Ad Astra Business Ventures ("AABV") is a Kansas City-based investment firm focused on acquiring and accelerating the growth of established businesses within the Midwest. Our team's diverse skillset, encompassing engineering, sales, construction, IT, finance, and consulting, empowers us to add tangible value across multiple operational areas. We seek established businesses within a max 100-mile radius of Kansas City, generating high six-figure cashflows, and prioritize maintaining a strong culture centered on employee and customer well-being.
We are a team of entrepreneurs and investors with success investing in, operating, and growing private companies. Our mission is to acquire and operate one exceptional business, supporting its growth and development, while creating extraordinary value for business owners, customers, employees, and shareholders.
Our mission is to find, acquire and further grow one exceptional (light) manufacturing company. Grounded in a deep commitment to innovation, growth, and collaboration.
Black Sail Strategies is a private investment firm focused on acquiring and actively managing small to middle-market companies. We buy and grow companies with the intent of never selling. Business owners trust us to be the permanent home for their legacies. After joining the pirate ship, we invest in people and operations so we can grow together for the next generation and beyond.
Grand Lake Capital is an entrepreneur led investment fund. I will be dedicating 100% of my time and resources to the continued success of your company. Grand Lake Capital works with financial partners and advisors that have expertise in the sale and transition of owner led businesses.Grand Lake Capital can work with owners on the appropriate timeline to sell their business. The goal is to make the transition as smooth as possible.
Yellow Creek Search is a search fund formed for the purpose of sourcing, acquiring, and operating a single private company. Backed by a team of experienced small business operators and investors, Nate Miller, a Harvard Business School graduate, and former US Army officer, leads all aspects of fund operations. Upon closing a transaction, Nate will manage the acquired business as his sole focus. He is ready to close on the right business and commits to working collaboratively to complete the process efficiently, transparently, and in a timely manner.
MVest partners with entrepreneurs to grow their businesses by adding our expertise, experience and capital.A partnership with MVest can provide a succession plan and path to liquidity in the short or medium term. Our focus is on established businesses in mature industries that need a helping hand to get to the next level.
Pierside Ventures, co-founded by Benji Rodkin and Shane Katz, is a Canadian-based investment firm focused on the acquisition and growth of small to medium sized businesses. We are focused on acquiring a businesses in Ontario that offers a differentiated and compelling value proposition. We are looking for an opportunity with tangible growth avenues and could benefit from technology optimization. Ideal owners for us desire a full sale (with potential for some equity roll), value a smooth transition, and are open to staying on for a few months. We support those looking to retire without a clear…
Sherman Barracks Capital, LLC is a Delaware registered LLC with the sole purpose of finding and acquiring a privately held, lower-middle market business
MedBow Ventures is an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring an existing entity in the field of human capital management. This might be an upstream company in the staffing industry, a mid-stream hire/train/deploy business, or a downstream training/education business.
I founded Bays Mountain Capital with the goal of acquiring a single small business to lead and operate for the rest of my career. Raised from humble beginnings in East Tennessee, I grew up in a family that preached values including service to country, hard work, and honesty. In 2022 I married my best friend, Cat, with whom I hope to raise a family with the same shared values.After graduating from college, I served as an Armor Officer in the U.S. Army for 5 years. In the Army, I led teams ranging from 20-120 soldiers and civilians, both in the US and deployed overseas. What I enjoyed most…
HyperSlate Holdings is a search fund focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We partner with exceptional companies seeking the next stage of growth. Post acquisition, we work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.
May Lake Capital is a search fund focused on acquiring and operating a single small business in the US. The CEO and founder is Adam Taylor, who has a background in private equity and consulting. He previously worked at a family office managing their direct private equity investments and at EY as a process improvement consultant for financial services firms. Adam also has an MBA from Columbia Business School and is a CFA Charterholder.
Currently I serve as a Project Manager handling cyber security division of a leading healthcare company. However, I come from a family background of manufacturing and commodity trading businesses. Before venturing out into IT filed, I was working under my father handling the Operations of the business. After my recent demise of my father, inherited some networth that is enabling me to get back into SMB world of Entrepreneurship.
Our mission is to help small business owners seeking retirement transition out with peace of mind and their legacy intact. Our leadership team brings years of experience to bear on the greatest challenge of our time — helping small business owners transition. We’re results-driven, with a proven record of previous successes. With a combined 25+ years of professional management experience spanning various backgrounds and industries, we intend to take your business to the next level after you retire. As US veterans, we faithfully served our nation in times of war and peace. We stand to…
Century Creek is a self-funded search entity formed to source, acquire, and lead an existing private company with an enterprise value of $3 - $15M in the Central United States. Century Creek will focus on assets that provide Testing, Inspection, Compliance, and Certification (TICC) services to companies across multiple industries such as Industrials, Environmental, and Utilities.
Laurel Street Capital LLC. is a private investment firm formed for the sole purpose of acquiring a single, privately-held business, with the objective that the Managing Member will transfer into an owner-operator position. Our intention is to respect and enhance the legacy of the business founders with the aim of building upon the accomplishments that they have achieved so far.We believe in the value of human capital as a key ingredient for success and will provide an environment for personal growth and financial alignment for employees.Our firm is seeking an established business generating…
I am searching for one business to buy and operate long-term. I am a unique solution for a business owner who wants to retire or step back from daily operations. I am not a private equity fund or investment firm. I am a normal guy with experience running (and selling) a small business. Before beginning my search, I spent a decade in management at both a Fortune 5OO company and my own small business (which I recently sold).
Laasi Company LLC is a self-funded search focused on acquiring a product or services company in southwest or southeast USA with EBITDA in the range of $0.5-$1.5MM within the next 6 months. Deal to be funded using SBA funds and investor equity.
