Ben Krauskopf

Co-Founder; Managing Principal

Ben was most recently a Director at Houlihan Lokey, where for over 10 years he advised companies and their stakeholders through complex M&A transactions, recapitalizations, restructurings, and equity and debt capital raises. He has successfully closed over $13 billion in aggregate transaction value across multiple industries. Prior to HL, Ben was at Amazon.com in Seattle where he had category P&L responsibility and helped launch strategic paid search. 

A native east coaster, Ben now resides in Gig Harbor, WA with his wife Rachel and their three kids, where they attend Believers Fellowship.

Ben holds a B.S. degree in business administration from Bucknell and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

Ben has served with Young Life and Youth for Christ in Tacoma, WA.

Brent Blonkvist

Co-Founder; Managing Principal

Brent most recently served as President of Odyssey, a media and technology company creating a space for more civilized conversation online. Brent started his career at HSBC, where he worked in the Structured Finance & Advisory group focused on the energy sector. Brent is also a co-founder of The Long Drink Company and a founding advisor at Avenir Growth Capital, a growth equity firm with over $2B AUM.

After spending a decade in New York City, Brent moved back to his hometown of San Antonio, Texas in 2022 with his wife, Alex, and their two children, Clementine and Kit.  Since then, they have welcomed a third child, Lumina. They attend First Presbyterian Church of San Antonio.

Brent holds a B.S. in international business and finance from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Brent serves on the national board of Generous.Life (NYC) and Texas Biomedical Research Institute Founder's Council (San Antonio).

Paul Wallace

Managing Principal

Paul is a seasoned private equity investor with 25+ years of experience.  He has served on the Investment Committee for 7 investment funds with $2+ billion AUM and personally participated in over 100 transactions.  Paul most recently served as a Partner with the Heritage Group which managed three funds with over $700M AUM.

Prior to Heritage, Paul held roles at prominent private equity firms including GTCR, Lazard, Gilbert Global, Petra Capital, and SV Investors. He also served as a senior executive with Tivity Health (now owned by Stone Point Capital), helping deliver 7x growth over 6 years.

Paul is a native of Nashville, where he now lives with his wife Missy.  They attend Midtown Fellowship Church and enjoy visiting their three aspiring-adult children.

Paul holds a B.A in economics from the University of Richmond and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

Micah Derr  

Chief Financial Officer

Micah most recently served as the CFO of Capital III, an investing enterprise focused on creating economic, social and spiritual capital through investment in private businesses, and as CFO of Capital III’s portfolio companies in the manufacturing and energy sectors. Prior to his time at Capital III, Micah worked as the COO & CFO of a private equity-owned organic grocery chain. Originally from Pittsburgh, PA, Micah lives in Wichita, KS with his wife Ginger and their three kids. Micah holds a CPA designation and a B.S. degree in accounting and business administration from Bucknell University.