# CIC Partners

> CIC Partners is a VC fund in Dallas backing Food and Beverage and Health Care. See 19 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dallas, United States
- Total investments: 19
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 58%
- Fund size: $190M
- Last fund: Oct 2017
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cic-partners/about/
- Website: http://cicpartners.com

CIC Partners is a VC fund in Dallas focused on Food and Beverage and Health Care. CIC Partners has invested in more than 40 companies with revenues of $10 million to $1 billion in industries including energy exploration, food, healthcare services, restaurants and retail.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 4 | 21% |
| Health Care | 2 | 11% |
| Hospitality | 2 | 11% |
| Restaurants | 2 | 11% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 11% |

35 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 10 | 53% |
| Series A | 2 | 11% |
| Debt Financing | 2 | 11% |
| Series C | 1 | 5% |
| Series D | 1 | 5% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 11 | 58% |
| France | 3 | 16% |
| Brazil | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fouad Bashour | Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fouad-bashour |
| Marshall Payne | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marshall-payne |
| Michael Rawlings | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-rawlings-78b6 |
| Alan Buehler | Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-buehler |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Keep It REAL Foods | Keep It REAL Foods is a cutting-edge food production platform designed for modern growing businesses and private label retailers. Oakhouse Bakery, MaGi Foods, Small Batch Organics, RIND Snacks, and Whirlybird Granola are the five founder-led companies that the company brings together to form an integrated, |  | Private Equity | Feb 26, 2026 |  |
| Tiff's Treats | Tiff's Treats is an operator of a line of bakery stores that produce classic, baked-to-order cookies, and brownies. It specializes in the preparation and creation of different varieties of cakes, brownies, ice creams, frozen desserts, and other food products that provide consumers with tasty baked delicacies.Tiff's Treats wasestablished in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | $30M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 16, 2021 |  |
| Naturopéra | NATUROPERA's vision is therefore to help change consumption to restore the balance of life. compositions and formulations respectful of the environment. | $9.2M | Debt Financing | Oct 06, 2021 |  |
| Agronutris | Agronutris is a biotech company specializing in rearing and transforming insects into proteins for animal nutrition. They provide protein-rich animal nutrition and organic fertilizer products such as fairtil, ultrain, and liboost. In order to meet animal nutrition needs, they use insect meal that has a qualitative nutritional profile. | $46.4M | Debt Financing | Sep 29, 2021 |  |
| TSU One | TSU One provides maintenance, repair, and installation of natural gas and electric distribution infrastructure. |  | Private Equity | Apr 07, 2021 |  |
| Tri-State Holdings | Tri-State Holdings provides water transportation and disposal services primarily to oil and gas producers. |  | Private Equity | Oct 27, 2020 |  |
| Tiff's Treats | Tiff's Treats is an operator of a line of bakery stores that produce classic, baked-to-order cookies, and brownies. It specializes in the preparation and creation of different varieties of cakes, brownies, ice creams, frozen desserts, and other food products that provide consumers with tasty baked delicacies.Tiff's Treats wasestablished in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | $15M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 08, 2020 |  |
| Talan | Talan is a French player in operational consulting and digital services.To meet the challenges of an increasingly complex world, they help their clients embrace short transformation cycles, from design to implementation. They rely on both the technological lever and the strength of their DNA based on collective intelligence, agility andentrepreneurial spirit.Collective intelligence consists of combining the diverse expertise of the group's workforce with that of their customers and partners. Agility allows us to capitalize on their experiences and reinvent themselves on each project with pragmatism and humility. At Talan, they are entrepreneurial, daring, bold and experimental when need be. | $109.7M |  | Jul 20, 2018 |  |
| RMX Resources | RMX Resources is an independent oil and gas company that focuses on the acquisition and development of conventionally oil properties. The company was established in 2018 and is headquartered in La Habra Heights, California, United States. |  | Private Equity | Apr 26, 2018 |  |
| DynaGrid | DynaGrid Construction Group, LLC provides construction services to the utilities market. Headquartered in the Dallas Metroplex, DynaGrid is uniquely qualified to deliver sitework and foundation work associated with Substations, Switch stations and Transmission lines. |  | Private Equity | Mar 01, 2018 |  |

10 of 19 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/morgan-stanley-expansion-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Abu Dhabi Investment Council](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abu-dhabi-investment-council) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Allianz Global Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allianz-global-investors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BNP Paribas Private Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bnp-paribas-private-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Caisse d'Epargne de Midi-Pyrénées](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caisse-d-epargne-de-midi-pyr%C3%A9n%C3%A9es) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does CIC Partners invest in?

CIC Partners invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Health Care and Hospitality startups, most often at Private Equity and Series A stage. Most of the 19 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact CIC Partners?

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### Who are the partners at CIC Partners?

The team at CIC Partners includes Fouad Bashour (Partner), Marshall Payne (Partner) and Michael Rawlings (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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