AUGUSTA CAPITAL
PARTNERS
Augusta Capital Partners, LLC ("Augusta Capital Partners") is a specialized investment firm located in Dallas, TX, dedicated to providing shareholder value through strategic partnerships. ACP's portfolio includes upstream & midstream companies focused on energy, renewables, and water related opportunities in various basins of the United States.
100+
Years
Experience
28
Current
Targets
8
Resource
Basins
4
Experienced
Partners
AUGUSTA CAPITAL PARTNERS EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
Highly experienced technical, financial, and commercial strategists.
Chase Bentley, P.E.
Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner
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Mr. Bentley brings over 20 years of experience spanning the engineering, construction, and investment industries. His work has encompassed board advisory, executive management, corporate development, strategy, mergers and acquisitions, contract negotiation, project management, and engineering. Operationally, he has led the management and execution of projects ranging from $10k to more than $100MM.
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Prior to founding Augusta, Mr. Bentley served on the Board of Directors of Reset Energy in Midland, Texas, and held roles at AECOM, Carollo Engineers, EnLink Midstream, and NTACT Operations; he is also the founder of Augusta Ventures and Augusta Custom Homes, based in Dallas, Texas. Through Augusta Capital Partners Fund I (2019–2022), which focused on upstream proved-developed-producing (PDP) assets, he sourced and structured a $15MM Volumetric Production Payment that returned LP capital in full within exactly three years at a 71.5% net IRR (2.69x); the position was self-liquidating through production payments, requiring no asset sale, with the underlying $430.8MM-PV10 reserve base reverting to the operator at term. He also leads Augusta Capital Partners Fund II, an evergreen vehicle focused on private-placement opportunities in the technology sector, through which he secured multiple pre-IPO positions in Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and xAI well ahead of SpaceX's record-setting June 2026 public listing — the largest initial public offering in history — into which xAI had been consolidated through its early-2026 merger with SpaceX.
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Mr. Bentley earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, with a focus on structural engineering, and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering, with a focus on water resources engineering, both from Texas Tech University, as well as a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.
Mohamed Salou
Chief Financial Officer & Partner
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Mr. Salou has over 20 years of global leadership and financial expertise across various industries including Financial Services, Petrochemicals, Oil and Gas, Asset Management, and Private Equities
He held the positions of Managing Director at Accordion Partners and Managing Director, Finance - Private Equity, Joint Ventures, and Strategic Initiatives at Hospital for Special Surgery. In these roles, Mr. Salou offered comprehensive financial accounting advisory services, including FP&A, operational accounting and buy-side transactions to private equity companies and managed the finance and operation of newly created PEs and JVs, drove operating excellence and supported strategic decisions as the businesses scaled. Prior to that, he served as Director - Deal Advisory at KPMG LLP and Global Senior Manager - Operational Risk Management at Macquarie Group where he evaluated and advised on investment structures, resolved tax issues, directed valuation work, led accounting advisory, IPOs, Due Diligence, and risk management projects with prime clients including State Street, Mizuho Bank, and American Express. Prior to that, Mr. Salou spent over a decade at Ernst & Young advising clients across different industries with prime clients including ExxonMobil, SABIC, and UBS Global Wealth & Asset Management.
Mr. Salou holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration earned from The University of Jordan and an a Master of Business Administration majoring in Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Strategic Management, Marketing & Operations Management, and Organizational Effectiveness from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In addition, Mohamed is an active Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a former board member of the Institute of Management Accountants in New York.
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Tanatsa Kamhunga
Chief Operating Officer & Partner
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Mr. Kamhunga has over 15 years of experience in various industries. He moved to the U.S. in 2004 from Zimbabwe. In 2017, he and his wife, Deileta, founded Elev8ed Cre8ion. Tanatsa has a background in the insurance sector, holding actuarial positions at companies like ING, United Healthgroup, and State Farm. At McKesson, he played a role in forming business partnerships. His work at Republic Services involved collaborations with retail clients, including Walmart. His career spans roles in business development, strategy, and operations across sectors.
As the Founder of Balanced Rock Capital, Mr. Kamhunga oversees acquisition strategies for U.S. SMEs. He's also a board member for ARKTrust Investments, focusing on projects in Southern Africa.
Mr. Kamhunga holds a Bachelor's in Actuarial Science from The Lincoln University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Business Administration majoring in Finance, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Kevin Norris
Chief Commercial Officer & Partner
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Mr. Norris has over 40 years of experience primarily in the oil and gas industry with various energy companies including Apache Corporation, Universal Fuels Company, TOP Gas Gathering
and BlueCreek Energy.
Mr. Norris spent 15 years with e2 Business Services, Inc. a company which provided outsourced administration and marketing services, as well as software solutions for natural gas
marketing, wellhead scheduling and processing. Mr. Norris has been responsible for financial disclosures and corporate reporting for a number of small public companies.
Mr. Norris received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Colorado State University in 1979. He is also a past Chairman of the IPAMS Natural Gas Committee.
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Darlene Travis
Executive Administrator
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Darlene holds a Master’s degree in Education and has 20 years of experience working in that field.
In addition to classroom teaching, she served as an administrator collaborating closely with staff and parents to ensure the student learning process was a success. Working for Augusta allows her to continue working with both clients and staff to help each venture transact without friction.