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INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

Green Zone Capital

Concentrated long-only equity portfolios at the intersection of Technology and Energy — dedicated to a selective group of qualified investors.

Firm Overview

Green Zone Capital Management

A private investment management firm built on disciplined frameworks, deep sector knowledge, and a commitment to delivering superior risk-adjusted returns for a selective group of qualified investors.

Our Bottleneck-to-Ticker framework maps physical supply chain constraints to the publicly traded companies that own, control, or benefit from them — building concentrated, long-only portfolios sized by conviction.

Key Facts
Founded2019
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia
StructuresSMA & GZC Fund I, LP
Minimum$250,000 USD
Investment PoolsTechnology & Energy
Investment Structures

Client Portfolios

GZC offers two distinct legal structures for qualified investors — both custodied at Interactive Brokers, both accessing the same equity strategy.

Structure 1

Separately Managed Account

Direct custody at Interactive Brokers. Full transparency and control. $250,000 Minimum.

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Structure 2

Green Zone Capital Fund I, LP

Delaware limited partnership for accredited investors. $10M Hard Cap. $250,000 Minimum.

Fund Inquiry

Green Zone Capital Management LLC is not a registered investment adviser. Green Zone Capital Fund I, LP interests are offered pursuant to Rule 506(b) of Regulation D to accredited investors only. Accredited investor status required for both structures.

Our Philosophy

Frameworks Built for Structural Conviction.

GZC does not chase themes or consensus. We identify structural bottlenecks — points where capital expenditure is non-discretionary and demand is structurally forced, not cyclically driven. We enter only when conviction clears a high bar across thesis quality, technicals, and structural demand durability.

Our Bottleneck-to-Ticker (BTT) framework maps these constraints to the publicly traded companies that own, control, or disproportionately benefit from them. We build concentrated, long-only positions across two dedicated pools — Technology and Energy — sized by conviction.

Every position begins with a structural question — not a price target, not a sentiment read. We ask where capital is being forced to flow and identify the businesses that cannot be bypassed at any point in the technology or commodity cycle. That discipline — waiting for structural setup rather than narrative momentum — separates conviction from speculation.

Conviction Over Diversification

We run 15 to 30 positions per portfolio. Every name must clear a high bar across our funnel of thesis, technicals, and structural demand.

Bottleneck-to-Ticker

Our proprietary research process maps supply chain constraints to the publicly traded companies that own, control, or benefit from them.

Framework Before Sentiment

We only enter positions when our analytical framework signals structural opportunity — not when consensus catches up.

Investment Pools

Investment Portfolio Markets

Two concentrated pools. Each governed by a dedicated research process, sector thesis, and risk framework — deployed only where structural demand is non-discretionary.

POOL 1 · EQUITIES

Technology

AI Compute & Infrastructure

Concentrated exposure to AI compute, semiconductor infrastructure, networking, and power management — every position maps to a forced-spend bottleneck with limited substitutes.

We target the companies that hyperscalers and enterprises cannot build without — structural dependencies, not theme bets, sized by conviction and bottleneck durability.

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POOL 2 · COMMODITIES

Energy

Physical Inputs & Power Sources

The physical inputs enabling AI buildout and the energy transition — uranium, rare earths, natural gas, and grid infrastructure — where forced capital must flow regardless of market cycle.

Every Energy position maps to a specific supply constraint backed by corporate or government procurement that no version of the AI or clean energy transition can bypass.

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Investment Team Research

Institutional-grade research covering the structural forces shaping Technology and Energy markets — published by the GZC investment team.

ANET | Arista Networks, Inc. Outlook
BTT Framework

ANET | Arista Networks, Inc. Outlook

Arista Networks remains one of the most important names in the networking layer of the AI infrastructure buildout. AI at scale requires not only chips, but also high-performance switching, routing, and low-latency traffic management across increasingly dense data-center environments.

By Ahijah Ireland · 4 min. read · April 14, 2026
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About Us

About Green Zone Capital

Seven years. Three market cycles. One conviction. Atlanta-based, founder-led, built for qualified investors seeking concentrated exposure to structural opportunity.

Green Zone Capital offers two investment structures: Separately Managed Accounts (SMA), where clients own their IBKR account directly with full transparency, and Green Zone Capital Fund I, LP, a Delaware limited partnership open to accredited investors. Both are custodied at Interactive Brokers.

Founder-Led

BTT Framework

Green Zone Capital was founded in 2019 by Ahijah Ireland with a single conviction: the most durable investment opportunities live where physical constraints meet non-discretionary demand. Seven years of focus on technology and energy built the pattern recognition that became the Bottleneck-to-Ticker framework.

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White Paper

GZC 2025–2030 Investment Thesis & Strategy

GZC's flagship framework on AI's physical infrastructure stack and the Bottleneck-to-Ticker methodology. Published January 2026.