About Us
Our team
Strong relationships, deep engagement. Get to know the people of Pacific Lake.
Our Story
Every search fund journey has a beginning. This is ours.
About You
Search Fund CEOs
Meet our talented entrepreneurs: Driven, ambitious, and 100% the ones to watch.
Companies
Searching is just the start. Our CEOs lead the businesses of tomorrow.
Working Together
Working Together
Entrepreneurship is an adventure. Make Pacific Lake a long-term partner for your entire search fund journey.
Value Creation Team
Navigating the CEO Journey with our Value Creation Team
Insights
contact

Meet ourentrepreneurs

Whatever your background, it takes strength, courage, and self-belief to follow the path less traveled — the path of entrepreneurship through acquisition. Our entrepreneurs take a bet on themselves to pursue their dreams. We're proud to partner with them every step of the way.

Featured
All
Long-Term Hold
Exited

Promise Okeke

NovoPath
Promise has always thrived on the excitement and challenges of running a small business. Now the CEO of NovoPath, its precisely the highs and lows of entrepreneurship that keep Promise focused on the path ahead.
Read their story
Long-Term Hold
Exited

Jim Vesterman

Raptor Technologies
Jim always knew he wanted to carve his own path. Discovering the search fund model opened the door to an entrepreneurial journey even greater than he could have imagined.
Read their story
Long-Term Hold
Exited

Jason Pananos & Jay Davis

Vector Disease Control International
After selling Vector Disease Control, the company these entrepreneurs acquired through their own search fund, Jason and Jay continue to invest in the next generation of searchers.
Read their story
Long-Term Hold
Exited

David Berkal

Banyan
David began with an idea: buy software businesses. Today, his company Banyan acquires, builds, and grows high quality enterprise software businesses.
Read their story
Long-Term Hold
Exited

Ryan Turk

Radiation Detection Company
Ryan has a military background, but here’s how RDC’s CEO came to focus on dosimeter services and management.
Read their story
Long-Term Hold
Exited

Hannah Greenberg & Alex Lopez

Eleven Software
From fast friends to partners at Eleven, Hannah and Alex had different paths to the same business school, but found plenty of common ground along the way.
Read their story
Long-Term Hold
Exited

Elise Polezel

HigherMe
Elise's search journey has been one focused on relationships — a fitting theme for someone who now leads HigherMe, a company known for its human-focused HR and hiring tools.
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Marcelo Novaes

IS Entrega
Featured
LTH
Exited

Marcelo Novaes

Co-CEO, IS Entrega

Search type
Partner
Search launch
2015
Investment year
2017
Read
Marcelo
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Promise Okeke

NovoPath
Featured
LTH
Exited

Promise Okeke

CEO, NovoPath

Search type
Solo
Search launch
2019
Investment year
2020
Read
Promise
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Jeff Oldenburg

Echosec
Featured
LTH
Exited

Jeff Oldenburg

Co-CEO, Echosec

Search type
Partner
Search launch
2018
Investment year
2020
Read
Jeff
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Marvin Palavicini

Tecnología en Cuentas por Cobrar
Featured
LTH
Exited

Marvin Palavicini

Co-CEO, Tecnología en Cuentas por Cobrar

Search type
Partner
Search launch
2016
Investment year
2018
Read
Marvin
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Jason Pananos

Vector Disease Control International
Featured
LTH
Exited

Jason Pananos

President, Vector Disease Control International

Search type
Partner
Search launch
2008
Investment year
2011
Read
Jason
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Brandon Parker

OneShield
Featured
LTH
Exited

Brandon Parker

President & COO, OneShield

Search type
Partner
Search launch
2020
Investment year
2020
Read
Brandon
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Cameron Parker

OneShield
Featured
LTH
Exited

Cameron Parker

CEO, OneShield

Search type
Partner
Search launch
2020
Investment year
2020
Read
Cameron
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

David Parkinson

EvoText
Featured
LTH
Exited

David Parkinson

CEO, EvoText

Search type
Solo
Search launch
2022
Investment year
2022
Read
David
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Girish Pashilkar

BP Logix
Featured
LTH
Exited

Girish Pashilkar

CEO, BP Logix

Search type
Solo
Search launch
Investment year
2019
Read
Girish
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Bhavesh Patel

Constellant
Featured
LTH
Exited

Bhavesh Patel

CEO, Constellant

Search type
Solo
Search launch
2012
Investment year
2014
Read
Bhavesh
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Edgar Perez

Infosel
Featured
LTH
Exited

Edgar Perez

Co-CEO, Infosel

Search type
Partner
Search launch
2017
Investment year
2018
Read
Edgar
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Sebastian Perez Restrepo

Colcharter I.P.S.
Featured
LTH
Exited

Sebastian Perez Restrepo

Co-CEO, Colcharter I.P.S.

Search type
Partner
Search launch
2016
Investment year
2019
Read
Sebastian
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Elise Polezel

HigherMe
Featured
LTH
Exited

Elise Polezel

CEO, HigherMe

Search type
Solo
Search launch
2020
Investment year
2021
Read
Elise
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Daniel Potgieter

Arven Capital Partners
Featured
LTH
Exited

Daniel Potgieter

Director, Arven Capital Partners

Search type
Partner
Search launch
2017
Investment year
2020
Read
Daniel
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Ciaran Power

Discovia
Featured
LTH
Exited

Ciaran Power

President, Discovia

Search type
Partner
Search launch
Investment year
2012
Read
Ciaran
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Mahesh Rajasekharan

Cleo
Featured
LTH
Exited

Mahesh Rajasekharan

CEO, Cleo

Search type
Partner
Search launch
2010
Investment year
2012
Read
Mahesh
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Daniel Reese

IntellaTriage
Featured
LTH
Exited

Daniel Reese

CEO, IntellaTriage

Search type
Solo
Search launch
2018
Investment year
2019
Read
Daniel
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Randy Rempp

Meridian Title Corporation
Featured
LTH
Exited

Randy Rempp

President & CEO, Meridian Title Corporation

Search type
Solo
Search launch
2018
Investment year
2021
Read
Randy
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Woody Rich

Legna Software
Featured
LTH
Exited

Woody Rich

CEO, Legna Software

Search type
Solo
Search launch
2015
Investment year
2018
Read
Woody
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Michael Roberts

2020 Innovation
Featured
LTH
Exited

Michael Roberts

CEO, 2020 Innovation

Search type
Solo
Search launch
2019
Investment year
2020
Read
Michael
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Ryan Robinson

OnRamp
Featured
LTH
Exited

Ryan Robinson

President, OnRamp

Search type
Partner
Search launch
2007
Investment year
2009
Read
Ryan
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Sarah Rowell

Kantola
Featured
LTH
Exited

Sarah Rowell

CEO, Kantola

Search type
Partner
Search launch
2017
Investment year
2018
Read
Sarah
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Mike Rozenfeld

Waverock
Featured
LTH
Exited

Mike Rozenfeld

CEO, Waverock

Search type
Solo
Search launch
2020
Investment year
2021
Read
Mike
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Luka Salamunic

Triyam
Featured
LTH
Exited

Luka Salamunic

CEO, Triyam

Search type
Solo
Search launch
2021
Investment year
2022
Read
Luka
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Alex Sappington

Page Vault
Featured
LTH
Exited

Alex Sappington

Co-CEO, Page Vault

Search type
Partner
Search launch
2020
Investment year
2022
Read
Alex
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Ryan Schafer

Elios Media
Featured
LTH
Exited

Ryan Schafer

CEO, Elios Media

Search type
Solo
Search launch
2021
Investment year
2022
Read
Ryan
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Jonathan Schatz

Discovery Senior Living
Featured
LTH
Exited

Jonathan Schatz

CEO, Discovery Senior Living

Search type
Solo
Search launch
2020
Investment year
2022
Read
Jonathan
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Alexander Schuil

Worldwide Security
Featured
LTH
Exited

Alexander Schuil

CEO, Worldwide Security

Search type
Solo
Search launch
2014
Investment year
2015
Read
Alexander
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Nathan Sheth

Management One
Featured
LTH
Exited

Nathan Sheth

CEO, Management One

Search type
Solo
Search launch
2020
Investment year
2022
Read
Nathan
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Edward Silva

másLabor
Featured
LTH
Exited

Edward Silva

CEO, másLabor

Search type
Solo
Search launch
2020
Investment year
2021
Read
Edward
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Micah Smith

Ethos Risk Services
Featured
LTH
Exited

Micah Smith

CEO, Ethos Risk Services

Search type
Partner
Search launch
2014
Investment year
2015
Read
Micah
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Bryson Smith

Meternet
Featured
LTH
Exited

Bryson Smith

CEO, Meternet

Search type
Solo
Search launch
2018
Investment year
2022
Read
Bryson
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Rafael Somoza

QMC Telecom
Featured
LTH
Exited

Rafael Somoza

Co-CEO, QMC Telecom

Search type
Partner
Search launch
2007
Investment year
2011
Read
Rafael
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Michael Speaker

Revive Salon & Spa
Featured
LTH
Exited

Michael Speaker

Co-CEO, Revive Salon & Spa

Search type
Partner
Search launch
2021
Investment year
2022
Read
Michael
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Matthew Speaker

Revive Salon & Spa
Featured
LTH
Exited

Matthew Speaker

Co-CEO, Revive Salon & Spa

Search type
Partner
Search launch
2021
Investment year
2022
Read
Matthew
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Jose Stella

QMC Telecom
Featured
LTH
Exited

Jose Stella

Co-CEO, QMC Telecom

Search type
Partner
Search launch
2007
Investment year
2011
Read
Jose
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Peter Sullivan

Halsey Health
Featured
LTH
Exited

Peter Sullivan

Co-CEO, Halsey Health

Search type
Partner
Search launch
2019
Investment year
2021
Read
Peter
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Luke Suydam

Page Vault
Featured
LTH
Exited

Luke Suydam

Co-CEO, Page Vault

Search type
Partner
Search launch
2020
Investment year
2022
Read
Luke
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Sam Swan

TaskRay
Featured
LTH
Exited

Sam Swan

CEO, TaskRay

Search type
Solo
Search launch
2019
Investment year
2021
Read
Sam
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Cyrus Symoom

Clariti
Featured
LTH
Exited

Cyrus Symoom

Co-CEO, Clariti

Search type
Partner
Search launch
2019
Investment year
2019
Read
Cyrus
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Rick Taweel

Espyr
Featured
LTH
Exited

Rick Taweel

CEO, Espyr

Search type
Solo
Search launch
2011
Investment year
2013
Read
Rick
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Luke Teeple

Performio
Featured
LTH
Exited

Luke Teeple

CFO & COO, Performio

Search type
Partner
Search launch
2017
Investment year
2019
Read
Luke
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Ryan Turk

Radiation Detection Company
Featured
LTH
Exited

Ryan Turk

CEO, Radiation Detection Company

Search type
Solo
Search launch
2020
Investment year
2020
Read
Ryan
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Michael Upex

Axero
Featured
LTH
Exited

Michael Upex

President & COO, Axero

Search type
Partner
Search launch
2020
Investment year
2021
Read
Michael
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Martin Urrutia

Auronix
Featured
LTH
Exited

Martin Urrutia

CEO, Auronix

Search type
Partner
Search launch
2017
Investment year
2019
Read
Martin
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Brian Vanderheyden

Richmond Alarm
Featured
LTH
Exited

Brian Vanderheyden

CEO, Richmond Alarm

Search type
Solo
Search launch
2015
Investment year
2017
Read
Brian
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Jim Vesterman

Raptor Technologies
Featured
LTH
Exited

Jim Vesterman

CEO, Raptor Technologies

Search type
Solo
Search launch
2009
Investment year
2012
Read
Jim
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Felipe Villaneda

Octapus
Featured
LTH
Exited

Felipe Villaneda

Co-CEO, Octapus

Search type
Partner
Search launch
2020
Investment year
2022
Read
Felipe
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Adrián Villaseñor

Auronix
Featured
LTH
Exited

Adrián Villaseñor

Co-CEO, Auronix

Search type
Partner
Search launch
2017
Investment year
2019
Read
Adrián
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Graham Weihmiller

Griswold Home Care
Featured
LTH
Exited

Graham Weihmiller

Co-CEO, Griswold Home Care

Search type
Partner
Search launch
Investment year
2010
Read
Graham
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Graham Weihmiller

B.N.I.
Featured
LTH
Exited

Graham Weihmiller

CEO, B.N.I.

Search type
Solo
Search launch
2013
Investment year
2014
Read
Graham
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Alex Williams

VIMANA
Featured
LTH
Exited

Alex Williams

Co-CEO, VIMANA

Search type
Solo
Search launch
2019
Investment year
2022
Read
Alex
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

Mike Yakima

ServantPC Resources
Featured
LTH
Exited

Mike Yakima

Co-CEO, ServantPC Resources

Search type
Solo
Search launch
Investment year
2022
Read
Mike
's story
Read their story
Featured
LTH
Exited

John Yanchek

Montis Financial
Featured
LTH
Exited

John Yanchek

Managing Partner, Montis Financial

Search type
Partner
Search launch
2020
Investment year
2021
Read
John
's story
Read their story

Lead the businessesof tomorrow

Entrepreneurship is big enough to hold anyone's leadership dreams.  We've invested in over 120 search fund companies since 2009.

Portfolio companies