Entrepreneur-led investment company

Investing in businesses
worth building.

Patient capital, practical experience, and real operating support for ambitious businesses ready for their next chapter.

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Multiple exitsBuilt, scaled and sold

M&A experienceGuided complex transitions

Founder-ledDirect, experienced partnership

Our approach

Capital is only the beginning.

We know what it means to build from the ground up because we have done it ourselves. Bradys Capital partners with founders and owners through growth, transition, and acquisition.

Invest

Flexible capital for established businesses and exceptional entrepreneurs with a clear path to durable growth.

Operate

Hands-on guidance across strategy, finance, systems, teams, and the day-to-day realities of scaling.

Acquire

Thoughtful transitions that preserve what owners built while creating the next generation of value.

Advisory & consulting

Practical help for complicated business problems.

Not every challenge requires an investor. Sometimes it requires an experienced operator who can step in, find the real issue, and help move the business toward a workable resolution.

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Problem solving

Untangling difficult, cross-functional issues and turning uncertainty into a clear, actionable plan.

Applied AI & automation

Helping businesses understand what AI can realistically do, identify high-value opportunities, and develop practical tools and workflows in a fast-changing landscape.

Growth & scaling

Building the strategy, systems, financial discipline, and operating structure needed for sustainable growth.

Finance & performance

Improving visibility into cash flow, margins, reporting, accountability, and the decisions that drive performance.

Marketing & positioning

Clarifying the offer, strengthening the message, and identifying practical ways to reach and retain customers.

Recruiting & teams

Finding the right people, defining roles, improving leadership, and creating teams equipped to execute.

Transitions & special projects

Hands-on guidance for acquisitions, integrations, operational resets, and important initiatives that cannot stall.

Built from the ground up

A few of the businesses
we’ve built, grown, and backed.

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Hospitality

Six & Sky

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Craft spirits

Brady’s Distillery

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Home services

Green Home Solutions

Big Lick Entertainment portfolio company

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Live events

Big Lick Entertainment

J. Pepper’s Southern Grille portfolio company

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Hospitality · Successful exit

J. Pepper’s Southern Grille

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Wireless retail

Wireless Zone

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Hospitality

Proof Pizza

Custom Operations Platforms and Business Command Centers portfolio company

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Business technology

Custom Operations Platforms and Business Command Centers

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Commercial real estate

Commercial Real Estate Development

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Commercial real estate

Commercial Real Estate Holdings

Brian Brady, Roanoke entrepreneur and founder of Bradys Capital

Brian Brady · Founder & Managing Principal

The story

Two decades on the operator’s side of the table.

Entrepreneur Investment Corp was founded in 2006 after Brian Brady built seven Verizon Wireless retail stores into a thriving enterprise generating more than $13 million in annual revenue. That journey led to a successful transition and a growing portfolio across hospitality, spirits, home services, wireless retail, and entertainment.

Over the years, Brian has completed multiple successful exits and assisted business owners with mergers, acquisitions, and complex transitions. That firsthand experience shapes how Bradys Capital evaluates opportunities, structures partnerships, and helps owners protect what they have built.

Today, Bradys Capital is a direct, founder-led investment partner based in Roanoke, VA and built to help good businesses become enduring ones.

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20+Years building and backing businesses

“I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.”
— Thomas Jefferson

Let’s talk

What are you
building next?

If you are seeking investment, considering a transition, or need an experienced operator to help solve a difficult business challenge, we would like to hear your story.

Investing in businessesworth building.