Details

Industries

Finance,Financial Services,Venture Capital

Founded date

Jan 1, 1996

Number Of Employee

11 - 50

Operating Status

Active

Investor Type

Venture Capital

Clayton Associates is an investment firm founded in 1996 by R. Clayton McWhorter, former founder of HealthTrust, Inc. and Chairman of Hospital Corporation of America (NYSE:HCA). We've built on our extensive operating experience and relationships to partner with entrepreneurs and help them build successful businesses.

Clayton Associates makes seed, angel, and venture stage investments in healthcare technology companies. The firm's seed investments are done via Bullpen Ventures in the form of $25-75K investments to help companies get started. Rolling Hills Ventures is an angel fund investing $500K-$1.5M in companies that are beginning to see traction.

The firm’s venture capital manager, FCA Venture Partners, has managed a total of five funds, including exited funds FCA I and FCA II, as well as three active funds, FCA III, IV, and their most recent fund, FCA V. Typical investment sizes range from $2 million to $6 million of equity in companies with experienced management teams who are implementing proven business models with well-defined exit strategies.

In 2013, the firm founded Clayton Advisors, a consulting division that strives to accelerate the growth and profitability of companies by focusing on innovation, strategy, and stakeholder relationships.

Since inception, Clayton Associates, FCA Venture Partners, and its affiliates have invested in over 100 companies, representing greater than $7 billion in annualized revenue and the creation of over 20,000 jobs.