About Us
Our Story
August Brown Management Consulting has supported $2.1B in funding for USDA-based lending to small to mid-sized innovative companies with great growth potential. The circular economy throughline became evident as an untapped area of expansion potential in many of the companies served.
It was recognized that a significant number of these companies could offer exceptional investment outcomes prospects with increased capital infusion.
August Brown Capital was established to capitalize on these investment opportunities, leveraging the insights gleaned from our consulting business across various industries in an independent and ethical manner. We use our deep understanding of the industries that we serve to drive OPEX improvements, revenue expansion and more stable margin growth that results in significant value creation.
Our Vision
It is the mission of August Brown Capital’s Renewal Growth Fund I to enable small to mid-size rural businesses to thrive in the next decade by leveraging all the benefits of adopting principles of circularity so they can grow, add jobs and be an economic growth engine for their local communities.
Our Mission
August Brown Capital Renewal Growth Fund I will deploy capital towards small and midmarket companies that are operating in the circular economy, have a potential to participate/support a circular economy or can greatly leverage the operating principles of circularity. By focusing on portfolio companies in rural and the central US, August Brown will support the adoption of global best practices of circularity, helping these companies realize new operational efficiencies and gain access to new markets so they can compete on a global stage.
Our Team is our Differentiator
August Brown Capital is led by four partners who bring 40+ years of combined private equity transactional experience, corporate development, and middle-market merger & acquisition experience to the firm. The team also brings 40+ years of operational, entrepreneurial, technical and commercial experience in a wide variety of markets and industries.
Gordon Nameni - BS, MS, PhD
General Partner
Gordon Nameni has over 12 years of experience in management consulting and has successfully developed a $75 million waste-to-product business. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer at Platypus Technologies and held roles as a Business Development Manager at PPG Industries and a Semiconductor Process Engineer at Texas Instruments. He has received two entrepreneurial awards and founded a startup that surpassed $1 million in revenue. Additionally, he is a Fulbright Fellow.
Daniel Berg - BS, MBA
General Partner
Daniel Berg is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience in materials sciences and more than a decade in the construction industry. As a Global Director, he has led a $45 million advanced materials business, specializing in B2B and B2C sales organization development and marketing. He has extensive operational management expertise and is the author of seven novel materials composition patents. Additionally, he has been involved in launching nine startups across multiple industries.
Transactional and Industry Experience
Transaction Experience:
- 100+ deals advised and executed
- $1.7+ billion in debt and equity funding
Industry Experience:
- Manufacturing process and product engineering
- Applied innovation implementation
- Feasibility studies / waste-to-product opportunities
- Global commercial strategy development and team management
- Technical sales process improvement