John S.
Failed to secure funding
In April of 2019, I was looking for funding for my startup yet robust software company. We were growing and acquiring clients but needed funding to expand and grow faster. I spoke with SA Capital Partners, LLC and I was told that they had a 95% success rate in finding funding through either of the Illinois or New York office. They told me to expect the process to take about 5-6 weeks and asked for $3000 to get started. They were grossly unsuccessful throughout the remainder of 2019 communicating with me only randomly in the process. Unfortunately, in January of 2020, COVID came into existence and I received little to no more assistance. Had I secured funding before COVID as promised (considering their 95% success rate and 5-6 week turnaround), the business may have survived the COVID debacle. As such, I not only lost my $3000 not receiving any funding but the business ultimately failed as we struggled through the shutdowns while I placed my trust in their company.
Response from sacapitalpartnersllc.comJun 18, 2025
This client originally engaged with us six years ago, during a highly volatile period as the global COVID-19 pandemic was unfolding. The pandemic created unprecedented challenges across all industries and significantly disrupted capital markets worldwide. The environment at that time was uncharted territory for all participants — investors, businesses, and service providers alike. Despite these extraordinary circumstances, we committed substantial time and resources to this engagement, working on the transaction for more than two years. Throughout this extended period, we maintained clear, documented communication with the client, providing updates and full transparency on both market conditions and investor feedback. At no point have we ever represented or promised a 95% success rate. Such representations are both inaccurate and unrealistic, particularly in today’s dynamic capital markets where outcomes are influenced by countless external variables. Our firm has always operated with integrity, setting honest expectations based on market realities. We fully exhausted all available resources and strategies in an effort to complete this transaction. However, given the extraordinary and disruptive nature of the global environment during this period, securing capital was exceptionally challenging across virtually all sectors.