# MRCA (Manufacturing Revitalization Corporation of America)

> MRCA (Manufacturing Revitalization Corporation of America) buys decades-old U.S. manufacturers, modernizes their machines and processes, connects them into one operating group, and then transitions ownership to the people who run the machines through an employee stock ownership plan. Founded in 2021 by brothers Jason and Keven Azevedo after their own father's plant was flipped and closed by private equity, MRCA runs roughly six industrial companies and a growing set of consumer brands built in its own facilities.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** Dallas, Texas, United States
- **Founders:** Jason Azevedo (Co-Founder & General Partner, Chief Strategy Officer), Keven Azevedo (Co-Founder & General Partner, Chief Product Officer)
- **Team size:** ~400 across portfolio companies; ~18 at the corporate/holding level
- **Products:** Manufacturing acquisition & revitalization, Portfolio operating group, Consumer Product Manufacturing Division, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) transition
- **Notable:** Assembled a group of roughly six legacy manufacturers employing about 400 people across four states since launching in 2021, Launched a Consumer Product Manufacturing Division and acquired multiple DTC brands to be made in-house, Built a private-equity-style model with an employee stock ownership plan as the explicit exit strategy

## Products & services

- **Manufacturing acquisition & revitalization** — Buys profitable, decades-old U.S. manufacturers and modernizes machinery, processes, and energy efficiency while keeping existing management and culture.
- **Portfolio operating group** — Runs and connects manufacturers across capabilities - hose assembly, plastic injection molding, precision metal parts, tooling - to share synergies.
- **Consumer Product Manufacturing Division** — A business unit that acquires direct-to-consumer brands and makes their products inside MRCA facilities.
- **Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) transition** — Plans to transfer ownership of acquired companies to employees over roughly 4-5+ years as its exit strategy.

## Achievements

- Assembled a group of roughly six legacy manufacturers employing about 400 people across four states since launching in 2021
- Launched a Consumer Product Manufacturing Division and acquired multiple DTC brands to be made in-house
- Built a private-equity-style model with an employee stock ownership plan as the explicit exit strategy
- Featured by Manufacturing Dive and multiple industry podcasts for its reshoring and employee-ownership thesis

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Announced a new Consumer Product Manufacturing Division and the acquisition of direct-to-consumer brands (including Semi Exact, Subpod, and Hungry Bin) to be manufactured in MRCA facilities.
- **2021-12** — Raised approximately $9.15M to fund acquisitions.

## Links

- Website: https://mrca.net
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/mrca1
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/GOMRCA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gomrca/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gomcra/

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