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The Firm That Buys Broken Software and Runs It on an AI Playbook
EVA Equity Partners treats software turnarounds like a manufacturing line - a five-phase method, a two-week diligence cycle, and an AI platform trained on two decades of operating enterprise software. Here is how the Austin firm is trying to make growth repeatable.
The Company That Buys Software It Never Plans to Sell
A permanent home for ERP software companies. While private equity flips manufacturing software every four and a half years, Mirador buys the businesses its customers keep for a decade - and keeps them too.
Universe
Universe is an Atlanta-based modern holding company that buys and builds vertical software businesses. Founded in 2021 by Nick Miller and Eric Stromberg, it acquires and incubates niche software products, then deploys capital and infrastructure to grow them into purpose-built tools for specific markets. Its portfolio spans Goldie (business management for solopreneurs in beauty and wellness), Equilab (a training community for equestrians), and Invoke (AI-powered tools for artists and creative teams).