Gioia Capital

Gioia Capital is a family investment firm founded in 2019 by Richard Gioia, a fourth-generation entrepreneur, headquartered in Buffalo, New York. It acquires and invests in small to mid-sized family-based businesses across the Northeast. The firm targets companies with $5M–$50M in annual revenue and $1M–$2.5M in earnings, considering most industries, and structures deals including acquisitions, family succession planning, and management buyouts. Portfolio companies include Precision Abrasives, Home Power Systems, and Al Cohen's Frozen Dough Products. Gioia's approach is relationship-based and proprietarily sourced, emphasizing a family-style partnership distinct from traditional private equity, drawing on the founder's own multi-generational experience running family businesses.