Top Internet Software & Services Independent Sponsors with Recent Private M&A Activity

1,285

Active Firms

31,020

TTM Deal Inquiries

$3M-$15M

Core Revenue Range

$500K-$3M

Core EBITDA Range

Top States by Activity

Florida 13%

Texas 12%

California 11%

New York 7%

New Jersey 4%

Key Attributes

Focus: Control Investments | Capital Source: Deal-By-Deal Financing | Operating Approach: Scale & Exit

Atlas Bay Investments

1 Closed Deal via Axial

1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals

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Headquartered in Tampa Bay, Atlas Bay Investments is a family-owned investment and advisory firm backed by over 50 years of principal experience in operations, finance, and M&A. We are active acquirers of middle-market manufacturing and B2B service companies, leveraging our deep operational expertise to provide seamless transitions for founders.Our unique advantage lies in our integrated approach: we combine an extensive background in business acquisitions with a dedicated Commercial Real Estate investment and brokerage arm. This allows us to expertly navigate transactions whether they…

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May 2025 Advised HerScan USA LLC in its sale to Alpine Crest Capital LLC

VVV Equity Partners

1 Closed Deal via Axial

1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals

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VVV Equity Partners is an investment firm dedicated to acquiring, managing, and scaling exceptional vertical software companies. With a focus on Vertical Systems of Record (VSOR) software, they serve as the operational backbone for asset-heavy industries such as logistics, agriculture, construction, energy, and manufacturing. The firm is composed of revenue leaders, marketers, and engineers with extensive experience from big-four consulting to unicorn startups. VVV Equity Partners is known for making straightforward cash offers without earn-outs, targeting industries with increasing software…

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May 2026 Acquired Confidential Company

Sopris Partners

1 Closed Deal via Axial

1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals

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Apr 2026 Acquired Confidential Company

Hook Echo Holdings

1 Closed Deal via Axial

1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals

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Owner of a fire apparatus business interested in follow-on opportunities in the world of police, fire, and EMS. Especially interested in anything directly selling into customers in the fire service space.

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Dec 2025 Acquired Confidential Company

W Holdings LLC

1 Closed Deal via Axial

1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals

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W Holdings LLC is a private equity independent sponsor focused on investing for the long term in small to medium sized businesses. We back strong management teams and preserve the legacies they've built. We work with management teams to grow cash flow and improve each business by driving growth, pursuing acquisitions, and refining strategy.

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Aug 2023 Acquired Confidential Company

Etna Industrial

1 Closed Deal via Axial

1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals

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Etna Industrial is an investor focused exclusively on lower-middle market investments in the food, beverage, and related industries. We target control investments in entrepreneurial and family-owned companies with stable cash flows and significant growth opportunities. We are hyper-focused on a handful of companies at a time and support our partner companies with our deep industry knowledge, networks, and operating experience. Our flexible investment approach enables us to approach our holding periods in decades rather than a typical 5-year holding period.

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Aug 2025 Acquired Confidential Company

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RSL Capital Partners

1 Closed Deal via Axial

1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals

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We are an independent sponsor model that looks to acquire $1-3MM EBITDA businesses in the Southeast and Mountain areas in the US. This is a partnership between a seasoned PE professional coming from Blackstone, working on their flagship PE funds, and a top 1% SBA lender. We have worked together in the past on Real Estate transactions but we and our investors are focused on acquiring businesses from owners looking to exit / partner with us, using our expertise to add value.

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Aug 2024 Acquired Confidential Company

Duratus Holdings

1 Closed Deal via Axial

1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals

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Duratus is a permanent holding company started by Yaz Malas and Nick Vafiades. We are a duo dedicated to acquiring and growing a single small business for decades. As partners, we bring years of experience starting and scaling our own businesses in the online retail and financial services industries.

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Nov 2024 Acquired Confidential Company

Tradescope Capital

1 Closed Deal via Axial

1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals

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TRADESCOPE acquires small building trade contractors and strategically integrates them into geographic ‘Pods’ across rapidly growing U.S. markets

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Dec 2025 Acquired Confidential Company

Factor89

1 Closed Deal via Axial

1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals

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At Factor89, we specialize in achieving record levels of profitable growth, and return on investment. We employ proven proprietary methodologies, invest in long term relationships at every level, and deliberately enrich the lives of all involved.We can speak definitively to every point above, with data and case studies. We welcome the opportunity to hear your story, tell our story, and explore a partnership with you.

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Apr 2024 Acquired Master Magnetics

Polemic Capital

1 Closed Deal via Axial

10 Total Closed Deals

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Polemic Capital is a private equity investor focusing exclusively on the Managed IT Services (MSP) and Managed Security Services (MSSP) space.

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Aug 2022 Acquired VPSG
Mar 2022 Acquired Transcendent IT
Jan 2022 Acquired Syntervision
Jun 2021 Advised Airiam Holdings on an investment from NewSpring Capital

Red River Equity Partners

1 Closed Deal via Axial

10 Total Closed Deals

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Red River Equity is a private investment firm located in Dallas, Texas. Red River’s team has successfully invested and/or advised over 35 middle market companies spanning a diverse array of industries.Red River Equity assists management teams to build sustainable value in companies with a focused strategy in acquiring controlling positions in select, growing, middle market companies. The goal is to align incentives, motivate management, implement new corporate strategies, and mitigate downside risk.

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Feb 2024 Acquired 1888 Industrial Services
Aug 2023 Invested in Postup
Aug 2023 Invested in MonsterMoto
Aug 2023 Invested in Galqui

HH Capital

1 Closed Deal via Axial

3 Total Closed Deals

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Headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri, HH Capital is a self-funded venture ready to make a full equity purchase of a small middle-market business with cash on hand. We are interested in companies in the Midwest with consistent annual pre-tax net earnings between $1 million and $3 million. HH Capital can offer a flexible liquidity event. Open to all types of ownership structures. Your business will be owned and operated for its long-term value to benefit owners, shareholders, employees and community.We have general industries of interest, but prefer to evaluate each company from the bottom-up…

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Jun 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
Aug 2023 Acquired Queen Foods Wholesale Distributor
Sep 2020 Acquired New England Miniature Ball

Thirty31 Partners

1 Closed Deal via Axial

1 Total Closed Deal

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Thirty31 Partners is a Midwest-based private equity sponsor dedicated to acquiring and enhancing businesses. We invest our own capital alongside that of our investors, focusing on companies with strong fundamentals and significant growth potential. What sets us apart is our common-sense investment approach, rooted in operational expertise and strategic insight. We stand out by applying our hands-on experience in both private equity and business ownership to drive sustainable value, particularly in businesses navigating ownership transitions.

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Jan 2026 Acquired Confidential Company

Cardone Equity Group

1 Closed Deal via Axial

1 Total Closed Deal

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Cardone Equity Group is an investment company founded by Grant Cardone and Brandon Dawson. Together, they help business owners unlock value from a 360-degree perspective such as operations, marketing, finance, and people. Cardone Equity Group is currently seeking small to medium sized acquisition opportunities in a wide array of industries.

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Aug 2022 Acquired Gundlach's Service

EO Capital Partners LLC

1 Closed Deal via Axial

1 Total Closed Deal

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EO Capital Partners is the principal investing arm of our company. We are looking to partner with companies in the lower middle market where we can add value through M&A, operational improvements and/or access to additional capital. We bring diverse backgrounds in private equity, investment banking, and consulting, which allows us to provide a unique approach to problem solving.

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Mar 2024 Acquired Total Valve & Equipment LLC

Taurus Capital Partners

1 Closed Deal via Axial

1 Total Closed Deal

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Taurus Capital Partners represents long-term capital partnership for exceptional, values-driven businesses from experienced operators and investors.Why We Founded the FirmThere has never been more capital available to growing, profitable lower middle market businesses who want to sell. While that is a great dynamic for maximizing value today, it often comes with the hard-to-appreciate, long-term risk of working with investors who think they understand your business better than you do. Entrepreneurs know that all the elements that made their business successful in the first place - incredible…

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Aug 2023 Acquired Somersault

LP First Capital

71 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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LP First Capital is a private investment firm focused on commercial, consumer, education, and healthcare services businesses. We seek to acquire leading, high performing services businesses that are primed for organic and acquisitive growth. We utilize our strong operational backgrounds to help our management teams create a focused value creation plan and growth strategy. Our passion is partnering with founder-led and family-owned businesses to generate long term value for all business stakeholders.

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Dec 2025 Acquired H&O Grounds
Nov 2025 Acquired Wrightsville Beach Landscaping
Oct 2025 Acquired Icon Restoration
Jul 2025 Acquired East Coast Mechanical

Strength Capital Partners

24 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Strength Capital Partners (SCP) is a Birmingham, Michigan-based private equity firm that specializes in acquiring traditional businesses, primarily throughout the greater Midwest and Central United States.We seek to invest in businesses with $4 million to $20 million in EBITDA. We pursue investments in a wide range of industries, including consumer products, manufacturing, distribution, industrial and financial services, energy, transportation, and infrastructure. We are particularly interested in "buy and build" opportunities, where we can grow and diversify our platform companies through a…

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Apr 2023 Acquired Kansas Golf & Turf
Jan 2023 Advised ACME Meat in its sale to DTM Distributors
Apr 2022 Invested in Western States Reclamation
Jun 2021 Invested in Chemlock Nutrition

Graylight Partners

20 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Graylight Partners, LLC provides capital and support to emerging middle-market companies for the purpose of creating long-term value. We are approachable and collaborative investment partners with a different perspective. Our goal is to achieve growth through business model refinement and sustainable value creation, not financial engineering.As such, we seek out opportunities in unique business niches to find companies that are doing things differently. We look for innovators and groundbreakers that need a true partner to take their business to the next level. We then work closely with these…

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Feb 2016 Acquired Assurance Laboratories
Jun 2015 Acquired GCM North American Aerospace
Jun 2015 Acquired Orchid Orthopedic Solutions, LLC
Jun 2015 Acquired Mechanical Dynamics & Analysis

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Firms in the Internet Software & Services Independent Sponsors directory are ordered based on recent deal activity on Axial. The default order reflects observed market signals rather than a subjective ranking of firm quality.

Each profile provides information about the firm’s areas of focus, transaction criteria, and relevant activity on Axial’s M&A platform. Together, these details provide a clearer view of where a firm is active and the types of companies and opportunities most relevant for it.

Based on activity on Axial’s M&A platform, the core revenue range for Internet Software & Services Independent Sponsors is $3M-$15M, with a core EBITDA range of $500K-$3M. Company size can be an important indicator of fit, as firms often concentrate their experience, resources, and transaction activity within particular segments of the market.

Relevant Technology experience can be an important consideration when evaluating a firm. Familiarity with the sector can provide a stronger understanding of its business models, market dynamics, valuation considerations, and transaction environment. The 1,285 firms included in this directory provide a starting point for identifying firms with relevant experience and activity in Technology.

Not necessarily. Many firms are active across multiple industries, so inclusion in the Internet Software & Services Independent Sponsors directory reflects relevant experience or activity in Technology, rather than an exclusive sector focus. Individual profiles provide additional context on each firm’s areas of focus and activity within the sector.

When comparing Independent Sponsors with experience in Technology, consider factors such as size range, geographic reach, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 1,285 firms included in the directory and can help identify firms that align with your needs.

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