In today’s market, It’s not just about making the best deals. It’s about creating value for your portfolio companies.
That’s why our team combines world class financial talent with veteran technological and entrepreneurial expertise.
Sean Smith
Managing Partner
Sean began his career at CIBC in the Leveraged Finance & Debt Capital Markets group. At CIBC, he supported on over $11 billion of transactions, including the Canada Goose IPO & recapitalization and CIBC’s acquisition of PrivateBancorp.
Sean sharpened his entrepreneurial skills through cofounding and exiting Tangerine House, a co-living community for creatives based in Brooklyn, NY.
Sean was a core team member of Applico Capital, where he helped build the firm’s buy-side M&A advisory practice, as well as support in raising and deploying Applico’s inaugural investment fund.
Sean combines his deep understanding of highly levered, enterprise-scale transactions with hands-on entrepreneurial and venture investing experience to source, evaluate and diligence small business investments with a unique perspective.
Sean is a Partner and Investment Committee member at Search Fund Ventures.
A lifelong entrepreneur and technologist, Nick spent over a decade building a portfolio of technology companies valued at over $200 million. Having worked at NASA Intelligent Robotics Group, Lockheed Martin, he is known as an exceptionally talented Artifical Intelligence engineer and startup founder.
Nick has held a variety of cofounder and executive roles and been through several acquisitions. His pedigree in tech includes cofounding an industry leading online casino, his agency Arcanium, Sharpspring and Procurement Sciences.
Nick oversees a personal portfolio of over 50 small businesses and startups. He is an anchor investor in Search Fund Ventures to the tune of $2 million, showcasing his commitment to the space and the team’s abilities.
Nick’s particular talent for seeing companies through a venture lens provides an ideal counterpoint to Sean’s focus on financially rigorous analysis.
Nick is a General Partner and Investment Committee member at Search Fund Ventures.
Nick Bryant
General Partner
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Jason Ehrlich
Managing Partner at Fruition Capital
Jason Ehrlich is a seasoned alternative asset investor and the Managing Partner of Fruition Capital. He has extensive experience over the last eight years deploying capital via both individual asset vehicles and funds, and has a relentless focus on risk management and capital preservation.
Jason employs his expertise in underwriting, due diligence, transaction execution, operations management, and asset management in support of Fruition Capital’s investment funds and is well-networked in the acquisition entrepreneur community.
Jason has over 15 years of professional experience including over five years as an entrepreneur and four as a management consultant where he was involved in nearly every aspect of strategy and business operations across a broad range of industries. He holds an MBA from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School and lives in Atlanta with his wife and two sons.
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What Makes us Different?
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We are committed to ensuring our investors have what they need to feel educated, empowered and aligned with our partners.
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Our proprietary deal flow process and coinvestor network gives us access to the top deals in the space, long before your average investor.
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We do a deep level of diligence on top of the diligence of our partners for each deal we invest in. A focus on the small things is what separates the good from the great.
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Our team draws on our experience from both the world of finance and high technology. Our value add consulting team provides deep insight into AI, workflow automation and Software-as-a-Service.
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