Organization · Private Equity

The Mezzanine Fund

The Mezzanine Fund is a private equity firm based in Cleveland, Ohio, focused on providing mezzanine debt to women and minority-owned, lower middle-market companies in the U.S.

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Overview

What The Mezzanine Fund does

What The Mezzanine Fund is

The Mezzanine Fund is a private equity firm based in Cleveland, Ohio, focused on providing mezzanine debt to women and minority-owned, lower middle-market companies in the U.S.

How it participates in the startup ecosystem

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Operational profile

Organization status and context

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Operational status
Active
Organization type
Private Equity
Structured capabilities
Funder
Last reviewed
March 4, 2026

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Capability profile

The Mezzanine Fund as a funder

Investment thesis

The Mezzanine Fund focuses on investing in U.S.-based middle-market companies that have stable revenue streams and are poised for growth. The fund aims to assist entrepreneurs by providing the necessary capital to scale their businesses.

Focus narrative

The Mezzanine Fund invests in U.S.-based businesses characterized by annual EBITDA of $2-5 million, annual revenues of $5-20 million, and loan needs of $2-10 million. The fund targets companies with stable revenue streams, a defensible market position, seasoned management teams, historical profitability, and positive cash flows. Key sectors of interest include healthcare, business services, multi-location retail, and specialty manufacturing.

Terms and economics

Typical check
$2,000,000–$10,000,000

Focus and fit

Availability

Currently deploying
Not published

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Upseed classifies The Mezzanine Fund under the Private Equity organization type. Its current public profile includes funder capabilities.

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Source basis

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Last reviewed

March 4, 2026

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