What Craft Capital Management does

Craft Capital Management LLC is a privately held, full-service brokerage and investment banking firm founded in 2015 by Barry Kiront (CEO) and Stephen Kiront (COO) and headquartered in Garden City, New York. The firm operates through two divisions: an Investment Banking division that provides capital-markets advisory, underwriting, and placement services — including IPOs, secondary offerings, private placements, registered direct offerings, ATM programs, bridge financing, and convertible debt — and a Retail Client Services division that delivers financial planning, investment management, and insurance solutions to individual investors. Craft Capital holds a NASDAQ limited underwriter designation and CSRC approval for Chinese offerings, enabling it to serve as lead left underwriter on U.S. small-cap IPOs and to underwrite cross-border listings, primarily for Chinese and other Asian issuers.

The firm's business model is built on three revenue streams: (1) professional-services fees from investment banking mandates (underwriting commissions, placement-agent fees, success-based advisory fees), (2) recurring wealth-management fees from retail accounts, and (3) brokerage commissions from equity, fixed income, and alternative-investment transactions. Pricing on investment banking mandates is negotiated transaction-by-transaction and not publicly disclosed. The firm's value proposition rests on boutique-level senior attention, FINRA/SIPC/MSRB regulatory standing, and a distribution network spanning family offices, venture capitalists, and institutional investors; disclosed deal flow covers more than 300 completed transactions and over $1 billion in cumulative transaction volume across technology, healthcare, logistics, clean tech, entertainment, and Asia-listed issuers, with notable transactions including a $200M GigCapital7 IPO (2024) and an $8.1B Soul World Bank business combination (2025).

The technology footprint is explicitly relationship-led rather than platform-led, and the firm has no disclosed proprietary technology, AI/ML capabilities, APIs, or integrations. Headcount is reported in the 11-50 range with a deep senior bench that includes former bankers from Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, BNP Paribas, GE Capital, and PwC. No parent company, subsidiaries, or external funding rounds are disclosed; ownership is concentrated among founders and named partners, and the company marked its 10th anniversary in March 2025.

Name

Craft Capital Management

Legal name

Craft Capital Management LLC

Website

https://craftcm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Craft Capital Management is a boutique, FINRA-registered investment banking and brokerage firm headquartered in Garden City, NY, that underwrites small-cap U.S. IPOs and cross-border (primarily Chinese) listings while providing wealth management and insurance services to individual investors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Investment Banking and Wealth Management

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Finance & Capital Advisory (BPAHADAB)

Keywords

• Investment banking services
• Wealth management solutions
• Capital markets advisory
• Financial planning services
• Retail brokerage offerings

Headquarters

HQ city

Garden City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Investment Banking Advisory Fees: Fees earned from providing strategic capital solutions including bridge financing, private placements, public offerings, IPOs, and M&A advisory services to corporate clients. Revenue generated through underwriting commissions, placement agent fees, and success-based advisory fees.
2. Wealth Management Fees: Ongoing fees from retail client services including financial planning, investment management, and insurance advisory. Revenue generated from account management, portfolio advisory, and insurance product recommendations for individual investors.
3. Brokerage Commissions: Commissions and transaction fees from equity markets, fixed income trading, and alternative investment placements for retail and institutional clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Craft Capital Management LLC is a full-service brokerage and investment banking firm that operates through two divisions. The Investment Banking division provides capital solutions including IPOs, private placements, bridge financing, M&A advisory, registered direct offerings, ATM offerings, and convertible debt for emerging and middle-market companies. The Retail Client Services division delivers financial planning, investment management (equities, fixed income, alternatives), and insurance solutions to individual investors.

Product overview

Craft Capital Management LLC is a full-service brokerage and investment banking firm that operates through two specialized divisions offering customized financial solutions. The Investment Banking division provides capital solutions including IPOs, private placements, bridge financing, and M&A advisory for companies seeking to go public or raise growth capital. The Retail Client Services division offers financial planning, investments (equities and fixed income), and insurance services for individual investors. The firm also provides Alternative Investments (hedge funds, private equity, real estate, commodities) and Emerging Opportunities platforms (digital assets, pre-IPO, AI/technology investments). As a boutique firm with over 100 years of combined experience, it serves middle-market and emerging growth companies alongside retail clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Investment Banking Services Capital markets solutions including IPOs, secondary offerings, private placements, registered direct offerings, bridge financing, ATM offerings, and convertible debt structures for emerging and middle-market companies.
• Corporate Services Corporate advisory services including capital markets strategy, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, syndicate management, strategic advisory, business plans, fairness opinions, and valuation reports.
• Financial Planning Personalized financial planning and retirement planning services including wealth accumulation, education funding, estate preservation, 401(k) optimization, IRA strategies, and Social Security maximization for individual investors.
• Investments Investment services offering access to equity markets (stocks, IPOs, secondary offerings), fixed income (corporate, government, municipal bonds), emerging opportunities (cryptocurrency, pre-IPO), and alternative investments.
• Insurance Services Comprehensive insurance solutions including term, whole, variable, and indexed life insurance, key-man life insurance, variable, fixed, and indexed annuities, long-term care, and disability coverage.
• Alternative Investments Platform Access to hedge funds, private equity and venture capital, real estate investments (REITs, direct property, private real estate programs), commodities and real assets, structured products, managed futures, and infrastructure investments.

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Q4 Inc.minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 7 July 2024TV Channels Network Inc. announced a four-year investor relations partnership with Q4 Inc. to develop a comprehensive IR program ahead of its planned listing on NASDAQ Capital Market. Craft Capital Management is serving as lead manager for the proposed offering.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• EF Hutton: US boutique investment bank and capital markets firm focused on small/mid-cap IPOs, follow-ons, and advisory; direct peer as Craft Capital co-underwrote offerings with EF Hutton (e.g., Aduro Clean Technologies Nasdaq uplisting).
• Roth Capital Partners: Boutique investment bank specializing in small/mid-cap IPOs, follow-on offerings, and research distribution; directly comparable to Craft's underwriting-led model for emerging growth issuers.
• Maxim Group: Full-service boutique broker-dealer and investment bank with active small-cap capital markets franchise; overlaps Craft's IPO, follow-on, and ATM/registered direct offerings for emerging growth companies.
• ThinkEquity: Boutique investment bank executing small/mid-cap IPOs and follow-ons; directly comparable on deal size, issuer profile, and underwriting-driven revenue model.
• Aegis Capital Corp. Boutique broker-dealer focused on small-cap IPOs, PIPE financings, and corporate advisory; closely mirrors Craft Capital's middle-market underwriting and placement agent activities.
• Westpark Capital: Los Angeles-based boutique investment bank with a similar small/mid-cap IPO and follow-on franchise; comparable issuer profile and distribution model to Craft Capital.
• EarlyBirdCapital: Boutique investment bank historically focused on small-cap and SPAC-related IPOs; comparable underwriting franchise and former employer of Craft's Managing Director Alex Hamilton.
• Network 1 Financial Securities: Full-service boutique broker-dealer with investment banking, equity research, and institutional sales; comparable scale and small/mid-cap deal focus, and prior employer of Craft's Max Georgatos.
• The Benchmark Company: Boutique investment bank providing equity research, institutional sales, and corporate advisory for small/mid-cap issuers; comparable product mix and target issuer profile.

Broad incumbents

• B. Riley Financial: Larger diversified financial services firm with a small-cap investment banking arm alongside research, wealth management, and capital solutions; competes with Craft for advisory and underwriting mandates but operates at materially greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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