Investment Approach
Rush Street Ventures is a private investment firm focused on acquiring and building a concentrated portfolio of world-class companies with exceptional management teams. We primarily focus on industrial, manufacturing, and tech-enabled business service companies including logistics/supply-chain management.
We invest in middle-market businesses that have loyal clients and considerable cash flows. We seek private and family owned businesses that are at an inflection point.
We have patient, permanent capital, and a team of operators who are focused on taking our portfolio companies to the next level.
We are actively seeking to acquire businesses that generate between $1M-10M of EBITDA.
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
▪ Industrial products & services, manufacturing, value-add distribution, logistics & supply chain
▪ Revenue: $10M+
▪ EBITDA: $1M+
▪ Geography: Companies based in North America
▪ Ownership: Private or family-owned business seeking a transition
▪ Business life-cycle at or near and inflection point
investment size
Rush Street Ventures is able to invest by ourselves, or partner with like-minded investors for the right opportunities. We are seeking to invest alongside principled management to build companies with a clear purpose and identity. We believe that all companies have an identity and a culture, and they need to be emphasized and redefined on a daily basis.
transaction types
We are seeking to make control equity investments, minority equity investments and convertible debt investments into privately-held businesses or corporate carve-outs. We can be flexible and creative as appropriate to make your economic goals a reality. We believe that by taking advantage of our knowledge, our relationships and our decades of experience in corporate M&A and investment banking - tremendous value can be created through a partnership with our firm.
target industries
RSV seeks companies in industries with long-term, positive trends. With the world in its current state, we look for defensible businesses that generate steady, considerable cash flow. We look for strong businesses in fragmented markets.
