Organization · Syndicate
Community Equity Partners
Community Equity Partners is a syndicate of investor groups and venture funds based in the Southeast United States, connecting accredited investors with high-growth startups through regular pitch meetings.
Overview
What Community Equity Partners does
What Community Equity Partners is
Community Equity Partners is a syndicate of investor groups and venture funds based in the Southeast United States, connecting accredited investors with high-growth startups through regular pitch meetings.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder and community and event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Syndicate
- Founded
- Founded in 2007
- Approximate age
- About 19 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder · Community · Event host
- Last reviewed
- March 16, 2026
What Syndicate means
A syndicate is a coordinated group investment into a deal, typically led by one investor and funded by multiple backers.
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Capability profile
Community Equity Partners as a funder
Investment thesis
Community Equity Partners connects investors and entrepreneurs to facilitate capital investment in high-growth businesses ready to scale.
Focus narrative
Community Equity Partners invests in high-growth companies at various stages, from startups to enterprises ready to scale. The organization focuses on collaboration among experienced investors to identify and support promising ventures.
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Friends and Family · Angel · Accelerator · Pre-seed · Seed · Seed+ · Series A · Series B · Series C · Growth Equity
- Regions
- United States
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Not published
Capability profile
Community Equity Partners as a community
Community overview
Community Equity Partners is a syndicate of investor groups and venture funds. The organization was founded to connect investors and entrepreneurs, facilitating capital investment in businesses ready to scale. It is based in the Southeast United States.
Community focus
Community Equity Partners invests in high-growth companies at various stages, from startups to enterprises ready to scale. The organization emphasizes collaboration among experienced investors and subject matter experts to identify promising ventures.
Member value
Members benefit from networking opportunities, access to investment pitches, and collaboration with experienced investors and subject matter experts.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- hybrid
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Investors · Founders
- Benefits
- network-access
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Friends and Family · Angel · Accelerator · Pre-seed · Seed · Seed+ · Series A · Series B · Growth Equity
- Regions
- United States
Community activity
- Annual events
- 9
Events and activity
Community Equity Partners hosts monthly meetings on the third Tuesday of each month, excluding August, November, and December. These meetings feature live and virtually-streamed pitches from entrepreneurs.
Notable members
Doc Claussen - Chapter President, Marble City Angels; Eric Dobson - Founder, Marble City Angels; Robert Ritch - Chapter President, Manasota Angels; David Vulcano - Chapter President, Music City Angels; Rozell Gray, Jr. - Chapter President, Blues City Angels.
Capability profile
Community Equity Partners as an event host
Event focus
Community Equity Partners invests in high-growth companies at various stages, from startups to enterprises ready to scale. The organization emphasizes collaboration among experienced investors and subject matter experts to identify promising ventures.
Format narrative
Community Equity Partners hosts monthly meetings featuring live and virtually-streamed pitches from entrepreneurs.
Participant value
The organization facilitates capital investment in businesses ready to scale, connecting investors with promising ventures.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- meetup
- Recurrence
- monthly
- Modality
- hybrid
- Startups can present
- Yes
Availability
- Registration state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Seed+ · Series A · Series A+
- Audience
- Founders · Investors
- Regions
- United States
Speakers and past editions
Speakers
Notable speakers include Doc Claussen, Eric Dobson, Robert Ritch, David Vulcano, and Rozell Gray, Jr.
Common questions
What to know about Community Equity Partners
Upseed classifies Community Equity Partners under the Syndicate organization type. Its current public profile includes funder, community, and event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 16, 2026
Known limits
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