BREVARD – An entity registered in North Carolina but known as Virginia Carbon Products, LLC has raised $2.3 million from two investors, according to a securities filing.

The company is managed by Straight Creek Holding Company, LLC, according to public records obtained through the business registration search on the North Carolina Secretary of State business database.

And the registered agent for the firm is Carolina Financial Group, LLC, which is affiliated with Carolina Financial Securities.

While the securities filing is signed by Christopher J Barnes, CEO, with an affiliated address in Norton, Virginia, the filing notes a business address in Brevard, North Carolina. It’s the same address as Carolina Financial Group, LLC, which is also known as CaroFin.

The CaroFin website describes what the entity does as “an investment bank – not a ‘crowdfunding platform.’ We strive to create compelling investment opportunities which perform as projected for Investors, while meeting the financing needs of security Issuers… all in a professional, ethical, fair, innovative, and efficient manner.”