Investing since 2018 · Operators & Capital

Investing in companies we believe in and use.

We are a husband and wife investing private family capital across consumer, technology, real estate, and education. We commit early and stay for the long arc.

Investing since
2018
Companies
19
Capital
Family
Stage Range
Seed–Late Stage
Approach

How we invest

We invest private family capital in companies we believe in and often use ourselves. Our work begins when we write the first check, and continues through every conversation that follows. We back people, not theses.

People first

We invest in people first, businesses second. The company is a reflection of who's building it. We start there, and the numbers follow.

Patience, then decisive action

We hold with patience and move with decisiveness when the moment calls for it. Good timing is earned by not confusing motion with progress.

Real problems, not trends

We back ideas that solve real problems, not trends dressed up as categories. Durability outlasts narrative.

Committed to our communities

We invest where we live, work, and build. Long-term capital from people with long-term stakes in the places our companies operate.
Companies

Companies we believe in

16 active holdings · 2 realized exits — filter by status in the full portfolio

For founders building something we'd want to use.

If we're going to put our family's capital into your company, we want to know you, use what you're building, and stay invested well past the point most funds rotate out. Whether you're early or scaling, you get patient capital and a direct line to two people who actually answer.

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Who we are

A husband and wife.

Two people, one kitchen table, investing our family's capital in companies we believe in.

Philosophy
"We invest as if we had to own it for life."

We bet on the right people early and hold with conviction. Nineteen companies since 2019, two realized exits, and a standard that hasn't changed: people first.

People first. Always.Investing since 2019.Private family capital.Columbus, Ohio.We invest as if we had to own it for life.

Building something with momentum?

We'd love to hear about your venture and explore partnership opportunities.