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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

5M+

5M+

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

Bringing finance, main street, and tech together.

Bringing finance, main street, and tech together.

We aren’t private equity, we don’t strip and flip, we play long term games with long term people. With a single belief that it’s better for neighbors to own the businesses in their neighborhoods.

Codie Sanchez

Founder

Chris Petkas

General Partner

Michael Oyler

Finance

Kareem Agag

Investor

Chris Piper

Head of Marketing

Joe Holka

Head of Content

Tanner Walters

Head of Production

Active Majority Owned Companies

These are some of the companies we own a majority (or controlling) stake in. Some we own 100%, in others the founders or operators have significant equity and we partner together. We don’t list any company that wants to remain private so if you sell to us or partner with us, it’s up to you!

Minority Owned Companies

A few of our minority owned or invested in companies.

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