Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc. is a specialty finance company. The Company’s investment objective is to maximize risk-adjusted returns on equity for its stockholders by investing primarily in direct loans to privately held middle-market companies, with a focus on cannabis companies in the health and wellness sector. It has typically invested in and expects to continue to invest in loans made primarily to private leveraged lower middle-market and middle-market companies. Its business model is focused primarily on the direct origination of investments through portfolio companies or their financial sponsors. The Company may also invest in growth and technology companies, esoteric and asset-based lending opportunities, and liquidity solutions opportunities. The Company is managed by Chicago Atlantic BDC Advisers, LLC, an investment manager focused on the cannabis and other niche or underfollowed sectors.