Team

Dallas Salazar, Portfolio Manager

Dallas Salazar is the CEO an Austin-based family office. Mr. Salazar’s family office primarily acts as venture capital or private credit for natural resource extraction companies. Mr. Salazar has previously invested in a portfolio of energy and commodity startups, including startups extracting oil, natural gas, helium, and carbon dioxide, as well as engaged in the business of large-scale carbon sequestration. Mr. Salazar has recently had large exits in Comstock Resources, Eclipse Resources, Southwestern Energy, Atlas Lithium, Torchlight Energy, as well as numerous privately held natural resource and commodity extraction ventures.

David Fair, CFO

David Fair is the co-founder and a partner of a California-based investment banking firm, Constellation Capital Group, which provides deal sourcing, consulting, and buy-side investment banking services for middle-market private equity firms and strategic buyers. David has successfully led M&A roll-up strategies across several industries as an entrepreneur, operator, and advisor. Throughout David’s financial career he has been involved in the completion of over $2.5Bn of capital raised and 50+ M&A transactions.

As an operator, David joined the 40 Under 40 Class of 2021 for the Wood Industry for his work in the building products industry. David earned his MBA from USC’s Marshall School of Business and a bachelor’s degree from Cal State Channel Islands