Intrepid Finance Announces Strategic Partnership With McGuire Sponsel to Expand Specialty Tax Advisory for Small Businesses Nationwide

New Alliance Creates Comprehensive Capital Stack Solution by Integrating Growth Capital Access with Specialty Tax Advisory

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — March 10, 2026 — Intrepid, a leading technology capital access platform providing growth capital for service-based businesses, today announced a strategic partnership with McGuire Sponsel, a top-ranked national specialty tax and advisory firm. This collaboration creates a seamless financial ecosystem for founders, merging proactive access to capital with sophisticated specialty tax and advisory expertise.

The partnership establishes a powerful referral system designed to maximize value for businesses at every stage of growth. Clients who submit a funding application using Intrepid’s private label platform can now be instantly connected with McGuire Sponsel’s array of specialty tax and advisory services. 

This innovative model builds an additional, critical layer into a business owner’s capital stack, providing free, high-value resources while generating new revenue streams for brokers and platform subscribers within the Intrepid network.

“We are thrilled to partner with McGuire Sponsel to radically expand the toolkit we provide to founders,” said Steve Iskander, CEO and Founder of Intrepid. “By integrating specialty tax advisory and overlooked opportunities directly with growth capital access, we’re giving business owners a more complete, powerful financial partnership. This is about breaking down silos and ensuring founders have the capital they need to invest in their growth with confidence.”

“At McGuire Sponsel, we look forward to being a resource in strengthening Intrepid’s platform,” said TJ Sponsel, Managing Shareholder. “Partnering with Intrepid allows businesses immediate access to specialty tax and advisory solutions analyzed by the platform’s extensive review process.”

The alliance is built on a shared commitment to empowering small businesses with the tools and capital necessary for confident growth. By combining Intrepid’s extensive network of over 200 institutional lenders and private credit funds flexible financing solutions with McGuire Sponsel’s deep expertise in specialty tax and advisory solutions, the partnership eliminates financial hesitation and unlocks new avenues for investment.

About Intrepid Finance

Intrepid is a fintech company building technology infrastructure for the commercial funding industry. Its intelligent capital access platform leverages artificial intelligence to automate financial analysis, streamline underwriting workflows, and match brokers with the most suitable lending partners. By transforming complex financial data into structured, actionable insights, Intrepid enables faster decision-making, improved capital allocation, and greater efficiency across the commercial lending ecosystem. Learn more at intrepidfinance.io.

About McGuire Sponsel

Partnering with CPA and real estate firms, McGuire Sponsel is a national specialty tax and advisory consulting firm that offers Research & Development Tax Credits, Fixed Asset Services including Cost Segregation and Property Tax Services, Global Business Services, and Location Advisory Services. McGuire Sponsel strengthens client relationships by offering a conservative, methodical approach to delivering tax services that fall outside the traditional practices of leading firms. Our approach has allowed us to become a trusted resource to more than CPA and real estate partners across the country, with a strong track record with the IRS. For more information, visit mcguiresponsel.com.

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