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Team

  • Brian Dunn

    Founder & CEO

    Brian Dunn is the Founder and CEO of Growth Capital Services. He leads the team’s efforts in corporate development and revenue generation.

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Compliance

  • Justin Schleifer

    Chief Compliance Officer

    Justin Schleifer is the Chief Compliance Officer for Growth Capital Services. He is responsible for management and oversight of the firm's regulatory affairs...

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  • Dennis Azary

    Supervisory Principal

    Dennis Azary is a Supervisory Principal and Financial Operations Principal for Growth Capital Services. He is responsible for supervising registered representatives...

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  • Amar Deva

    Supervisory Principal

    Amar Deva is a Supervisory Principal. He is responsible for the supervisory review of private offerings, advertising, and sales material. Mr. Deva also conducts...

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  • Cedric Levye

    Supervisory Principal

    Cedric Levye is a Supervisory Principal. He is responsible for supervising registered representatives and conducting supervisory review of private offerings,...

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  • Michael Hintsa

    Supervisory Principal

    Michael Hintsa is a member of the compliance team for Growth Capital Services. He is responsible for assisting all supervisory principals in matters related...

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  • Carrie Schneidman

    Supervisory Principal

    Carrie Schneidman is a Supervisory Principal. She is responsible for supervising registered representatives and conducting supervisory review of private offerings,...

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  • Shannon Carini

    In-House Counsel

    Shannon Carini brings a unique legal acumen to her work with the Compliance Team.

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Operations

  • Courtney Rosiek

    Member Services Manager

    Courtney Rosiek, Member Services Manager, oversees the onboarding of new Representatives and a variety of related operational activities.

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  • Alan Duncan

    Operations Coordinator

    Alan Duncan assists the Operations team with onboarding, updating the GCS website, and coordinating with the OLIVIA development team.

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  • Lainy Jahnke

    Operations Coordinator

    Lainy Jahnke has worked in operations and finance for over 10 years.

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Business Development

  • Tom Kennett

    Director of Business Development

    Tom Kennett is Director of Business Development for Growth Capital Services. He is responsible for our Affiliate Program.

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Technology

  • Scott Blumin

    Technology Director

    Scott Blumin is the Technology Director of Growth Capital Services. In this role, Mr. Blumin advises the company on SEC rule 17a-4 and is the company’s Designated...

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  • Vladimir Sidorenko

    OLIVIA Lead Developer

    Vladimir Sidorenko leads OLIVIA development for GCS. He has several years of game and web development experience, specializing in custom complex web apps.

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What We Value

  • Entrepreneurs who maintain their own office and brand identity, source, and execute their own deals
  • Collaboration with others on our platform to expand distribution efforts as appropriate
  • Long term relationships - win-win partnerships that keep our best producers loyal to our platform
  • Culture of professional cooperation with a focus on investor protection

How We Work

  • Platform built by practitioners for practitioners
  • Independent contractor model allows latitude regarding investment mandates
  • Proprietary software supports many private placement deal types
  • Accessible and experienced Compliance team equipped to supervise most private investments
  • Chaperone service enables foreign placement agents to show mandates to U.S. institutional investors

What We've Done

  • Over $2 billion in U.S. dollar transaction value
  • Over $500 million equivalent in foreign currency transaction value
  • Over 2,000 transactions
  • Over $50 million commissions generated by reps
  • Over 1,000 investors served​

Who We Are

  • Providing consistent service since 2003
  • Supervised thousands of successful private placements in a large variety of industry sectors
  • Specializing in capital raises, M&A opportunities, and secondary sales of private stock
  • Registered in all 52 U.S. states and territories
  • Headquartered in San Francisco, with registered representatives located throughout the U.S.