Empowering SMBs, Enabling Investors

CapitalPad simplifies fundraising for SMB acquisitions and offers curated investment opportunities for accredited investors.

Invest in SMBs

CapitalPad provides curated access to passive SMB acquisition investment opportunities, with standardized terms, governance, and distributions. 

Raise Capital

CapitalPad helps acquisition-entrepreneurs meet investors, raise capital, and build enduring businesses.

CapitalPad for Investors

Fractionally invest in established, profitable SMBs

No unproven businesses here.

CapitalPad provides accredited investors with access to a curated selection of search fund and independent sponsor opportunities. Passively invest in SMB acquisitions alongside highly motivated operators.

Curated Access

Highly curated deal flow in one spot.

Attractive Potential Returns

Invest in a cashflow-focused asset class. Deals typically target 30%+ IRR¹.

Simplified Investing

Our streamlined platform lets you easily discover, evaluate, and invest in micro private equity.

Accelerated Fundraising

Tap into our growing investor base to quickly secure the equity capital needed to acquire your target business.

Simplified Closing

No more chasing dozens of signatures, wires, and emails. All CapitalPad investors invest as one entity, so you only have one point of contact.

Trusted Guidance

Benefit from our team’s deep private equity experience and passion for supporting entrepreneurs.

CapitalPad for Searchers

Raise capital for your acquisition quickly & efficiently

CapitalPad connects sponsors with a vast network of engaged investors, providing fast access to the capital needed to close deals. See why ambitious searchers choose us.

“As a long-time SMB investor, I’ve witnessed firsthand the incredible potential of the search fund model. However, I also saw how many talented searchers struggled to access the capital they needed, while countless investors were eager to participate but lacked access.”

- Travis
Investor & Founder, CapitalPad
“CapitalPad makes the deal sourcing and logistics of SMB investing stupid easy – I’ve already joined my first deal and am excited for more!”
Nigel Moore
Author, Entrepreneur, Investor
“CapitalPad was invaluable for helping us raise money to close our SMB deal. Highly recommended for self-funded searchers.”
Brian Seeling
Searcher

A platform built by experienced investors

Founded by a team with deep expertise in private equity and a passion for successful small businesses, CapitalPad is the go-to platform connecting searchers and investors.

Investors

Access a curated stream of high-quality search fund and independent sponsor opportunities, enabling participation in this attractive asset class regardless of check size.

Sponsors

Maximize your chances of a successful raise with fast access to a vast and rapidly growing base of engaged investors who understand your deals.

Deals Funded

Our team’s deep experience and modern approach have resulted in dozens of successfully closed deals.

FAQ

CapitalPad features curated deals from sponsors acquiring an existing profitable SMB (small and medium-sized business).

CapitalPad is not for startups. Deals are generally well-established companies with multi-year track records. Typical examples are home services (HVAC, plumbing), consumer services (dry cleaners, towing), light manufacturing, and digital services (IT services, agencies).

Acquirers partner with accredited investors on CapitalPad to fund the deal.

Investors receive equity and share in a company’s future cash distributions from operations (profit share) and any capital gains upon an exit, if the company is sold in the future.

Each deal includes a detailed business description, investor terms, estimated modeled returns, historical financial statements, sponsor profiles, and extensive access to due diligence documents.

Accredited investors choose to co-invest on a per-deal basis.

See these pages to learn more about how to invest or how to raise capital on CapitalPad.

CapitalPad does not provide specific investment advice to any individual investor. The information on this website specifically related to any potential investment opportunity is not provided by CapitalPad. Investors acknowledge and accept the risks associated with privately investing. Investors also acknowledge that past performance of entities, individuals, or products or services is not a guarantee of future performance. Investors are solely responsible for completing an independent due diligence review before investing. Investment products are not FDIC insured, may lose value, and there is no bank guarantee. A loss of an Investor’s entire investment is possible, and no profit may be realized. There is no guarantee that projections related to the performance of any potential investment will be realized. There may be no secondary market for the sale of securities. Any investment may not be accompanied by sufficient voting rights to have a material impact as to the operation of the entity and all Investors should assume any such investment will not be accompanied by meaningful voting rights.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results and any expected returns on disclosed through the platform are hypothetical and may not reflect actual future performance. All investments made through the platform may result in partial or total loss.

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