Mentor Capital

Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

1985

AUM

-

Location

Plano, Texas, United States

Investment Ticket

$100+ m

Investment Stage

Seed Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

North America
Investor profile last updated: 12 August, 2026

Profile

Mentor Capital, Inc. is a public energy company headquartered in Plano, Texas. The firm focuses on classic energy sectors including oil and gas, coal, uranium, and related operations. Mentor Capital often engages in flexible financing structures using cash, royalty payments, and other securities. While Mentor takes significant ownership positions in companies, it usually leaves operational control to existing management. The company supports its investments through funding and strategic growth opportunities in the public marketplace.

Mentor Capital specializes in investing in pre-IPO companies that have established cash flows, particularly via royalty payments. The firm provides public market access for these companies and utilizes a combination of its common stock and other securities to maximize returns. While Mentor does not disclose its total assets under management or specific check sizes, it generally targets the energy sector. Their investments focus primarily within North America.

Some notable investments by Mentor Capital include NeuCourt, Inc. and the Sprott Physical Gold Trust. The firm engages in various investments within energy tracking and gold-backed securities, aiming to generate returns that can be redistributed to shareholders through dividends or stock repurchases.

Industry

Energy Cannabis Other Education Oil and Gas

Contacts

Name
Title
Email
avatar
Sara Billingsley Director of Legal Operations
Director of Legal Operations
s•••@•••
avatar
Lori Stansfield, CPA Treasurer
Treasurer
l•••@•••
Upgrade to see contacts
avatar
XbiQn6LxrIvHt7TR XbiQn6LxrIvHt7TR
XbiQn6LxrIvHt7TR
avatar
XbiQn6LxrIvHt7TR XbiQn6LxrIvHt7TR
XbiQn6LxrIvHt7TR
avatar
XbiQn6LxrIvHt7TR XbiQn6LxrIvHt7TR
XbiQn6LxrIvHt7TR
Investment-team contacts for Mentor Capital — including verified work emails and LinkedIn profiles — are available to Private Equity List subscribers.
Instant access on the web. Plans from $129/month — see pricing.
Contacts sourced from the firm's website and LinkedIn, re-verified on a rolling cycle. Spot a stale contact, or none at all? Report it — we re-run that firm within 48h and get back to you.

FAQs about Mentor Capital

Mentor Capital is a venture capital and private equity firm. It backs companies at Seed and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $100+ m.
Mentor Capital is located in Plano, Texas, United States.
Mentor Capital was founded in 1985.
Mentor Capital invests in companies and startups in Energy, Cannabis, Other, Education, Oil and Gas.
Mentor Capital invests in companies and startups in North America.
Mentor Capital invests in companies and startups at Seed, Late Stage (Series C+).
Mentor Capital usually invests $100+ m on average.
Mentor Capital can be reached through its website mentorcapital.com, its LinkedIn page and its X account. Its general enquiries address is [email protected]. Cold-mailing a general inbox rarely reaches a partner, so Private Equity List also lists the investment-team contacts for Mentor Capital — names, roles, verified work emails and LinkedIn profiles — available on a Pro plan from $129/month (see pricing). Contacts are sourced from the firm's website and LinkedIn and re-verified on a rolling cycle. Spot a stale contact, or none at all? Report it — we re-run that firm within 48h and get back to you.
Yes. Every field on this page — profile, funds, investment criteria, portfolio and investment-team contacts — is available programmatically through the Private Equity List REST API and MCP server, so AI assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT can query Mentor Capital directly instead of scraping this page. One subscription covers both the web app and machine access — see API & MCP.
Private Equity List re-verifies investor profiles on a rolling cycle, pulling from the firm's own website and LinkedIn rather than a one-off import. This profile was last updated on 12 August, 2026. Something out of date here? Report it — we re-run that firm within 48h and get back to you.