A selection of companies, properties, and funds we've backed, built, or operated. Not a complete list — just the ones we're comfortable talking about.
Clinical-stage biotech developing personalized dendritic cell vaccines for aggressive cancers. DOC1021 achieved a 93% twelve-month survival rate in Phase 1 glioblastoma trials — a dramatic improvement over standard of care. FDA Fast Track and Orphan Drug designations granted.
Multi-brand platform for women's fast-fashion live commerce. Houses Discount Divas, Filly Flair, Lime Lush, and NanaMacs — brands built on the live-selling model that inspired CommentSold.
AI-powered platform that aggregates hotel financial data across a portfolio and converts it into actionable insights. Gives hotel investors and operators real-time transparency into property-level performance to maximize NOI.
Business-class text messaging platform built for sales, recruiting, and staffing teams. Two-way SMS with deep CRM integrations across Salesforce, HubSpot, and Outreach. Response rates 10x faster than email.
A Dallas-based consumer technology company founded by Kevin Lavelle (founder of Mizzen+Main) and Charlie Hill. We backed the team first — a category-defining operator with the taste, conviction, and patience to build something that lasts.
The leading live-selling platform in the United States. Founded in 2015 by Brandon Kruse and scaled to over 10,000 retailers and billions in GMV across TikTok, Facebook, and dedicated mobile apps. Successive transactions with ZMC Partners and Permira.
Founded by Amanda Halpin Kruse, Discount Divas pioneered live video selling on Facebook before "live commerce" was a category. The automation tools built for the brand became the foundation of CommentSold. Acquired by Boutique Brands.
Digital telecommunications platform built out of a parents' basement and sold to magicJack before Brandon was old enough to drink. The first company, the first exit, and the start of everything that followed.
A portfolio of hospitality and multifamily real estate, primarily in the Southeast. Long-duration holdings selected for cash flow, location quality, and operational upside — many co-developed with Doradus Partners.
A 146-key, six-story upscale extended-stay hotel on a 2.9-acre site in Destin, Florida. Apartment-style suites with full kitchens, pool, and meeting space — positioned adjacent to The Gulf and Destin's downtown.
A 138-room lifestyle select-service hotel in Huntsville's MidCity District — a 140-acre mixed-use development adjacent to Cummings Research Park, Redstone Arsenal, and the Orion Amphitheater. Located in a federal Opportunity Zone.
Ground-up select-service hotel development in the 30A corridor of Florida's Panhandle — one of the country's most desirable beach markets and a perennially supply-constrained submarket.
A $71M, 273-unit luxury multifamily development in downtown Huntsville. Six stories, 344,000 sq ft, with structured parking, ground-level retail, and resort-grade amenities. Adjacent to the Moxy Hotel and Bartley Social.
A 180-key, ten-story extended-stay hotel built as part of a mixed-use project at Stonewall Station in Uptown Charlotte. Whole Foods and Starbucks at street level, walkable to convention center, light rail, and stadiums.
A small set of fund relationships where the manager's discipline, alignment, and approach map to how we'd allocate ourselves — just at a scale or sector beyond our direct reach.
A $50B+ global investment firm with deep experience scaling consumer technology and software businesses. The same firm that helped scale CommentSold into its next chapter.
A New York-based PE firm focused on communications, media, and information services. A long-term partner with proven taste and patience for businesses with durable economics.
A research-driven hedge fund managed by Sam Haskell, CFA, focused on differentiated small-cap financial businesses. Concentrated, fundamentally-grounded, and the kind of fund we'd run ourselves if we managed money in that sector.
We invest from our own balance sheet. No fund, no LPs, no investment committee. Decisions are made quickly by the people who will live with them for years.
If you're building something and think we'd be a good fit, reach out.