Minority growth equity · Advisory services

The businesses that matter most rarely make headlines.

That’s where we work. Cardiff 101 Ventures provides minority growth equity and hands-on advisory support to founders in the U.S. service economy.

MandateACTIVE
Investment typeMinority growth equity
GeographyUnited States
SectorsService economy
InvolvementPast the close
Home services/Equipment & manufacturing/Beverage/Professional services/SMB & middle market/
01 — What we do

Capital with a point of view.

We take minority equity positions in established SMB and middle market businesses and back them with hands-on advisory work — not a board seat and a quarterly call.

Cardiff stays involved past the close. We work alongside founders on the decisions that compound: pricing, hiring the next operator, the first acquisition, the messy quarter.

Minority
Position, never control
Hands-on
Operating cadence, not oversight
Long-hold
Patient by structure
02 — Who we back

Built for operators, not pitch decks.

Founders who’ve proven the model. Real revenue, real customers. Ready to grow — or thinking carefully about what comes next.

01

Established revenue

Proven model, real customers, operating history.

02

Service-based business

Home services, equipment, beverage, and adjacent sectors.

03

U.S. operations

Domestic businesses only.

04

Founder involved

We partner with operators who are still in the business.

03 — Contact

Let’s talk.

If it sounds like a fit, reach out. We read every submission and respond to every qualified inquiry.

Response timeWithin 5 business days
StagePost-revenue only