where craig underwood's family farm had been growing jalapenos for three decades.sed to have peppers as far as the eye could see? >> as you were driving through the valley, peppers were every place. >> reporter: but i heard that you had one customer? >> one customer. >> reporter: they make the world famous saracha hot sauce. in 2016 they abruptly severed ties with underwood. his business dried up overnight. is there anything growing here at all? can you tell? >> there's nothing planted here and up here it's just weeds. >> reporter: facing ruin, he sued the company for breach of contract and won $23 million. >> reporter: but they appealed. >> they appealed. >> reporter: you couldn't collect any of the money. >> no. we were looking at whether we could survive or not. you know, every week we were trying to find enough cash to pay the bills, make sure we could make payroll. >> reporter: he couldn't afford to keep fighting until he heard of an investment firm that backed people in his situation. >> we make the playing field level. and that's what people should be wantin