Private Equity Dedicated to Scaling Small Businesses

Leveraging decades of investment expertise, rooted in Midwest values and a deep respect for entrepreneurship, we are committed to accelerating the growth of local businesses faster and safer than ever before. Our hands-on approach is guided by a proven framework designed to strengthen sustainable success, optimize operations and enhance key business functions.

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Who We Are

Investors & Partners in the Future of Your Business

We partner with entrepreneurs and owners who’ve built strong, resilient businesses—and are ready to capitalize on what’s next!

Our investment model is built around partnership. We work side by side with leadership teams to implement systems, develop talent, and expand capacity. Our goal is to maintain the core strengths of a business while laying the groundwork for sustainable growth.

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Where We Focus

Where We Specialize

We partner with B2B service providers that offer a wide range of professional services and tech-enabled solutions. We specialize in helping service-based companies strategically deploy capital investments and implement proven operational strategies to drive profitability, enhance technology capabilities, and streamline operations – all while keeping the customer experience front and center. When partnering with companies in this space, we look for high revenue visibility, such as long tenured customer relationships, long-term contracts, monthly subscriptions, or retainer agreements.
We partner with producers, distributors, and fabricators across a variety of end-markets. We specialize in helping these companies by investing in high ROI initiatives, implementing key operational strategies to drive efficiencies, introduce new product lines, expand into adjacent markets, accelerate product development, and improve logistics, inventory management practices, and on-time delivery performance.
We partner with a wide-range of workplace safety, compliance, and professional development solution providers. We specialize in helping compliance-centric companies invest in additional education, training, and compliance capabilities to meet rising customer demands, address evolving government regulations, and minimize risks associated with non-compliance and safety lapses.

How We Help

We Help Small Businesses Capitalize on Big Opportunities

Our primary goal is to help our portfolio companies prosper. When you partner with ScaleCo Capital, you’ll have access to a team of experts, a fund of committed capital, and proven processes to accelerate growth and achieve scale across five key focus areas:

People & Talent Development
Financial Controls & Data-Driven Decision Making
Organic Growth via Sales & Marketing
Technology-Enablement
Corporate Development & Add-On Acquisitions

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What We Look For

Our Investment Criteria

Up to
$50 million

Revenue
Up to
$5 million

EBITDA

no minimum for add on acquisitions
Up to
$25 million

Equity Hold Size

with the ability to obtain co-invest
Geographic
Great Lakes

Platform Headquarters

no restrictions for add-on acquisition

Who We Partner With

Our Portfolio Companies

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How We’re Different

What You Can Expect from Our Team

Local Expertise

With a strong track record in acquiring, scaling, and selling small businesses in the Great Lakes region, we take pride in our expertise. Our local presence ensures you’ll always have a dedicated team nearby to support you, your people, and your business.

Committed Capital

We are more than just a capital provider; we are your long-term partner. We prioritize speed, certainty, and fairness in the investment process, allowing us to quickly deploy capital to drive your business forward.

Strategic Resources

Our ScaleCo Codex —comprising tools, strategies, and partnerships—empowers your business to reach new heights. As data-driven, process-focused partners, we help organizations enhance control, mitigate risks, and accelerate growth.

Ready to meet the team of investors that’s scaling companies like yours? Let’s connect.

Whether you’re a small business owner, an investor, or curious about working with us and our portfolio companies, use the form to the right to get in touch with our team.

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