# Garden City Equity

> Garden City Equity is a VC fund in Atlanta backing Construction and Energy. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Atlanta, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Nov 2023
- Lead investor: 43%
- Fund size: $52M
- Last fund: Mar 2020
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/garden-city-companies/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/JoinGardenCity
- Website: http://www.joingardencity.com
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/joingardencity

Garden City Equity is a people-first holding company that acquires blue and white-collar service businesses from owners seeking a retirement succession or liquidity plan.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Garden City Equity. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Garden City Equity. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/garden-city?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Construction | 3 | 43% |
| Energy | 1 | 14% |
| Hospital | 1 | 14% |
| Religion | 1 | 14% |
| Wellness | 1 | 14% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 5 | 71% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Michael Arrieta | Founder & CEO | 13 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-arrieta |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WeBuild Stuff | WeBuild Stuff is a disruptive fabrication, manufacturing and installation firm focusing on wood furniture. | $4.6M |  | Nov 14, 2023 |  |
| Wathco General Contractors | Wathco General Contractors engages in commercial renovations and remodels. |  | Private Equity | Jul 24, 2023 |  |
| Connext | Connext (formerly a division of Trextel) is committed to helping their clients connect the IT that is coming up next.Headquartered in Atlanta, Connext's vision is to be known as the best IT deployment company in the country. Over the past 14 years, Connext has deployed over 1M+ devices for 100+ enterprise customers and proudly serves as thedeployment partner of choice for many of the largest national chains and multi-site retailers across the country. Connext has expertise in managing and deploying network infrastructure, point-of-sale systems (POS), 5G, IoT, security, digital signage, and more. Connext is a people-centric company with a focus on excellence for our customers and our employees. |  | Private Equity | Apr 01, 2022 |  |
| Duncan & Sons Building Maintenance | Cleaning, Janitorial, and Building Maintenance is the bedrock of Duncan & Sons Building Maintenance. We are family owned & operated with a 32-year proven track record of serving East TN and greater Knoxville areas. “Relationships are as important to us as the work itself”. |  | Private Equity | Jan 01, 2022 |  |
| Pathway Healthcare | Pathway Healthcare is a provider of office-based medical and behavioral treatment for drug and alcohol addiction and dependency. |  | Private Equity | Feb 01, 2021 |  |
| Pray.com | Pray.com is a social impact company driven by a mission to grow faith & cultivate community. Started by Steve Gatena and his three co-founders in 2016, the company is comprised of people from all backgrounds and is building Pray.com as the digital destination for faith. At Pray.com prayer is the priority and the Pray.com app is the easiest wayto incorporate prayer into your daily life. The Pray.com app is the world's #1 app for Daily Prayer and faith-based media content. In 2020, Pray.com became the highest-grossing religious media app in history. In addition to its explosive growth in revenue and subscribers, Pray.com became the first and only mental & spiritual health app federally approved to host the President of the United States as well as other elected officials on the platform so they could promote the power of prayer, highlight the health benefits of faith, and promote religious equity, diversity, and inclusion. As an inter-faith platform, Pray.com has brought together religious, celebrity, and political leaders across industries for major events that pray for, discuss, and act on social issues like: race relations, forced migration, and religious inclusion. Pray.com's marque events include participation from the White House, the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, the Vatican City state, the Southern Baptist Convention, and more. In addition to the success of the Pray.com app, Pray.com's marquee events, and fundraising for social causes, Pray.com's studio division has produced the largest library of Biblically inspired original content in English, Spanish, and Portuguese and its content has been syndicated across broadcast media platforms and new media platforms like SiriusXM Satellite Radio, DirectTV, and YouTube. Pray.com's mission is to grow faith & cultivate community and its vision is to create a world where everyone leaves a legacy of helping others. | $18M | Series B | Mar 11, 2020 |  |
| Westbrook Service Corporation | Westbrook is an HVAC design firm that offers commercial construction, plumbing, gas, and electrical services. |  | Private Equity |  |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [FMZ Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fmz-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kleiner Perkins](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kleiner-perkins-caufield-byers) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Moxxie Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/moxxie-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Science](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/science) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [VMG Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vmg-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Garden City Equity invest in?

Garden City Equity invests primarily in Construction, Energy and Hospital startups, most often at Private Equity and Series B stage. Most of the 7 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 Garden City Equity?

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### Who are the partners at Garden City Equity?

The team at Garden City Equity includes Michael Arrieta (Founder & CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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