We are bringing Main street back, by investing in it.
For over a decade, we've been buying and investing in small businesses to give them the exit, capital or resources they need. We lovingly call these “boring” businesses because we think laundromats and cafes > dating apps & video games.
Selling your company is usually a nightmare…
Selling your company is usually a nightmare…
You take months to come to the decision to sell, only to find 100’s of hours of work to get ready for a sale. Then a bunch of non-serious buyers wasting your time or asking for wild deals.
You take months to come to the decision to sell, only to find 100’s of hours of work to get ready for a sale. Then a bunch of non-serious buyers wasting your time or asking for wild deals.
Deal after deal falls through. And your broker is not much help, or non-existent.
Deal after deal falls through. And your broker is not much help, or non-existent.
At some point you actually manage to sell, but then you watch them strip your company, make mistake after mistake, or give you advice without ever having run your type of business before.
At some point you actually manage to sell, but then you watch them strip your company, make mistake after mistake, or give you advice without ever having run your type of business before.
So we don’t waste your time or ours, straightforward deals, delivered fast and without all the legalese.
So we don’t waste your time or ours, straightforward deals, delivered fast and without all the legalese.
Why sell/get investment from us?
Why sell/get investment from us?
We are operators, we get it, we give quick no’s and yes’s, and scale small businesses like crazy.
We are operators, we get it, we give quick no’s and yes’s, and scale small businesses like crazy.
Secret: We also have a brokerage with
Secret: We also have a brokerage with
8M+
8M+
People in our ecosystem looking to buy a business
People in our ecosystem looking to buy a business
100M+
100M+
Views monthly
Views monthly
IF we’re not your buyer we may be able to get you in front of millions.
IF we’re not your buyer we may be able to get you in front of millions.
Ability to stay or leave the company.
Fast scaling help for those who stay.
Straightforward deals.
Fast yes’s and no’s.
We play long term games with long term people. How do you want to play?
We play long term games with long term people. How do you want to play?
We do the work, that’s why our founders say nice things…
We do the work, that’s why our founders say nice things…
“I would go to Main Street Hold Co. to buy my next company, or invest alongside me They were a huge help not just in investing in The Folde but helping us grow it.No other investor came close.
Mark Vlaskamp
CEO The Folde
“I would go to Main Street Hold Co. to buy my next company, or invest alongside me They were a huge help not just in investing in The Folde but helping us grow it.No other investor came close.
Mark Vlaskamp
CEO The Folde
“I would go to Main Street Hold Co. to buy my next company, or invest alongside me They were a huge help not just in investing in The Folde but helping us grow it.No other investor came close.
Mark Vlaskamp
CEO The Folde
“I would go to Main Street Hold Co. to buy my next company, or invest alongside me They were a huge help not just in investing in The Folde but helping us grow it. No other investor came close.
Mark Vlaskamp
CEO The Folde
Our 2023 Annual Investment Letter
Our 2023 Annual Investment Letter
Our 2023 Annual Investment Letter
Our 2023 Annual Investment Letter
Read the full letter
Read the full letter
Our Portfolio
Our Portfolio
Our Portfolio
We buy and invest in companies in three ways: buyout (complete acquisition), partial buyout (meaningful ownership stake), minority investment (minority passive stakes). If you become a portfolio company you are welcome to choose whether you’d like to be publicly listed or privately invested. Below are a few of our portfolio companies:
