Firm Overview

Institutional Capital.
Texas Values.

HBA Partners, LLC is a women-led capital aggregator providing confidential access to institutional capital for high-quality businesses and real estate ventures — from $1M to institutional scale.

Austin, Texas · Vendor-Agnostic · Women-Led · Relationship-Driven

About the firm

Who we are

With decades of combined experience, HBA Partners has built an unusual platform: a network of relationships across the financial landscape deep enough to source capital that most advisors cannot reach.

We connect businesses with optimal funding sources — enabling them to secure the capital they need, on favorable terms, to fuel growth, invest in critical resources, thrive in dynamic markets, and maintain their competitive edge.

Because we are vendor-agnostic, we are free from the incentives that distort most financing conversations. We are not selling a product. We are finding the right structure, from the right source — whether that is a single transaction or a financing measured in the billions.

We are also, notably, a women-led firm in a market that has had too few — a fact we carry with quiet confidence rather than fanfare. What earns the engagement is judgment, access, and confidentiality.

Independence

We hold no product of our own. That freedom lets us structure for the client, not for a balance sheet.

Discretion

We operate in strict confidence and intentionally stay under the radar. We do not publish our clients, lenders, or deals.

Reach

Decades of relationships across lenders, lessors, and equity partners give us access to capital others cannot source.

Decisiveness

We are not order takers. We move quickly, structure carefully, and tell you plainly when something does not serve you.

Our impact

Built on trust. Measured by results.

$1M–$20B

Transaction range — from the lower-middle market to large institutional financings.

Vendor-Agnostic

Independent of any single lender, lessor, or product — aligned only with you.

8+ Structures

Leasing, debt, equity, bridge, working capital, sale-leaseback, buyback, and asset management.

Private by Design

NDA-conscious, relationship-driven, and intentionally under the radar.

Figures describe capability and range; verified transaction statistics to be supplied by the client.

Why HBA

The reasons principals keep coming back.

Extend Your Cash Runway

Gain predictable control over cash flows to complement your existing equity and debt. For growth-stage companies, that means keeping more capital available for the core activities that fuel revenue and expansion.

Lower Your Cost of Capital

Disciplined structuring and access to the right lenders reduce upfront requirements and total cost — redirecting resources toward investments that yield stronger returns.

Decisive Execution

We are not order takers. We work proactively to get deals closed quickly and smoothly, and we say so plainly when a structure does not serve you.

Preserve Equity

Avoid unnecessary dilution of ownership and earnings. Maintain your equity position, reduce capital costs, and enhance shareholder value through more flexible arrangements.

Access Others Cannot Reach

Decades of cultivated relationships across the financial landscape give us a platform — and a reach — that connects you with funding most advisors simply cannot source.

Absolute Confidentiality

We operate in strict confidence and intentionally stay under the radar. Your information, your transaction, and your name are protected.

Capital solutions

Flexible capital. Strategic execution.

Traditional Leasing

Structured lease facilities that preserve working capital and align payments with the useful life and revenue of the asset — from single transactions to facility-scale programs.

Debt Financing

Senior and subordinated debt sourced across a deep lender network and structured for the conditions, term, and pricing the situation requires.

Equity & Growth Capital

Access to equity partners for growth-stage and capital-intensive undertakings, arranged to protect ownership and long-term control wherever possible.

Bridge Loans

Time-sensitive bridge capital to close the gap between need and permanent financing — engineered to move at the speed of the transaction.

Working Capital

Predictable working-capital facilities that keep more cash available for the core activities that fuel revenue and expansion.

Sale Leaseback

Unlock capital held in owned equipment or real assets while retaining full operational use — converting balance-sheet value into liquidity.

Equipment Buyback Programs

Structured buyback and remarketing programs that turn existing and end-of-term assets into deployable capital.

Asset Management

Lifecycle oversight of financed assets — valuation, remarketing, and portfolio strategy that protects value over the full term.

A disciplined process, built to move.

Understand

We start with the undertaking and the constraints — not a product. What are you financing, and what does success require?

Source

We canvass our network of lenders, lessors, and equity partners to find structures most advisors never see.

Structure

We engineer terms — rate, tenor, conditions, payment shape — around your cash flow and equity position.

Close

We drive the transaction to close quickly and cleanly, then manage the relationship for the life of the asset.

Industries served

Deep expertise. Broad reach.

Real Estate

Commercial, multifamily, and mixed-use assets — bridge, construction, and permanent financing across the capital stack.

Industrials

Manufacturing, logistics, and infrastructure — equipment and project capital for asset-heavy operations.

Healthcare

Medical devices, life sciences, and care delivery — capital for the long development-to-revenue cycles unique to the sector.

Technology

Data centers, software, and hardware — growth and equipment capital for companies scaling infrastructure ahead of revenue.

Energy

Upstream, midstream, and energy infrastructure — structured capital for cyclical, asset-intensive operators.

Consumer & Business Services

Service-driven and consumer businesses — flexible capital for growth, recapitalization, and expansion.

Our team

Institutional experience. Entrepreneurial mindset.

Managing Partner

Kim Storbeck

I specialize in connecting businesses with the capital, lenders, and financial partners best suited to their growth objectives.

Drawing on decades of experience and a deeply cultivated network across the funding ecosystem, I help entrepreneurs and business leaders access financing solutions that support expansion, improve cash flow, and unlock new opportunities. My approach goes beyond sourcing capital — I focus on securing favorable terms, preserving ownership value, and creating funding strategies that deliver lasting business impact.

Strong relationships. Strategic funding. Sustainable growth.

Partner

Jen Kennedy

Connecting businesses with capital that drives growth — not compromise.

Over the course of my career, I have built a trusted network of financial institutions, private capital providers, and strategic funding partners that enables businesses to access tailored financing solutions with confidence. By understanding each client’s unique objectives, I identify and secure capital structures that support expansion, preserve equity, and create long-term value. The result is more than funding — it’s a strategic financial advantage that empowers businesses to thrive in competitive and evolving markets.

Connecting opportunity with capital. Delivering growth through strategy.

Contact

Begin a private conversation.

Whether you were referred to us or are evaluating capital for a serious undertaking, we are glad to talk. Conversations are confidential and carry no obligation.

Austin, Texas

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