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Signum Growth Capital
Signum Growth Capital was founded in 2018 by Angela Dalton, a former managing director at Guggenheim Securities, Evercore Partners, and UBS.
Signum Growth Capital
Signum Growth Capital was founded in 2018 by Angela Dalton, a former managing director at Guggenheim Securities, Evercore Partners, and UBS. Dalton had earlier co-founded Evercore Partners Equities. The firm's About page describes it as a FINRA-registered broker dealer in M&A, capital raising, and public markets, operating alongside an investment business called Signum Growth Advisors (per firm website). The firm's investment focus spans video gaming, entertainment, digital payments, blockchain protocols, AI, and social media — the sectors it calls "new economies." It advises industry leaders, invests in innovation, and researches disruptive business models. Confirmed advisory clients include ARK Invest and various entities in the Polkadot ecosystem. Dalton also serves as a venture partner for Griffin Gaming Partners (per firm website). The team operates from offices in Vancouver, Austin, Concord, Palo Alto, New York, Seoul, Tortola, Hong Kong, and Singapore. The firm's team includes four named professionals: Dalton as CEO & Founder, Keshav Holani as Emerging Technologies Analyst, Eliza Jäppinen as Head of IP Development, and Karen Bader as Head of Corporate Relations. Jäppinen also leads Visible Realms and co-created the virtual band Studio Killers. In February 2024, the firm hosted GRAND OPENING | ARK Innovate (per firm website), an event with ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood. What distinguishes Signum Growth Capital is its hybrid structure — a registered broker-dealer that also operates an investment advisory arm, enabling it to earn fees for capital raising and M&A while simultaneously investing its own capital. This dual license is rare among small investment firms and positions the firm as both advisor and principal in the same deals.
General information
Firm type
Family Office
Year founded
2018
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
Canada
City
Vancouver
Corporate office
Vancouver, Canada
Additional offices
Austin · Concord · Palo Alto · New York · Seoul · Tortola · Hong Kong · Singapore
Principals
Angela Dalton
CEO & Founder
Keshav Holani
Emerging Technologies Analyst
Eliza Jäppinen
Head of IP Development
Karen Bader
Head of Corporate Relations
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Signum Growth Capital?
Angela Dalton, as CEO and Founder, oversees both the broker-dealer and investment advisory arms. She has a background as a managing director at Guggenheim Securities, Evercore Partners, and UBS (per firm website). The firm maintains a small team of four listed professionals.
How does Signum Growth Capital source proprietary deal flow?
The firm sources deal flow through its advisory relationships — notably as Lead Advisor to ARK Invest and to entities in the Polkadot ecosystem (per firm website). Its broker-dealer license gives it exposure to M&A and capital-raising engagements that also surface investment opportunities.
Is Signum Growth Capital structured as a single family office or does it operate more like a venture firm?
The firm describes itself as a FINRA-registered broker dealer operating alongside an investment business called Signum Growth Advisors (per firm website). It functions as a hybrid: part advisory, part direct investor. The firm has not publicly disclosed a family-office designation.
Does Signum Growth Capital participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
The firm's investment arm, Signum Growth Advisors, makes direct investments into innovation (per firm website). Dalton also serves as a venture partner for Griffin Gaming Partners (per firm website), suggesting the firm also participates as a limited partner or co-investor in external fund vehicles.
What investment stages does Signum Growth Capital typically target?
The firm's website does not specify a stage preference. However, its advisory work with ARK Invest and the Polkadot ecosystem, plus its focus on Web3 and gaming, implies a tilt toward early-stage and growth-stage companies in those verticals.
Which sectors does Signum Growth Capital explicitly avoid?
The firm's website lists areas of expertise — video gaming, entertainment, digital payments, blockchain protocols, AI, social media — without any stated negative screens.
Where does the underlying wealth come from at Signum Growth Capital?
The firm has not publicly disclosed the source of its capital. It is not described as managing wealth for a single family or endowment.
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