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// About hi-tequity

Industry leaders in data center solutions.

Founded by two veteran entrepreneurs with over 35 years of experience in the data center industry. Our founders launched and sold multiple technology companies in the sector, including one of the original national design-build companies and the largest third-party service company, recently acquired by ABM.

// The Team · Principals

Meet the team.

Small, senior team. You work directly with the principals on your deal. Partners answer their own phones.
// MANAGING PARTNER
SF
Steve Friedman
Managing Partner
// MANAGING PARTNER
JE
// VP · OPERATIONS
JK
// SR. ACCOUNT EXEC
SE
Scotty Embley
Sr. Account Executive
// SR. ACCOUNT EXEC
RF
Ryne Friedman
Sr. Account Executive
// Our Advantage

Speed, relationships, and delivery.

Long-term relationships with landowners, general contractors, vendors, operators, and financial institutions form a robust network that creates unique fulfillment opportunities for our clients. These strategic partnerships and our deep understanding of the capital stack help ensure that investors and operators receive appropriate returns.

Our team continuously analyzes market trends, including demand for fit-out data center capacity, powered land, entitled land sites, and the availability to source the complete electrical and mechanical infrastructure. This insight led our founders to invest in a private equity firm with multiple entitled land sites under our control across strategic locations.

hi-tequity serves as an exclusive distributor for Global Power and Mechanical Solutions leaders, premier providers of critical UPS, CDU racks, and other essential data center infrastructure components, including technology that addresses the complexity generated by AI workloads.

// Manufacturer disclosed under NDA on engagement.

Rows of operational data center server racks in a live facility
// The Difference

The key to the model is three-fold.

Three principles guide every engagement.
01

Reliability

We deliver what we promise when we promise it.

02

Financial Acumen

We understand the complex financial requirements instrumental to ensuring appropriate returns.

03

Transparency

We provide clear communication and visibility throughout every project.

By partnering with hi-tequity you access industry-leading expertise, critical-vendor relationships, and accelerated infrastructure delivery that can transform your data center strategy from concept to operational reality in record time, helping you meet projected returns while getting you to revenue faster.

Tell us what you need. We will tell you how we can help.

Get in touch to discuss your specific solution. A partner will respond directly.