Firms that Build Companies from Scratch?
Curious to compile a list of firms (regardless of “type” — PE, GE, VC) that have a history of / investment style towards starting companies from scratch.
for example New Mountain might “start” a new platform business from scratch, and thrive capital/ others might incubate businesses.
any others come to mind?
generally interested in the firms that aren’t just buying business at auction or taking them private, but rather building something.
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Note quotes around “start”!!
WCAS
venture studios? like juxtapose?
Redesign, Oxeon
The phrasing doesn't make a ton of sense. The funds you listed aren't "starting" anything from scratch. They're creating a new brand/holdco with assets someone else already started and scaled that will mostly grow through M&A. A LOT of funds do this, it's not a "strategy" different from any other buy & build play most of the time.
Haha okay sure your phrasing works too.
Rubicon Founders is one, a HC focused fund in Nashville. They started a few companies from scratch and also invest as a MM PE.
Highland Ventures too
Sounds like you're asking about startup studios - a few big ones are Juxtapose, Redesign (healthcare), AlleyCorp, 25madison, Expa, Atomic, PSL, etc. Some VC firms also operate studios/labs - Sutter Hill, Greylock, and Thrive are examples of these, I'm sure there are many more.
Nice good ones
Just remembered Patient Square has done some of this too, albeit might be more HoldCo strategy:
https://patientsquarecapital.com/patient-square-capital-announces-forma…
One example is from Silver Lake who created Vantage Data Centers in 2010 (the current CEO is a Silver Lake alumn) before they sold off to Digital Bridge.
GTCR does this as a large part of their strategy (holdco formed with industry vet to roll up industry).
Sutter Hill
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