Elevest has four partners, each serving a different purpose, yet working together cohesively to provide services for a variety of clients.
Startup & Early Stage Businesses
Through our resources, capacity, experiences, and “roll up our sleeves” assistance, we provide great entrepreneurs working in basic industries a solid “launch pad” to start and/or grow their businesses.
Our Focus
• Proactively identify opportunities, develop business plans, recruit and partner with entrepreneurs, fund the business, and start and build businesses
• Partner with an existing small or early stage business, invest capital, provide resources, and help accelerate growth and success
• Generally “basic” industries not usually supported by traditional venture capital
Established Businesses
We provide closely-held businesses an alternative succession and/or exit option to traditional private equity and strategic buyers while providing resources and skills to help grow businesses.
Our Focus
• Partner with selling entrepreneur, family, management team, etc. as a financial investor as part of an ownership succession plan
• Partner with current owners who want to retain ownership as a non-competitive, people-focused, long-term investor
• Focused buy and builds around specific industries and experienced entrepreneurs/ managers that have created a unique or market leading position
People and Skills Development
Helping to develop people to create the only truly sustainable competitive advantages within businesses.
Our Focus
• Providing opportunities for business, relationship, and leadership skills development
• Entrepreneurs and future leaders within Elevest and our investments
• Entrepreneurs and future leaders within potential, future investments (deal flow generation)
Shared Services
Helping to provide corporate and professional services generally not available or affordable to small and medium sized businesses.
Our Focus
• Services that can accelerate the growth and development of businesses
• Accounting, finance, treasury, human resources, legal, IT, strategy development and analysis support, mergers and acquisitions, marketing, financial planning and analysis, etc.