Hedgehog Investments

What Hedgehog Investments does

Hedgehog Investments LLC is a privately-held alternative investment company headquartered in Lehi, Utah, that raises capital from accredited and sophisticated investors through fixed-rate promissory note contracts. The company advertises 12–20% annual compound returns and structures its offering under SEC Rule 506(b) of Regulation D, which restricts participation to investors meeting SEC net-worth or income thresholds and prohibits general solicitation. Capital raised from investors is deployed by Hedgehog through service providers who help small businesses qualify for long-term financing; the company emphasizes that investor returns are tied to the promissory note terms rather than the success of underlying small businesses.

Operationally, Hedgehog runs a sales-led direct-distribution model with no proprietary technology platform disclosed. Investor onboarding and contract management are handled through a client portal called the Hedgehog Dashboard, which stores account information, documents, and contract terms. Detailed information about the investment model is gated behind an access-request form, with the company citing SEC restrictions as the rationale. Demand generation is anchored by an active blog covering financial literacy, retirement planning, alternative investments, and tax strategies — content that doubles as an SEO channel targeting high-intent investor search queries.

Hedgehog is currently the subject of significant regulatory and legal scrutiny. In May 2025 the Utah Division of Securities issued an emergency cease-and-desist order citing, among other issues, CEO Matthew Morrison Bates' prior felony conviction and registered sex-offender status. A class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah in January 2026 alleging the company operated a Ponzi-like scheme that misused investor funds. The company has retained independent counsel, issued a demand for the return of client funds from counterparty Will Vigil and associated entities (Corporate Funding Group LLC, Grow Marketing, Sunnyside Equity Holdings), and continues to operate and update its website as of mid-2025.

Name

Hedgehog Investments

Legal name

Hedgehog Investments LLC

Website

https://hedgehoginvestments.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hedgehog Investments is a privately-held Lehi, Utah-based alternative investment company that issues fixed-rate promissory notes to accredited investors under SEC Rule 506(b), advertising 12–20% annual returns funded through a small-business financing facilitation model operated via its Hedgehog Dashboard client portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Alternative Investments

NAICS

Other Financial Investment Activities (5239), All Other Financial Investment Activities (52399), Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523)

SIC

Loan Brokers (6163), Short-Term Business Credit Institutions (6153), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Asset-Based/Consumer Credit (Auto/Student/Credit Card) (FSAHAGAK)

Keywords

• Alternative investments
• Promissory note investing
• Fixed-rate lending
• Small business financing
• Accredited investor offerings

Headquarters

HQ city

Lehi

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Promissory Note Investment Returns: Hedgehog Investments raises capital from investors via promissory notes. Investors lend their capital at a fixed rate through contracts with agreed-upon terms and interest rates. The company uses investor funds to help small businesses qualify for long-term financing, and service providers are paid once companies secure financing. The company promises high returns (12–20% annually) with a loan contract structure, allowing investors to know expected returns in advance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hedgehog Investments offers an alternative investment model structured around fixed-rate promissory note contracts (advertised at 12–20% annual returns) sold to accredited and sophisticated investors. Investor capital is deployed through service providers to help small businesses qualify for long-term financing, with service providers paid once those companies secure financing. Investor performance is tied to the promissory note contract terms rather than the success of any underlying company, and investors manage everything through a personal Hedgehog Dashboard client portal.

Product overview

Hedgehog Investments is an alternative investment company offering a single, unified investment model centered around promissory notes and loan contracts. Investors lend their capital at fixed rates to help small businesses grow, earning returns of 12-20% that compound annually. The company provides access through its Hedgehog Dashboard client portal where investors can manage their contracts, view account information, and track investment history. The model uses service providers to help companies qualify for long-term financing, with investor returns not dependent on the long-term success of those companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Investment Contracts (Promissory Note Offering) Fixed-rate loan contracts in which accredited investors lend capital to Hedgehog Investments at agreed-upon terms and interest rates (advertised at 12–20% annually, compounding year over year). Returns are tied to the contract terms, not the performance of underlying small businesses receiving financing assistance.
• Hedgehog Dashboard Client portal that gives investors transparency into their Hedgehog account, surfacing contract documents, terms and conditions, agreed-upon interest rate, and investment history.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Will Vigil / Corporate Funding Group, LLC / Grow Marketing / Sunnyside Equity HoldingsminorOthers · 7 July 2025Will Vigil and associated entities (Corporate Funding Group, LLC, Grow Marketing, and Sunnyside Equity Holdings) are identified in the context of Hedgehog Investments' July 7, 2025 demand letter seeking the return of client funds. This appears to be a counterparty relationship in the context of the Utah Division of Securities investigation rather than a formal strategic partnership. The relationship is adversarial (Hedgehog is demanding funds back from these entities).

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• PeerStreet: A real-estate debt marketplace that pools short-term bridge loans into fractional notes for accredited investors. Comparable fixed-income note mechanics and accredited-investor distribution.
• LendingClub: A public peer-to-peer consumer-lending platform that funds personal loans via fixed-rate notes sold to investors. Comparable retail-accessible fixed-rate note structure, though at vastly different scale.
• Fundrise: A large alternative-investment platform offering interval funds and eREITs/D-REITs to retail investors seeking non-correlated returns. Comparable in marketing fixed-income-style alternative returns to a self-directed investor base.
• Yieldstreet: An alternative-investment platform offering fixed-income and yield-oriented products to accredited investors. Comparable in serving accredited investors seeking market-independent returns, though operating at far greater scale and product breadth.

Direct peers

• MainVest: A Regulation CF/D 506(c) platform where investors buy promissory-note-like revenue shares in individual small businesses. Most directly comparable to Hedgehog's promissory-note model targeted at non-accredited and accredited investors seeking small-business exposure.
• Groundfloor: A real-estate debt / small-business lending platform that issues short-term, fixed-rate notes to retail and accredited investors. Comparable fixed-income note structure and direct-to-investor distribution model.

Emerging players

• AcreTrader: An alternative-investment platform offering fractional farmland investments to accredited investors through structured entities. Comparable accredited-investor alternative-investment distribution and contract-based returns.
• Wefunder: A Regulation CF equity crowdfunding platform connecting investors with startups and small businesses. Comparable in the small-business-capital facilitation positioning, though structured as equity rather than promissory notes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/get_hedgehog
• Facebookfacebook.com/hedgehoginvestments
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hedgehog-investments

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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