A Once-in-a-Generation Buyout Window
We acquire stable, founder-owned businesses in the Western United States and apply modern systems to compound their cash flow for the long term. No layers. No committees. Just disciplined capital and hands-on operations.
Two Secular Trends, One Window of Opportunity
Millions of baby boomers built profitable businesses over decades. They are retiring without successors — and AI has made it possible for one operator to manage what they leave behind. This convergence is a once-in-a-generation entry point.
Enterprise value of viable sale candidates by 2035
Small & medium businesses facing ownership transition
Businesses owned by retiring baby boomers without a successor
The convergence of the silver tsunami and practical AI is a once-in-a-generation setup. Millions of founder-built businesses need capable buyers, and for the first time we can genuinely modernize them.
The Window Is Opening — And Big Firms Are Moving
Major venture firms are now deploying capital into AI-enabled service rollups. General Catalyst has allocated $1.5 billion to the strategy and launched at least ten portfolio companies. Thrive Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Andreessen Horowitz have each backed vehicles targeting accounting, IT services, and corporate travel. Long Lake, founded in 2023, has acquired more than 30 businesses with backing from General Catalyst, Alpha Wave Global, and others.
Our angle: These firms are proving the model upstream. Maehwa applies the same logic to the sub-$5 million market they ignore — with a technical operator on the ground, not a remote engineering team.
How We Create Value
We buy good businesses from retiring founders, apply modern systems to improve them, and hold them for the long term. No flips. No speculation.
What We Buy
Sectors of interest: Business services, specialty distribution, light manufacturing, and niche trade services. We avoid restaurants, retail, and technology-dependent models.
Target Profile
Large enough to support professional management and debt service, small enough to avoid institutional competition.
Businesses with proven staying power, established vendor relationships, and community reputation.
Healthy enough to service acquisition debt, fund working capital, and support growth.
The Sweet Spot: Finance × Technical
building tools, not operating businesses
finance trying to bolt on technology
Executing this vision requires more than capital or code alone. It takes a team that can source deals, win founder trust, operate the business, and deploy AI from the inside.
- Technical — AI startup founders build tools, but few have ever run or acquired a real small business.
- Finance — private equity has capital and playbook, but often struggles to integrate technology into operations.
- Maehwa — the blend of finance, sales, and technology actually needed to buy, run, and upgrade these businesses.
That is our unique sauce: not a tech startup, not a traditional buyout firm, but the operating capability to make this convergence real at the sub-$5M level.
Acquire · Automate · Compound
Acquire
We acquire with the seller, not from them. Creative financing and a structured transition bring them in as a partner. We work alongside the owner to learn how the business runs, then build an AI assistant from that knowledge to support daily operations and decision-making.
Automate
Deploy modern systems and AI to reduce administrative burden and optimize operations. Hands-on technical capability without reliance on outside consultants.
Compound
Hold for the long term. Each acquisition preserves the founder's legacy and customer relationships, while the AI assistant and operating knowledge compound across similar businesses over time.
Capital and Operations, Aligned
Adam drives go-to-market strategy, broker and seller relationships, and investor-side communications. Malachy leads technical modernization and AI deployment across acquired businesses. Together, that combination lets us buy a business and quickly upgrade how it runs — cutting costs, automating operations, and making it more profitable.
Adam Toth-Fejel
Senior Solutions Engineer with deep experience scaling technical infrastructure at venture-backed startups across the San Francisco Bay Area. Provides the capital base and financial backing for all acquisitions, with a long-term hold horizon aligned with seller and employee continuity.
“The convergence of the silver tsunami and practical AI is a once-in-a-generation setup. I want to be the capital behind that.”
Malachy Lin-Nugent
Ten years of software engineering experience across multiple venture-backed startups, with direct production experience implementing AI features and automating workflows. Leads technical modernization and AI deployment across acquired businesses.
“The best deals are not listed. They are found through patience, research, and personal relationships.”
Where We Are
We are in the early stage of building a platform. Our timeline reflects a disciplined approach: find the right business, close it properly, then compound it over time.
Search Phase
Active sourcing across marketplaces, building broker relationships, and evaluating financing options.
First Letter of Intent
Submit LOI on a qualified target business meeting our acquisition criteria.
Close Initial Acquisition
Complete first acquisition and transition operations to new management.
Stabilize & Scale
Deploy AI and automation tooling. Build financial record. Evaluate second acquisition.
“We are not asking you to invest in a deal today. We are asking you to express interest in being a capital partner when the right business is found.”
Let's Start a Conversation
Whether you're a business owner considering a transition, an investor exploring opportunities, or a broker with a qualified target, we want to hear from you.