We built our firm around your hardest decisions
We partner exclusively with Applied AI B2B software companies scaling from $3M to $50M+ in ARR, the stage where early traction meets moving mountains.
OUR COMMITMENT
The ‘portfolio of one' advantage
Committed to helping every entrepreneur reach the best view of success, every time.
Protect What You've Built
Scale with discipline and precision, not dogma or the growth-at-all-costs narrative. Resilient value creation and sensible scaling that protects downside while keeping ambition intact.
Execute & Scale With Conviction
We deliver impact, not just insight, to help you move faster, smarter, and with greater confidence. Powered by deep expertise, a purpose-built platform, and world-class operators who act as an extension of your team.
Create Optionality, Optimize Success
We build with the end in mind while maximizing flexibility along the way. Through deep alignment, proven growth playbooks, and early exit preparation, we optimize for both scale and value.
HOW WE DELIVER
Three forces, one system
Our approach is intentional. Platform resources, aligned philosophy, and deep specialization. Designed to work together, not in isolation.
Philosophy
How we show up matters
Despite 92% of investors calling themselves value-add, 61% of entrepreneurs rate their experience as below average. We exist to close that gap. "How can we help?" is how every conversation starts and ends. It is not a tagline. It is how we are built.
Strategy
Go narrow, go deep
Every team member focuses on 2-3 sectors. Every partnership follows the same $3M to $50M+ ARR scale-up journey. We invest exclusively in Applied AI B2B software, bringing the right context, expertise, and deep relationships with buyers, decision-makers, and acquirers in your market.
Platform
Built for the work ahead
A 500+ member expert community with on-demand access to operators who have solved your exact problems. Paired with proprietary technology and proven playbooks, we deliver competitive intelligence, sector insight, diagnostics, and operational frameworks that turn strategy into execution.
OUR ETHOS
Success should be inevitable, not aspirational
Institutional capital does not reduce risk, it amplifies it. Over 60% of Series A and 51% of Series B companies fail across the industry. PeakSpan exists to change that reality, with an industry-leading ~2% scale-up failure rate across 57 partnerships, driven by an ethos rooted in value protection, risk mitigation, and disciplined, iterative company-building.
We bring clarity to complexity, conviction to scaling, and confidence that together, success is not just possible, it is inevitable.
That is our commitment.
ENGINEERED FOR OUR CUSTOMER
Supporting entrepreneurs beyond capital alone
For entrepreneurs motivated by durability over headlines, who view their scale-up as their life's work, and for whom failure is simply not an option.
Ideal ScaleUp Partner (ISP)
Applied AI B2B software scale-ups with product-market fit, scaling with discipline
- $3-15M+ ARR
- Capital-efficient growth (75%+ Y/Y)
- Less than $20M raised
- Clear product-market fit
- Emerging category leader
- Strong CSAT and durable differentiation
Ideal Entrepreneurial Profile (IEP)
Mission-driven entrepreneurs building for the long term, not flashy headlines
- Builders, not renters
- Domain experts who lead with humility
- Strong opinions, loosely held
- Low ego, high accountability
- Serious about risk, disciplined about growth
- Obsessed with team, culture, and execution
