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Early Stage

VSI invests in early-stage growth companies.

Opportunities to back experienced managers or entrepreneurs

We strongly believe in the American Dream and that most of the significant changes in our lives will occur in the future. We make investments in people with ideas that could change the world and in small companies that need a patient, thoughtful partner to get to the next level. VSI looks to invest in great people with passion about their idea, expertise in their industry or product or service that can truly add real value to a market or industry.

In The News

VanSickle Investments Participates in Coastal Community Bank Equity Financing

February 15, 2013

Coastal Community Bank has raised $6.5 million in a private stock offering that the Everett-based bank said would be used to bolster the bank’s capital and take advantage of expansion opportunities. An earlier version of this blog post included details from a private placement offering that contained outdated information. I caught up with Coastal Community […]

Student Housing Project

January 30, 2013

VanSickle Investments Participates in Horizon Real Estate’s purchase of Cal State University Student Housing Project “The Element”. VSI has invested in the $37M purchase of the 288 unit “The Element”. The Element is a 2004 built, student specific housing project at Cal State Univ Sacramento. This is the 19th Student housing invesmtment made by VSI.

HCP Buys Former Sunwest Portfolio For $1.73 Billion

January 21, 2013

October 16, 2012. There had been rumors that HCP, Inc. might be buying Emeritus Senior Living, but it looks like it is buying only a portion of the assets managed by the company. HCP has agreed to pay $1.73 billion for 133 senior living communities with 10,350 units, or about $167,000 per unit, which make […]

HCP, Inc. to Buy a Portion of Emeritus Senior Living

October 16, 2012

There had been rumors that HCP, Inc. might be buying Emeritus Senior Living, but it looks like it is buying only a portion of the assets managed by the company.  HCP has agreed to pay $1.73 billion for 133 senior living communities with 10,350 units, or about $167,000 per unit, which make up most of […]

Multiple Sclerosis Bike Ride

July 19, 2012

VSI Sponsor MS’s Annual Ride Montana Bike Ride! For more information, please see http://main.nationalmssociety.org/