florida with a degree in Mechanical Engineering with honors.
SHAWN WEADOCK
Managing Director
Mr. Weadock is a Managing Director and the Head of Private Equity at Alexander Capital LLC. He is also a Partner at Alexander Capital Ventures Management. Mr. Weadock has over two decades of Wall Street experience with an extensive book of Institutional and Family Office clients. He currently seeks investment opportunities in Early- Late Stage Private Equity Companies in various sectors. Prior to Alexander, Mr. Weadock was a Managing Director and the Head of Trading at Rafferty Capital. While at Rafferty, he was responsible for all Market Making activity and all trading operations. Prior to Rafferty, Mr. Weadock was a Vice President at the Jefferies Group where he was a Distressed Equity Trader. He was responsible for making trading markets for large institutions and family offices. Prior to Jefferies, Mr. Weadock was a Vice President at Merrill Lynch and Head Trader in the Health Care Sector. He currently holds Series: 7,24,55,63 and SIE Licenses.
— jerry Schwartz
I always wanted to gain access to pre-IPO investments but did not know how, or who could show me these opportunities. Alexander Capital Venture took me through each step of the process and made my first investment possible.
Venture capital investing always carries greater risks and uncertainties. Alexander has helped us mitigate that risk by focusing on companies in the IPO process which must meet the standards of a national exchange.
— ERIC WORKEN