Echo Investment Capital

Name

Echo Investment Capital

Legal name

Echo Investment Capital

Website

https://echo.global

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Equity & Multi-Strategy Investment Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Other Financial Investment Activities (5239), Other Financial Vehicles (525990)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Mineral Royalty Traders (6795), Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532)

akta.pro primary industry

Media, Entertainment & Gaming Growth Equity (FSANACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate Portfolio & Fund Management (Institutional/REIT/PE) (BPAJAMAJ), Real Estate Funds — Opportunistic / Development (FSANAEAI), Corporate Finance & Capital Advisory (BPAHADAB)

Keywords

• Private equity investing
• Venture capital investments
• Impact investing
• Mineral royalty assets
• Commercial real estate portfolio

Headquarters

HQ city

Oklahoma City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Private Equity - Mineral and Royalty Holdings: Oil and gas mineral royalty interests in the Permian and Anadarko basins. Echo built one of the largest privately held oil and gas mineral royalty assets in the world between 2015-2020.
2. Real Estate Portfolio: Growing portfolio of landmark commercial properties across emerging U.S. urban markets including The Ziggurat, Colcord Hotel, Skirvin Hotel, Wells Fargo Center, Town Pavilion, 1201 Walnut, Salesforce Tower, One Columbus Center, and Convergence development.
3. Venture Capital Investments: Strategic investments in early-stage companies across energy, life science, national security, and media & entertainment verticals. Portfolio includes Wheeler Bio, Prairie Surf Media, and numerous other innovative companies.
4. Sports & Entertainment Operations: Operating professional soccer club (OKC for Soccer/Energy FC), operating MAPS 4 Multipurpose Stadium, developing surrounding entertainment district, and sports-related investments.
5. Biopharmaceutical CDMO Services: Through Wheeler Bio, provides contract development and manufacturing services for antibody-based therapies including process development and cGMP manufacturing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Echo Investment Capital is a multi-strategy investment firm that deploys capital through three principal strategies: private equity holdings (oil and gas mineral royalties and landmark commercial real estate), venture investments across energy, life science, national security, and media & entertainment, and impact investing (Echo Impact) focused on underrepresented communities. The firm operates as both investor and value creator, leveraging its Connective Capital philosophy to pair overlooked domestic resources and infrastructure with world-class founders, ideas, and capital.

Product overview

Echo Investment Capital is a multi-strategy investment firm offering private equity holdings (oil and gas mineral royalties, commercial real estate), venture investments across four verticals (energy, life science, national security, media & entertainment), and Echo Impact impact investing. Key portfolio companies include Wheeler Bio (biopharmaceutical CDMO), Prairie Surf Media (film production), and the OKC for Soccer initiative. The firm manages over $1 billion in capital deployed across its investment strategies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Echo Impact: Impact investing strategy focused on empowering underrepresented communities and driving inclusive economic development in Oklahoma City.
• OKC for Soccer | OKC es Fútbol
• Echo Soccer

Products and services

• Private Equity Holdings Portfolio of oil and gas mineral royalty assets built between 2015-2020 across the Permian and Anadarko basins, alongside a growing portfolio of landmark commercial real estate properties across emerging U.S. urban markets including The Ziggurat, Wells Fargo Center, Salesforce Tower, and Town Pavilion.
• Venture Investments Strategic investments in cutting-edge early-stage companies across energy, life science, national security, and media & entertainment verticals. Portfolio includes Wheeler Bio, Prairie Surf Media, Antheia, Deka Biosciences, TARA Mind, MediView XR, Nucleus RadioPharma, Firehawk Aerospace, and others.
• Echo Impact Impact investing strategy focused on empowering underrepresented communities and driving inclusive economic development in Oklahoma City, managing a $15 million fund to build and advance minority start-ups.
• Echo Sports & Entertainment Platform Operating platform encompassing majority ownership of OKC's professional soccer club (OKC Energy FC), development and operation of the MAPS 4 Multipurpose Stadium, surrounding entertainment district, and sports-related investments in partnership with Russell Westbrook Enterprises.

Quantifiable outcome

• First-in-human materials at 50% of industry benchmark pricing
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wheeler BiocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 April 2026Alloy Therapeutics partnered with Wheeler Bio as lead investor in $40 million Series E round and strategic infrastructure partner.
• Jozy Altidore and Alex Lee (Sogility/SogilityGO)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 February 2026Soccer legend Jozy Altidore and business partner Alex Lee joined OKC for Soccer ownership group. Echo made strategic investment in Sogility and SogilityGO, youth soccer training facility and technology platform owned by Altidore and Lee.
• Charles River Laboratories International (NYSE: CRL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Satellite Charles River biologics testing lab established on-site at Wheeler Bio's drug substance manufacturing facility in Oklahoma City. Partnership provides fast and reliable industry-leading quality control processes, reducing time in developing and determining viability of new drugs and therapeutics.
• Film Education Institute of OklahomaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Prairie Surf Creative to train next generation of storytellers, including documentary project for Douglass High School that won Telly Awards and earned Heartland Emmy nomination.
• Prairie Surf StudioscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in 2020 by film industry veterans with leading investment from Echo. Multi-platform production and creative partner in the strategic center of the country that supports all phases of production for creators. Includes Prairie Surf Creative division.
• Robinson ParkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in development of surrounding area around MAPS 4 stadium into sports-centered entertainment district. Robinson Park CEO Mark Beffort is leading 51-acre mixed-use development with hotel, residential, retail, and entertainment components.
• CSL International (Legends)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGlobal premium experiences company specializing in market and financial evaluation of sports, music and other assembly facilities. Partnered with OKC for Soccer for community input initiative and stadium design consultation.
• Lingo ConstructionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction firm partnered on Prairie Surf renovation and selected as construction management services contractor for MAPS 4 Multipurpose Stadium.
• Oklahoma CitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic-private partnership for MAPS 4 Multipurpose Stadium development. Echo donated 9-acre site to the city and will operate the stadium. Part of $1.07 billion MAPS 4 initiative.
• Wheeler BiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in 2021 within Echo's venture studio in downtown Oklahoma City. Platform company providing biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) services with Portable CMC platform.
• Gardner TanenbaumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed development of Convergence mixed-use project in OKC Innovation District. Co-led Build Back Better Regional Challenge coalition resulting in $35 million federal grant.

Scale indicators27 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sixth Street Partners: Global alternative asset manager with major energy/infrastructure and growth investing franchises. Directly comparable as a counterparty in Echo's $500M+ mineral royalty sale and as a similarly-sized multi-strategy alternatives investor.
• SCF Partners: Energy-focused private equity firm with deep roots in oil and gas mineral/royalty investing. Closely comparable to Echo's foundational energy strategy and operating expertise in upstream U.S. basins.
• Patient Square Capital: Healthcare-dedicated private equity firm partnering with life sciences companies. Directly comparable to Echo's Wheeler Bio thesis of providing capital plus operational infrastructure to biotech platform companies.
• Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors: Alternative investment manager with significant energy, real estate, and credit franchises. Comparable as a multi-strategy, operationally-engaged alternatives firm with concentration in overlooked mid-market U.S. assets.
• Energy Capital Partners: Private equity firm focused on power generation, renewables, and energy infrastructure. Comparable for Echo's energy and natural-resources investment vertical and ability to capitalize domestic infrastructure assets.

Broad incumbents

• KKR & Co. Global multi-strategy alternative asset manager spanning PE, infrastructure, real estate, and credit. Comparable as a larger incumbent operating similar investment verticals at institutional scale.
• The Carlyle Group: Global investment firm with PE, credit, and real estate franchises. Comparable broad incumbent with similar multi-strategy approach to deploying capital across diverse operating businesses and asset classes.
• TPG Inc. Leading global alternative asset manager with growth, impact, real estate, and market solutions strategies. Comparable broad incumbent especially in growth equity and impact investing parallels to Echo Impact.
• Brookfield Asset Management: Global alternative asset manager with leading real estate, renewable power, infrastructure, and PE franchises. Comparable in real estate portfolio management and operating-asset orientation.
• Blackstone Inc. World's largest alternative asset manager with real estate, PE, hedge funds, and credit. Comparable broad incumbent across real estate portfolio scale and multi-strategy alternatives.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments16 records

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