SCF Partners

Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

1989

AUM

$1 900 M

Location

Houston, Texas, United States

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

North America Europe Middle East Asia
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

SCF Partners is a private equity firm based in Houston, Texas, founded in 1989. The firm has additional offices in Calgary, Singapore, and Aberdeen, and employs a team of 18 professionals. SCF Partners is known for its focus on the energy sector, providing equity capital and strategic growth assistance to build leading energy service and equipment companies globally.

The firm invests primarily in the energy and technology sectors, targeting regions such as North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. SCF Partners manages approximately $2 billion in assets under management, with notable funds including SCF Energy Fund I and SCF Energy Fund III. The firm typically engages in buyout and growth/expansion investments.

Notable investments by SCF Partners include Equipment World - a distributor/wholesale company, Trand - a construction and engineering firm, Pro Pipe Services - a commercial services provider, Xage Security - a communications and networking company, and Rapid Camps - a commercial services provider.

Industry

Technology Industrial Oil and Gas Real Estate SaaS Security Energy Infrastructure Software Transportation CleanTech

SCF Partners Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region
Size AUM Launch date
SCF Energy Fund I
Private Equity (PE)
Oil and Gas
Security
Infrastructure
Energy
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
$5-10 m
$250 M
December 2000
SCF Energy Fund III
Private Equity (PE)
Real Estate
Security
Software
Transportation
Energy
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
$5-10 m
$650 M
November 2012
SCF Energy Fund V
Private Equity (PE)
Real Estate
SaaS
Software
Transportation
Energy
CleanTech
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
$5-10 m
$1000 M
November 2024

Contacts

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Email
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Sean Rice Managing Partner
Managing Partner
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Andrew Waite Managing Partner
Managing Partner
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FAQs about SCF Partners

SCF Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm. It backs companies at Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $10-50 m.
SCF Partners is located in Houston, Texas, United States.
SCF Partners was founded in 1989.
SCF Partners invests in companies and startups in Technology, Industrial, Oil and Gas, Real Estate, SaaS, Security, Energy, Infrastructure, Software, Transportation, CleanTech.
SCF Partners invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe, Middle East, Asia.
SCF Partners invests in companies and startups at Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Late Stage (Series C+).
SCF Partners usually invests $10-50 m on average.
SCF Partners has around $1 900m assets under management.
SCF Partners last fund was created/launched in 2024-11-10
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