About Carbona Capital
Carbona Capital, a Florida corporation founded in 1998 by CEO John A. Carbona, primarily focuses on early “Angel Stage” investments in privately owned entities. He formed Carbona Capital after a successful career as a manufacturer and distributor of high-tech specialty hospital beds designed to prevent pressure ulcers. Based in Dallas, TX, Cardio Systems operated 90 domestic and international offices. John held or co-held six patents and 21 trademarks. He sold Cardio Systems to a private equity firm in 1998.
Carbona Capital and its affiliated companies, have an ever changing and diversified portfolio of investments and investment strategies. Some of the company success stories we have funded:
- Pontio Communications: Austin, TX – Sold to El Paso Gas in 2001.
- Orbis Online: San Antonio, TX – Transformed the traditional competitive bidding process into live, more powerful events worldwide.
- Paetec Communications: Fairport, NY – Public offering in Fall/Winter 2005.
- CRO Restaurants: Dallas, TX – 7 Brands such as Good Eats, El Chico, Silver Fox, Cantina Laredo, Lucky’s, Cool River, and Three Forks, & Black Oak Grill
- Vericenter: Houston, Texas – An IT infrastructure and managed services company that extends your IT department.
- Vertical Alliance: Dallas, Texas – An event ticketing company.
- Picasso Software: Formed in 1997 as a professional services firm, delivering business applications, services, and solutions.
- BioLife: Laboratory and Cryogenic storage bank for Stem Cells acquired by American Cryostem.
- Novartis Gene Therapies, “AveXis”, is a biotechnology company that develops treatments for rare neurological genetic disorders.
- AlterGene is a team of seasoned experts leveraging cutting-edge AI tools to analyze preclinical data of life-threatening rare orphan diseases caused by monogenic birth defects.
Our Mission As Winners
Carbona Capital’s mission is to identify, invest in, mentor, and develop companies poised to redefine success in their sectors across all global markets.
