Alternative Investment Opportunities
Boulder Investment Group (BIG) is a volunteer-run investment club, comprising 1,100+ investors interested in furthering their knowledge of alternatives and gaining access to attractive deal flow. 86% of members are Qualified Purchasers, and collective net worth exceeds $20 billion. Our members have invested over $1.5 billion in past offerings presented to BIG.
BIG thrives thanks to a strong community of member volunteers who refer their best performing sponsors, screen pitch applications, and champion the most promising opportunities.
Premise
BIG is steeped in the notion that a group of sophisticated investors with compatible financial goals can attract a greater number of choice opportunities than they can individually. Our group only considers offerings that one or more members have already invested in—and earned a solid return.
Pitch Meetings
BIG hosts virtual events via Zoom every six weeks to showcase two specific investment opportunities. Since BIG’s 2009 inception, 225+ offerings have been presented, with over half of our members investing in at least one. Occasionally, members will receive a One-Off email communique regarding an attractive investment opportunity that cannot fit into BIG’s presentation schedule.
Sponsors
Featured presenters are not only fund managers, general partners, and company founders, but also respected asset-class experts. Because our members value educational sessions as much as deal pitches, past presenters have included an economist, a global market strategist, an estate-planning attorney, a CPA, an independent corporate trustee, and a property and casualty insurance agency, as well as authorities from a myriad of other fields.
Investment Minimums
Because members invest individually, BIG encourages presenting entities to set minimums at $100,000 and sometimes, as low as $50,000. Minimums never exceed $250,000.
BIG’s Preferred Asset Classes
Our members typically favor cash-flowing, longer-term, illiquid investments. Below are BIG’s target asset classes, along with examples of past sponsors. Click the + buttons to expand each section.
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Monarch (multifamily), Forum (development), AIC Ventures (industrial), Seneca (mobile home communities), Origin (QOZs), Reliant (self-storage), NexCore (Healthcare), Quannah Partners (value-add), NexMetro (build-to-rent SF homes)
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CAZ Investments, Revelstoke Capital Partners, Clarion Capital, TPE Boulder, Manhattan West
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Regan Capital (RMBS), LotusGroup (life settlement), Millstreet (high yield L-S fund), The DRL Group (muni bonds)
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Velocity, Techstars, Matchstick, FirstMile, Range, Mantis, Hawke
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Indicate Capital, Forum Investment Group, Coulton Creek Capital, Thorofare Capital
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Ascent Energy Ventures, Ibex (Israel), Fourthstone (Banking)
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Dry Fly Capital, TPE Boulder