Fund Friday E83: How to Raise Capital in a Crowded Market with Ellis Hammond

In this episode, Craig McGrouther sits down with Ellis Hammond, VP of Capital at Aspen Funds, fresh off our co-hosted mastermind in Austin. Ellis shares his unconventional journey from college pastor to raising $250M+ in equity and reveals why Aspen"s oil and gas fund raised $60M in just 60 days while their industrial fund struggles at $4M. His key insight for fund managers: "The lifeblood of your business is 100% correlated to the cash flow you generate" - which is why smart sponsors are adding private credit funds paying 10-12% to create recurring revenue while building long-term wealth. Learn more about Lone Star Capital at www.lscre.com Apply to attend the LSC Summit 2025: www.lscsummit.com Get a FREE copy of the Passive Investor Guide: https://www.lscre.com/content/passive-investor-guide Subscribe to our newsletter and receive our FREE underwriting model package: https://www.lscre.com/resource/fof-underwriting-toolkit Follow Rob Beardsley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-beardsley/ Read Rob’s articles: https://www.lscre.com/blog