Private Investment Office · Atlanta, Georgia
Disciplined capital.
Enduring stewardship.
A private family office investing with an ownership mindset across operating businesses, technology, financial services, and real estate — with a multi-generational horizon.
Philosophy
An ownership mindset in everything we do.
Drawing on experience as founders and operators, we seek opportunities where strategic engagement, alignment of interests, and thoughtful capital allocation drive durable value creation beyond passive market returns.
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Strategic Capital — Measured, selective investment posture with emphasis on durability over momentum-driven returns.
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Operational Insight — Decades of founding and operating businesses provide genuine sector familiarity and informational advantage.
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Genuine Partnership — Alignment of interests across multi-year operating roadmaps — active and engaged, not passive.
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Multi-Generational Horizon — Capital evaluated and stewarded with integrity, discretion, and commitment to lasting value.
Investment Focus
Technology/Software
Partnering with founders in enterprise SaaS, AI, and fintech where deep domain expertise creates measurable competitive advantage.
Investment Focus
Financial Services
Deploying capital across specialty lending, insurance technology, and wealth management platforms with durable, recurring revenue.
Investment Focus
Real Estate Development
Hands-on investment from entitlement through stabilization, targeting high-growth Sun Belt markets with strong demographic tailwinds.
Investment Focus
Residential Construction
Partnering with best-in-class homebuilders in markets where supply constraints and population growth create lasting value.
portfolio
Representative Platforms
& Investments
Active
Financial Services
CINC Capital
Leverages decades of expertise from seasoned professionals in community association management and acquisition financing.
Active
Financial Services
First Century Bank, N.A.
Bill Blanton serves as Chairman of the Board, providing governance oversight and strategic direction in regulated financial services.
Active
Real Estate & Land Development
ADC Capital
Active presence in Texas and Georgia across the full development lifecycle — acquisition, entitlement, infrastructure, and disposition.
Active
Residential Construction
SR Homes
Vertically integrated residential construction platform in Georgia, building single-family and attached communities with operator-led execution.
Exited/Minority
Technology/Software
CINC Systems
Founded by Bill Blanton. Scaled nationally and completed a strategic transaction. The family retains a minority ownership position.
Why Noral Dobbs Capital
Built differently from the ground up.
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Founder-Led Perspective
With roots in founding and operating businesses across multiple industries, we understand the challenges operators face — and how to build lasting platforms.
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Sector Depth
We concentrate capital in areas where sector familiarity provides a genuine informational edge: financial services, technology, and real estate.
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Long-Term Alignment
As family capital with a multi-generational horizon, we align with management over years — not quarters — and prioritize enduring enterprise value.
Our Commitment
Long-term capital,
trusted
stewardship.
We invest with a family office perspective — selectively, with integrity, and always with a view toward enduring value creation.
Leadership
The Team
Bill Blanton
Founder
Bill is a founder, operator, and investor with more than five decades of experience across financial institutions, technology-enabled businesses, and real estate. He founded CINC Systems, building and scaling a national platform that integrated technology, capital solutions, and operational infrastructure, culminating in a successful strategic transaction with the family retaining a minority ownership interest. His banking career includes service as Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chief Financial Officer of multiple institutions, along with extensive board leadership. Bill currently serves as Chairman of the Board of First Century Bank, N.A., and has previously served on the boards of several financial institutions. Earlier in his career, he was a bank examiner with the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance and later led a consulting practice focused on financial institution performance and restructuring. His experience spans regulatory oversight, capital formation, strategic growth, and institutional governance, reflecting a disciplined approach to risk management and long-term value creation.
Georgia State University · Accounting
Former Bank Examiner, GA Dept. of Banking & Finance
Scot Kees
Chief Executive Officer
Scot brings more than 25 years of experience in investing, capital formation, and acquisitions, with a focus on financial technology, financial services, software, insurance, and wealth management. He began his career at an Am Law 100 firm before joining a Nasdaq-listed payments software company as General Counsel and later served C-level leadership roles across multiple private equity-backed platforms. Over the course of his career as an executive, Scot has been involved in more than 60 acquisitions and has overseen operations, human resources, compliance, risk, information security, and technology functions within organizations ranging from early-stage teams to enterprises with more than 1,000 employees. He brings a practical approach to integration, governance, and scalable infrastructure development, partnering closely with leadership to drive disciplined growth.
Washington & Lee University
J.D., University of Florida · Atlanta, GA
Tyler Gee
Chief Financial Officer
Tyler serves as Chief Financial Officer of Noral Dobbs Capital, where he oversees financial strategy, capital planning, and investment analysis across the family’s operating businesses and investment platforms. Over the past five years, he has progressed from senior analyst to CFO, working closely with ownership across residential construction, real estate development, and private investments, and contributing to underwriting and long-term capital allocation decisions. Prior to joining the organization, Tyler worked in public accounting, focusing on the banking and industrial sectors, including publicly traded financial institutions with approximately $10 billion in assets.
Rhodes College · Master of Accountancy · CPA
Atlanta, GA