We are a private family office that invests in tech entrepreneurs and real estate to make a positive impact.
About Us
We began with life savings, grit, and a pair of Ikea desks. Two decades later, after years of hyper-growth and a major exit, we launched our family office to continue making an impact. Now, we invest in entrepreneurs, build homes, improve healthcare, and modernize governments. Our focus now is on innovation, mentoring, making a positive impact, and supporting our community.
we believe
in entrepreneurs
we invest in
leading edge technologies
we help create
well-paying jobs
we build homes
for people
we help
government
run better
we improve
health care
we give back
we foster a
dynamic culture
Our Investments & Activities
BarronKent Ventures
BarronKent Ventures is our strategic investment division which focuses on: GovTech and HealthTech both in the U.S. and globally. We provide capital to early and growth stage businesses. We can also offer experienced advice to help portfolio companies scale and exit.
Cassadyne Properties
Our Northern California real estate investment company. We focus on multi-family residential properties and unique buildings. Our properties represent their city’s history, meet a civic need, and blend neatly into the underlying soul of the neighborhood.
Our Leaders
Robert Rodriguez
Managing Partner
As a first-generation college graduate, Robert founded Cambria Solutions into a 300-person tech consultancy, which was acquired by Ernst & Young in 2022. He received the Vistage International Legacy Award and recognized as a Most Admired CEO by Sacramento Business Journal. Robert now leads BarronKent, where he oversees investments in U.S. and global tech companies, as well as Northern California real estate. Outside of work, he enjoys following politics, real estate, and sports trends. He stays active working out and playing pickleball in attempt to offset his love of his wife’s baking. Robert is happiest on Northern California’s coast with his wife Grietje and their two rescue pit bulls.
Grietje Reuter
Partner
Originally from the Netherlands, Grietje moved to the United States during middle school and made it her home. She graduated from the University of California, Davis and created a management and technology consulting career in social and human services. She continued contributing to the well-being of people and communities helping found BarronKent with her business partner and husband, Robert Rodriguez. Grietje oversees BarronKent’s securities investments. In her free time, Grietje enjoys long distance swimming, international travel, occasional baking and gardening, British comedies and dramas, NFL games, and relaxing with her husband and their two rescue dogs.
Our History
Before BarronKent, we were entrepreneurs looking to better ourselves and our community. We know the world of being scrappy, working long hours, the ups and downs of growth, and the successes and disappointments that ultimately make us stronger. Here are some of the highlights of our entrepreneurial journey.
Cambria Solutions Founded
During a recession, Robert resigned from a prominent firm and founded his first company, Cambria Solutions, a GovTech consulting firm.
Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Company
Cambria Solutions was listed as an Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Company.
Great Recession Hits
Despite the cancellation of 96% of Cambria’s contracts in a single day, Cambria issued zero layoffs and continued with cash reserves, credit lines, patience, and grit.
Cambria Signed Its First $1M Contract
Helping implement a major financial system in its largest contract to date, Cambria grew significantly.
Cambria’s Statewide Expansion
Cambria celebrated its first statewide territory expansion, gaining a new contract and opening a new office in Los Angeles.
Cassadyne Properties Founded
Cassadyne Properties was founded to invest in buildings that foster both the history of the neighborhoods blended with modern features.
Cambria Launched an HHS Practice
With few qualifications initially, our Health and Human Services Practice lost its first 13 bids in a row. We evolved our approach, and HHS became 70% of our business.
Cambria Became a National Firm
We hired our first employee in the Eastern United States, which later grew into our largest geography.
Strategic IT Staffing Acquisition
We acquired Strategic IT Staffing (SITS) to help connect technology businesses like Cambria Solutions with skilled talent for temporary, permanent, or contract needs.
Cassadyne Purchased Cambria’s HQ
Cassadyne Properties competitively secured a 22,000 sq ft building on one of Sacramento’s most prominent downtown corners to develop into Cambria’s new HQ.
Cambria’s Continued National Expansion
With the launch of its 8th office in Louisiana, Cambria operated in two California locations, Mississippi, Florida, Washington, Georgia, and Washington, DC.
Cassadyne’s First Ground Up Development
Cassadyne acquired one of our largest properties to date to develop much-needed residential apartments in Midtown Sacramento, 20th Place.
Cambria Launched Kappy Lab
To bring the best and latest ideas, methods, and technologies to the government, Cambria built and launched an innovation lab called Kappy Lab.
Cambria Moves Into New HQ Building
Cassadyne Properties renovated a tired, eyesore of a building in the heart of Downtown Sacramento into a modern headquarters for Cambria Solutions.
COVID Pandemic Hits
Leveraging our lessons from 2008, we had zero layoffs within our three operating businesses.
Ventures Division Founded
Originally a division within Cambria, Ventures focused on acquisitions. The Ventures division would go on to become BarronKent Ventures in 2022.
10 Years on Inc 5000 List
Cambria earned its 10th year on the Inc 5000 list of Fastest Growing Companies through sustained progress and nationwide expansion.
Cambria Solutions Acquired by EY
After nearly 20 years of operation with 31% YOY growth, a nearly 70% win rate, and a national reputation, Cambria Solutions was sold to the global firm, Ernst & Young, LLP (EY).
BarronKent Founded
With the successful sale of Cambria to EY, BarronKent was founded to manage the existing and new portfolio companies and investments.
Successful Exit of SITS
After 5 years of operation and nearly doubling its revenue through management, Strategic IT Staffing was successfully exited.
Ventures’ 10th Investment
BarronKent Ventures made its 10th investment in GovTech/HealthTech with investments across the US.
Cassadyne Built 20th Place
Cassadyne Properties built a 50-unit apartment, 20th Place Sacramento, with an attached parking garage in an area of much needed residential dwelling units.