About Nautix
A boutique capital advisory firm,
built around relationships.
We advise operators, sponsors, and developers on the cap stack — from working capital through $250M+ structured deals — and stay in the relationship long after closing.
Our Story
We built Nautix because we saw what was broken.
Walker and the team spent years inside high-volume funding shops — watching great operators get handed one-size- fits-all deals that strained cash flow and stunted growth. That wasn't right, and it wasn't sustainable.
So we built something different. A boutique advisory firm that takes the time to understand the deal before structuring it. That works with a smaller number of clients on purpose. And that stays in the relationship after the deal closes, because that's where the next deal lives.
Navigating Capital. Driving Growth.
Our Approach
Four things we will always do.
Strategy Over Sales
We ask smart questions and take the time to understand your goals before structuring any deal. If the structure doesn't fit, we'll tell you.
Real Relationships
From the first call you speak with the team — and you keep speaking with them through closing, and after. No call centers, no handoffs.
Cash-Flow Driven
We prioritize alignment with your seasonality, margins, and repayment ability — not just your credit score.
We Stay In It
The deal closes, the wire hits, the work continues. The next deal lives in the relationship.
Founder
Walker Rice
Founder & CEO
Walker founded Nautix Capital in Charleston, SC after years inside high-volume funding shops watching great operators get handed one-size-fits-all deals that strained cash flow and stunted growth. The pattern was always the same: brokers chasing a commission, lenders buried in volume, business owners left holding terms that worked against them by year two.
He started Nautix to build something different — a boutique advisory firm where the same advisor structures the cap stack from first call through closing, and stays in the relationship long after the wire hits. A firm where the right structure beats the easiest placement, every time.
Today Walker leads every advisory engagement personally — from a multi-unit operator's first $50K working-capital line to a sponsor's $250M+ structured real-estate transaction. His view: the right capital structure changes everything, and the right relationship makes that structure possible.
He works from offices in Charleston, SC and St. Petersburg, FL, with clients nationwide across every sector — restaurants, medical practices, multifamily sponsors, ecommerce operators, equipment-heavy industries, and institutional credit facilities.
Where We Work
Coastal offices.
Nationwide reach.
Headquarters
Charleston, SC
Southeast advisory
St. Petersburg, FL
Next Step
Bring us your deal.
We'll tell you honestly whether we can help — and if we can, we'll structure something that closes.