At SP Ventures we are independent sponsors that build holding companies.

Our current platform is The Pave, where we are identifying, acquiring and strategically combining paving and infrastructure construction companies to generate substantial shareholder value and support the growth of the American economy.

Roads are one of the essential pillars of the American economy. They provide the connectivity needed to build and maintain a productive society. Without roads, society collapses and economic development is negatively impacted. As technology increases with the advent of autonomous vehicles the need for quality roads continues to be more important than ever before.

These companies will not be replaced by AI, have an extremely high barrier of entry to start, often requiring millions of dollars in initial investment and are absolutely essential to the future growth of the American economy.

Over the next six years, fifty percent of the owners of companies providing essential services such as paving and grading are going to retire, with most having no plan of succession. During the same period the market is expected to grow by over 40B dollars. As time goes on, the imbalance between the demand for these services and the number of companies able to meet the demand will continue to grow.

The highly fragmented nature of the industry presents a unique opportunity to unlock shareholder value through consolidation and strategic business combinations to create larger companies that can more fully and adequately meet growing demand.

Overall, this industry and sector present a unique market opportunity to acquire well-established companies with strong balance sheets at low equity multiples. These companies benefit from high demand for their services and a decreasing number of competitors capable of meeting that demand, positioning them for significant growth and value appreciation.

I’m an entrepreneur passionate about buying and building businesses.

An operator at heart who fell into unconventional private equity.

At 25, I bootstrapped a medical device company distributing brain and spine surgery implants.

Then I flew to Germany, learned how to manufacture surgical instruments, and by 27, I was selling my products across hospitals nationwide.

I acquired another business to scale—and that’s when I realized acquisition growth was my ultimate lever.

Since then, I’ve doubled down on buying and investing in small businesses.

I launched The Pave, a platform roll-up holding company focused on acquiring paving companies across the Southwest.

We saw an overlooked industry with massive upside. Today, we’ve bought multiple companies and are scaling aggressively.

I invest in Search Funds, and Small Businesses through out the year, if you have an interesting one shoot it through my DM’s.

If you want to find a way to learn more about me I have a Media Business Called Built In America.

It’s a newsletter and a podcast around buying businesses and interviewing some of the best founders in their domain. Be sure to subscribe.

I share my journey here on LinkedIn to simplify private equity for operators looking to buy and build great companies.

I write all my own content. No fluff. Just real lessons from the trenches.