Gap Shares / Acquisition entrepreneurs and investors
Bridge the equity gap.
Back experienced
business operators.
Gap Shares is being built to connect experienced acquisition entrepreneurs with investors through consistent business information, operator interviews, and a clear view of the plan and its risks.
Why Gap Shares
The experience to lead.
The equity still to find.
You can know the industry and find the right business, yet still lack the equity to complete the acquisition. Raise too early and you’re pitching a possibility. Wait until a letter of intent is signed and the closing deadline adds pressure. We’re developing a more consistent way to prepare the opportunity and begin informed investor conversations.
How we’re building the process
The Gap Shares approach
Meet the operator.
Then ask better questions.
A podcast interview can introduce the operator’s experience, judgment, and plans before follow-up conversations begin. Consistent supporting materials make the business easier to examine alongside the person.
Why the operator interview mattersLook closer at
An established business has a history to examine. Look at its customers, operations, financial record, and what may change when ownership changes.
Industry experience matters. Hear how the prospective owner makes decisions, understands the business, and plans to handle the difficult parts of the acquisition.
A recorded operator interview and consistent materials give follow-up questions a useful starting point. Identify the risks, missing evidence, and reporting expectations before making a decision.
Entrepreneurs and investors
Start with what you want to build.
Ready to buy an established business?
Connect your industry experience, acquisition plan, and equity needs in a story investors can examine.
Explore the entrepreneur path For investorsIncome or growth on your mind?
Explore the questions behind potential distributions and long-term growth, with the operator and business risks in view.
Explore the investor pathOpportunities
An established business.
A plan for its next owner.
We’re preparing the first business profiles. Each is intended to bring together the company’s history, the acquisition plan, an operator interview, and supporting materials so investors can assess more than a pitch.
See how opportunities will work
The Gap Shares waitlist
Buying a business?
Interested in backing one?
Join the list to hear when a business profile is ready to review. Tell us whether you’re an entrepreneur or an investor so we understand your interest.