VEN CAPITAL PARTNERS
VCP is a private investment vehicle seeking to acquire and manage a single business, allowing for a successful exit and stable succession for business owners.
Who We Are
Ven Capital Partners is focused on ensuring the longevity of one business through long-term growth. The Ven Capital Partners team is seasoned entrepreneurs, operators, and middle-market investors, with extensive experience and a track record of enabling long-term performance.
We are dedicated to aligning the financial and operational results of the business with the long-term success of all stakeholders – customers, employees, equity-holders, and the community.
Our Approach
Ven Capital Partners makes control investments in small and middle market businesses — and helps enhance operations to achieve their full potential. We work with owner-operators who are looking for attractive options to achieve liquidity or exit, while finding the right partner to help their businesses scale.
In previous lives, we have led large teams and projects with a proven record of success. The difference between good and great is a few good decisions on focusing go-to-market and a dogged focus on the customer and talent. As your partner, we get in the trenches alongside you, managing the day to day and sharing what we’ve learned.
Our investment thesis focuses on establishing relationships with companies that have solid products and stable businesses, but which have generally under-indexed in their go-to-market efforts. We avoid hyper-competitive bidding situations and seek to build value in investments by deploying a proven and replicable operating model developed over two decades (and counting).
Investment Criteria
Business Criteria
Financial: Annual revenue of $5M - $150M.
Recurring Revenues: High ratio of recurring or repeat revenue to total revenue.
Timing: Owner is eager to transition the business to dedicated entrepreneurs.
Diverse Customer Base: Stable revenue base from a diverse mix of customers and end markets.
Future Growth Potential: Identifiable levers for organic growth.
Competitive Advantage: Competitive offering and strong relationships with existing customers, suppliers and employees.
Industry Criteria
Sustained Growth: Prior history of industry growth expected to continue into the future.
Low Industry Concentration: No dominant player in a highly fragmented industry.
Barriers to Entry: Medium to high barriers to entry.
Non-cyclical: Minimal downside impact in recessions.
Our Relationship-Oriented Focus
What can you expect?
We aren't your typical buyer. We won't try to flip your business in 3-5 years. We won't mess with your team and culture.
We won't lock you into golden handcuffs or push complex deal terms. We won't ruin your life with months of unnecessary due diligence. We won't renegotiate and grind you on terms.
We believe in buying great businesses that can drive returns through innovation and revenue growth and not through cost cutting and financial engineering.
Exit on your own terms
You’ve built a great business, and whether you’re considering bringing on a partner or an exit because of succession planning or you believe it's the right time for a transition, you should write your own story. Remain invested, advise on the next phase, take a step back, or any where in between - the choice is yours.
Contact us.
We eagerly welcome information relating to opportunities that meet our investment criteria. For transaction opportunities and general inquiries, please contact:
Hannah Greenberg, Managing Partner
Alex Lopez, Managing Partner