List of 800+ Search Funds and Searchers
Get in touch with 830+ search funds, with 870+ decision makers' emails, in LeadWave's investor database (November 2026).
SMEVentures
Regenerative Capital Group
WAD Capital
Windfall Venture
Vesta Software Group
Chenmark
Crestwood Energy
- Search funds
- 830+
- Updated November 2026
- Searchers
- 870+
- With their emails
- Verified emails
- 97%
- Checked one by one
Top Search funds
Each row shows one searcher. Get all their emails in the full list.
| Firm | HQ | Focus | Decision maker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1SMEVenturessmeventures.com | Haymarket, Australia | Business services | Jason HewChief Executive Officer |
| 2Regenerative Capital Groupregenerativecapitalgroup.com | Campbell River, Canada | Generalist | Dan KiddManaging Partner and CEO-in-Residence |
| 3WAD Capitalwadcap.com | Ghent, Belgium | HealthcareClimate & Energy | Steven CoppensFounding Partner |
| 4Windfall Venturesultanventures.com | Honolulu, USA | HealthcareConsumer | Omar SultanManaging Partner |
| 5Vesta Software Groupvestasoftwaregroup.com | Wallingford, UK | SaaS | Mike RowlandGroup Leader |
| 6Chenmarkchenmark.com | Portland, USA | Manufacturing & IndustrialAgriculture & Food | Jonathan GanthierManaging Partner |
| 7Crestwood Energycrestwoodenergy.com | Hinsdale, USA | Manufacturing & IndustrialClimate & Energy | JohnPrincipal |
8 Anacapaanacapapartners.com | San Mateo, USA | Generalist | Jeff StevensManaging Director |
9 DEG Partnersdegandpartners.com | Schaerbeek, Belgium | Generalist | Maxime DeberghesPartner |
10 Md Holdingsmdholdings.com | Richardson, USA | Generalist | Steven BosioOperating Partner |
11 Ventura Search Capitalventuracp.com | Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico | HealthcareFintech | Roberto Liano GoesCo-Founder & Managing Partner |
| 12Promiseone Companiespromiseone.com | Cleveland, USA | Generalist | Steve KessenCEO |
13 Keystone Capital SFkeystonecapital.com | Chicago, USA | SaaSHealthcareConsumer | DavidManaging Director |
14 Spur Acquisitionsspuracquisitions.com | Littleton, USA | Manufacturing & Industrial | Drew GottenborgCo-Founder |
15 Odyssey Venturesodyssey.ventures | London, UK | SaaSAIDeep tech | Alastair MitchellManaging Partner |
16 Riviera Capitalrivieracp.com | Newport Beach, USA | Business servicesVertical SaaS | Christopher JenkinsCo-Founder & Managing Partner |
17 Marlborough Scottmarlboroughscott.com | Manchester, UK | Generalist | Andy RobertsonDirector |
18 Egan Legacy Partnerseganlegacypartners.com | Hopkinton, USA | Vertical SaaS | Amanda GuffeyCEO |
19 Vertus Groupthevertusgroup.com | Markham, Canada | SaaS | Maria DemopoulosGroup Leader |
20 RED2GREEN Investr2ginvest.com | Amstelveen, Netherlands | Manufacturing & IndustrialClimate & Energy | Kevin DijkersDirector |
21 Fairview Capitalfairviewcapital.com | West Hartford, USA | Generalist | Aakar VachhaniManaging Partner |
22 The Kimberton Groupthekimbertongroup.com | Houston, USA | Generalist | Duncan HamiltonCEO |
23 Market Maker Agriculturemarketmakerag.com | Ottawa, Canada | Logistics & Supply chainAgriculture & Food | Lisa LloydVice President of Business Development |
24 Red Forest Capitalredforestcapital.com | Concord, USA | Generalist | Matthew BurrGeneral Partner |
25 Blankorangeblankorange.com | Nashville, USA | Generalist | Sarin KuruvillaCo-Founder |
26 Scala Capitalscalacapital.com.br | Sao Paulo, Brazil | SaaSHardware & Robotics | Guilherme TavaresFounder |
27 Amana Succession Partnersamanalegacy.com | San Mateo, USA | HealthcareLogistics & Supply chain | Jon JohnsonDeal Succession Analyst |
28 Vuelo Capitalvuelocapital.com | Mexico City, Mexico | Generalist | Ignacio RiveroCo-CEO |
29 Tinytiny.com | Victoria, Canada | SaaSE-commerce & Retail | Andrew WilkinsonCo-Founder |
30 Stellar Associates Ukstellarassociates.co.uk | London, UK | Mobility & TransportationManufacturing & Industrial | Adrian HoInvestment Director |
| Showing 30 of 830+ search funds. Unlock all 870+ decision makers' emails. | |||
Search funds at a glance
- Top sectors: generalist, manufacturing & industrial and healthcare.
- Most are in the United States (57%).
- 85% come with a decision maker's email.
- United States473 · 57%
- United Kingdom70 · 8%
- Spain41 · 5%
- Canada37 · 4%
- Brazil33 · 4%
- Italy19 · 2%
- Mexico17 · 2%
- Australia8 · 1%
- Generalist449 · 54%
- Manufacturing & Industrial145 · 17%
- Healthcare120 · 14%
- Business services81 · 10%
- Vertical SaaS63 · 8%
- Logistics & Supply chain54 · 6%
- Real estate & Construction27 · 3%
- Consumer23 · 3%
- Other239 · 27%
- Founder190 · 22%
- Managing Partner155 · 18%
- CEO114 · 13%
- Partner40 · 5%
- Principal37 · 4%
What's in the 800 Search Funds List
Every search fund on this page with its searchers, plus 120+ search fund investors with their partners. Every email is checked before it goes in.
For business owners selling their company, brokers and M&A advisors, lenders, lawyers, and investors backing searchers.
The 800 Search Funds List
830+ search funds and 120+ search fund investors, with 1,000+ decision makers' emails.
- Every search fund's website, LinkedIn and location
- Searchers' names, titles, emails and LinkedIn
- Search fund investors, with their partners
- Excel and CSV, sent right after purchase
- Free updates as the list grows
$49 one-time
How this list was built
Funds are on it when their own website says they are a search fund: one or two entrepreneurs raising money to buy and run one company.
From LeadWave's investor database, updated November 2026. Emails are found and checked one by one.
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Frequently asked questions
LeadWave lists 830+ search funds (November 2026).
One or two entrepreneurs, often fresh out of business school, who raise money to find, buy and run one small, profitable company. The search usually takes about two years; then the searcher becomes the CEO.
830+ search funds with their searchers, plus 120+ search fund investors with their partners: 1,000+ decision makers' emails in all. Each firm comes with its website, LinkedIn and location; each person with their title, email and LinkedIn. You get it as Excel and CSV.
Business owners who want to sell, brokers and M&A advisors, lenders, lawyers and accountants who serve searchers, and investors looking for searchers to back.
Each row on this page shows one searcher. All their emails are in the 800 Search Funds List, $49 one-time.
From each firm's own website. Every email is checked before it goes in. Updated November 2026.