Capital
Raised deal by deal.
Third Place Ventures does not run a blind pool. Each acquisition is underwritten, structured, and funded on its own, so investors see the specific business, the specific numbers, and the specific plan before any money moves.
Earn-in
We earn ownership through operations, administration, and growth execution rather than a large day-one check.
Earn-out
Bridges the gap when a seller's expectation runs ahead of verified earnings, so they get paid as the results show up.
Seller financing
Reduces upfront cash, keeps the seller aligned with a clean transition, and often beats a bank on speed.
Staged / delayed buyout
Buy a majority now, the rest later, or refinance into an SBA loan after clean books and a longer operating history.
Working capital & sweat equity
For owners who want to keep coaching: we fund the gap and take over admin, sales, and communications inside a new entity.
Non-profit conversion
Move a board-run program into a structure that can hold capital, pay people, and sign a real lease.
If you're selling
You choose how you exit.
Stay on and coach, consult through a transition, or hand it off cleanly. We'll do diligence quickly and honestly, tell you what we think it's worth and why, and structure around lease risk instead of walking away from it.
If you're investing
One deal at a time.
Capital goes to a named business for a named purpose: acquisition, working capital, build-out, lease deposits, or equipment. You opt in per transaction, and you see the underwriting before you commit.
The process
Conversation
A call with the owner. No broker theater, no premature LOI.
Diligence
Books, contracts, SDE normalization, lease review, and a site visit.
Structure
A written proposal built around the seller's actual constraints.
Close & operate
Funding assembled for that deal, then we take over the back office.
Bring us a business, or ask to see the next one we're underwriting.
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